Posts archive for: 4 March, 2008
  • Word Association

    I've just been looking on Sitemeter at the locations of the last one hundred visitors to the blog. I thought it might be interesting to write down some of these places and the words and phrases I associate with them.

    York, Yorkshire, England: York stone, New York, Duke of York, Archbishop of York

    Basildon, Essex, England: Basildon Bond (stationery brand.)

    Chatham, Ontario, Canada: Chatham Naval Dockyards (Chatham, Kent, England.)

    Laurel, Maryland, U.S.A.: Laurel & Hardy (comedians.)

    Columbia, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Columbia space shuttle disaster.

    London, England: London plane, Tower of London, London Eye, City of London.

    Wellington, New Zealand: Duke of Wellington, Wellington boots.

    Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm syndrome.

    Minden, Germany: Battle of Minden

    Melton Mawbray, Leicestershire, England: Melton Mawbray pork pie.

    Edinburgh, Scotland: Duke of Edinburgh.

    Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England: Newcastle Brown Ale.

    Nottingham, England: Sheriff of Nottingham, Nottingham lace.

    Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales: Blaenau Ffestiniog narrow gauge railway.

  • Capitalism

    'So, my shopping this morning resulted in a toaster for £3.60 and a Mother's Day card for £3.10.'

    - Someone commenting on their blog about a recent shopping trip.

    (An interesting comparison.)

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