Monthly Archives: September 2010

A happy belated National Coffee Day to you

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Jamie Murphy

Yesterday was National Coffee Day. At least in the US, I guess. I don’t know? I’d never heard of it until the early afternoon yesterday, but fortunately I’d been celebrating this ‘day’ in proper style already (i.e., by enjoying some … Continue reading →

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Drink away without worry

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Jamie Murphy

Do you like red wine? How about those stained teeth that comes from a night of drinking red wine? Yeah, not so much. Well there’s a new item out there that allows you to have one without the other. Good … Continue reading →

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Did you know: Oktoberfest

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Jamie Murphy

This September marked the 200th Anniversary of Oktoberfest. An event I must attend at some point in my life and probably should have done so before now. How Oktoberfest came to be: Bavaria’s Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese threw … Continue reading →

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Morpheus explains The Matrix to The Dude

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Jamie Murphy
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More Karaoke

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Jamie Murphy

That is an awful lot of dumplings. The karaoke world’s newest star is about to find out if Russian dumplings are good for the throat after he won a million of them at the Karaoke World Championships in Moscow. Edward … Continue reading →

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Walk this way?

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Jamie Murphy

Can karaoke help Sony defeat Apple? One of Sony’s ideas for winning over the MP3 player market in Japan: A Walkman that displays karaoke lyrics. Sony’s general manager of marketing Hisatsugu Nakamuta said his company’s hope is to secure at … Continue reading →

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Today’s Something or Other

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Jamie Murphy

Check out this awesome infographic guide to beer. Does this make you thirsty? So many types of beer… so little time.  Mmmm… beer. Source: The infographic was the handiwork of designer Ben Gibson and book editor Patrick Mulligan. See more … Continue reading →

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Friday Music

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Jamie Murphy
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Friday Music

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Jamie Murphy
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Today’s Something or Other

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Jamie Murphy

House Stolen by Internet Scammers Internet scammers conned an Australian real estate agent into selling a Perth house for $485,000 without the owner’s knowledge. Police have told Roger Mildenhall, 64, the money is gone and he may not see a … Continue reading →

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