http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/posts/2008/page/1/ en Vox Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:38:28 +0200 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/coming-soon-local-beer.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Tubbydammer) http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/coming-soon-local-beer.html?_c=feed-rss http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/coming-soon-local-beer.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:38:28 +0200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252758708e1d0100a7f78c0c000e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2252758708e1d0100a7f78c0c000e-50si" alt="Waterloo Double 8" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I've not written much lately but I have been queueing things up for when I have some time to write for pleasure. I thought that if I posted about what I'll be posting I might force myself to follow through. So here's a post about what I hope to p... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/coming-soon-local-beer.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252758708e1d0100a7f78d2e000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> beer food brussels waterloo double 8 http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/cheered-up-by-memories-of-the-cold-war.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Tubbydammer) http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/cheered-up-by-memories-of-the-cold-war.html?_c=feed-rss http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/cheered-up-by-memories-of-the-cold-war.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:37:52 +0200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252758708e1d00fad6a473960005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2252758708e1d00fad6a473960005-50si" alt="Where&#39;s the USA" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Today was a good day. The three DVDs I ordered from Go Faster Strip arrived, along with some Richard Herring bonus material. This is the second time I've ordered from them and they seem very reliable and they aren't at all expensive. Three DVDs ma... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/cheered-up-by-memories-of-the-cold-war.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252758708e1d00fa96923df60002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> comedy travel olympics doping moscow medals strange maps east germany speechification strangemaps gofasterstripe http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/studying-science.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Tubbydammer) http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/studying-science.html?_c=feed-rss http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/studying-science.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:21:35 +0200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252758708e1d00fa9690bb110003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c2252758708e1d00fa9690bb110003-50si" alt="Studing Science" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> The BBC's media studies graduates don't seem to know what could be appealing about studying science. But then again, they also seem to be more interested in getting people to text their thoughts into a show where they can be read out by a presente... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/studying-science.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252758708e1d00fae8d4ae0f000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> science education bbc http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-feel-the-frustration.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Tubbydammer) http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-feel-the-frustration.html?_c=feed-rss http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-feel-the-frustration.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:05:39 +0200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252758708e1d00fa968e9dd40002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2252758708e1d00fa968e9dd40002-50si" alt="Lost Baggage" /></a> <a href="http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252758708e1d00fad6a0d3ae0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2252758708e1d00fad6a0d3ae0005-50si" alt="Irregularidades Bagagens" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Show us something frustrating. It's got to be travel delays and lost bags, hasn't it? Here are two. The first is from a travel meltdown (that thankfully missed me) on 25 Deember 2004, when I flew to San Francisco. Tens of thousands of Americans... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-feel-the-frustration.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252758708e1d00fae8d33144000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> travel delays baggage vox hunt lost+found something frustrating http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/warm-weather-and-cold-food.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Tubbydammer) http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/warm-weather-and-cold-food.html?_c=feed-rss http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/warm-weather-and-cold-food.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:05:58 +0200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252758708e1d00fae8d30026000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2252758708e1d00fae8d30026000b-50si" alt="Mateus Rose" /></a> <a href="http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252758708e1d0100a7ef72ae000e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2252758708e1d0100a7ef72ae000e-50si" alt="Caprese Salad" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> It must be summer. Not only has the temperature been up close to 30°C (86°F/303K) today but the man in front of me in the queue at the supermarket was buying a bottle of Mateus Rose. I have distinct memories of being allowed a glass of Mateus whil... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/warm-weather-and-cold-food.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252758708e1d00fae8d30059000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> belgium food caprese caprese salad http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/he-doesnt-mince-his-words.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Tubbydammer) http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/he-doesnt-mince-his-words.html?_c=feed-rss http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/he-doesnt-mince-his-words.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:07:12 +0200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252758708e1d00fae8d1a22c000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2252758708e1d00fae8d1a22c000b-50si" alt="Peter Tatchell" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I quite enjoy BBC Radio 4's The Now Show because their jokes are often different from the sort of thing you hear elsewhere else. This week I was pleased to hear Robin Ince get a big laugh with a Dickens joke but my favourite part was Mitch Benn's... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/he-doesnt-mince-his-words.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252758708e1d00fae8d1a283000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> bbc radio 4 the now show theme music peter tatchell robin ince mitch benn http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/dead-pigeons-a-history.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Tubbydammer) http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/dead-pigeons-a-history.html?_c=feed-rss http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/dead-pigeons-a-history.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:55:19 +0200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252758708e1d00c225287e59549d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c2252758708e1d00c225287e59549d-50si" alt="Beheaded_pigeons_461" /></a> <a href="http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252758708e1d00fad6999c780005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c2252758708e1d00fad6999c780005-50si" alt="Pigeon" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I rarely see dead pigeons. I know this must be true as I remember each one I've seen over the last decade. I'm not sure why this is. Perhaps they tend to die on rooftops, or perhaps foxes and other carrion eaters are so quick off the mark they spe... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/dead-pigeons-a-history.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252758708e1d00fae8cbf907000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> pigeon travel dead pigeons montevideo brussels http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/westminster.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Tubbydammer) http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/westminster.html?_c=feed-rss http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/westminster.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:21:38 +0200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252758708e1d00fa967ef5060002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2252758708e1d00fa967ef5060002-50si" alt="The Palace of Westminster" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I used to work next door to the Palace of Westminster. It was a pretty cool place to spend some time while I was at university. There were TV screens in the corridors showing who was speaking; there were divisions bells that rang occasionally, cal... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/westminster.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252758708e1d00fad692097b0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> london travel westminster http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/pears-of-granite.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Tubbydammer) http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/pears-of-granite.html?_c=feed-rss http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/pears-of-granite.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:22:23 +0200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252758708e1d00fae8c087a0000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c2252758708e1d00fae8c087a0000b-50si" alt="Rock Hard Pears" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Eddie Izzard was right. Pears really are "gorgeous little beasts", although I have severe doubts about whether I will actually get to eat one this year. I love citrus fruits and berries but I don't normally buy apples, pears and the like becau... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/pears-of-granite.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252758708e1d00fad68f0ac70004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> food fruit pears brussels http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/you-gotta-laugh.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Tubbydammer) http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/you-gotta-laugh.html?_c=feed-rss http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/you-gotta-laugh.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 23 May 2008 09:29:32 +0200 <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://tubbydammer.vox.com/library/post/you-gotta-laugh.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252758708e1d00fa96776b340002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> funny cartoon toothpastefordinner.com