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The Fibonacci Up Series

In Humour on 4 February 2007 with no comments

A few weeks ago, I was out having a few drinks with friends when the discussion revolving around TV and movies turned to the latest installment in The Up Series (7 Up, 14 Up, 21 Up, etc.). Feeling the effects of alcohol (like you do), I wound up twisting the series concept into something a [...]

A Sweet, Morning Poem

In Humour on 27 September 2006 with 1 comment

I recently watched a short documentary on YouTube on the late, great Canadian actor, Billy Van; he of House of Frightenstein fame. Mr. Van was recalling one day’s numerous takes on the show done in his Librarian character. For those of you not familiar with the show, it was a B-movie monster show for Saturday [...]

The Number One Podcast in the World, etc.

In Humour on 6 February 2006 with no comments

So, Ricky Gervais, he of The Office and Extras fame, now has the number one podcast in the world. I’ve been listening for the past ten weeks and have done my part in contributing to Karl Pilkington’s new found cult status by submitting funnies and music to the gang. On the subject of podcasts, check [...]

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Directions for Rehearsal

In Humour on 17 January 2003 with no comments

Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Conductor to orchestra at the start of rehearsal: “Please get out your pencils. We have some marking to do. The first two bars are in 3/4, not 4/4 as written. Next, in the 5th bar, change it to 7/8 and this remains to the end. In bar 7 [...]