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The world is full of some really odd people
I might do a few more waitering blogs over the next few weeks and I thought it'd be best to put some background in place for you gentle reader. I worked in the hospitality industry for nearly ten years, originally as a…
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Obscure hit of the week I
There's a MadTV feature I've thought about initiating for a long time. I would call it something like "Obscure hit of the week." You see I love site statistics and one of my little pleasures since getting my own domain…
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Had to be said
I know, I know, MadTV is not a political site (Gone Away does politics from time to time though), here we normally focus on web development or frivolity but I'm afraid I must say something. The country in which I live…
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Its true
If you type "swivel-eyed loons" into google the number one result is the website of the UK Independence Party. Draw your own conclusions.
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Is it Halo day?
I pop up inside the base and head straight for the shotgun I know is normally upstairs. Before I've got ten feet a rocket hits me. Bam! Bad luck, thinks I, spawning just as a bad guy comes by. I spawn again and decided…
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Why didn't I think of that
Every so often you see an idea on the net where you think "I wish I'd thought of that", like the lady who blogged about her student debt and put a paypal donate button on her site. Her debts got paid off. In a similar…
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MadTV making our own entertainment no.3
Set up a "Blame Chain" in your workplace. This works very simply but can be highly entertaining. Let's say for the sake of argument that you have 3 people in your office not counting the boss. We shall call them Tom,…
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list of things to do
Ok, here's my theory: If I blog some of the "to-do's" I have too, um, do; then maybe I'll be more likely to do them. With me so far? Seperate MadTV and Gone Away into two parts in an Information architecture sense Build…
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MadTV making our own entertainment no.2
Find one of the new speed cameras - the ones that measure your speed between two points and then take a picture of the front of your vehicle if you are speeding - and go through it on your bike deliberately speeding and…
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MadTV making our own entertainment no.1
Find a colleague who's on the "Atkins diet" and tease them with toast.
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Letter from India VII
Well, I'm finally over my bug after a slight relapse. All in all it could have been a lot worse. We had a slight problem at our hotel, our shower was abysmal, and with all the dust here you feel dirty the moment you…
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So so wrong
This , though it makes me queesy, is very very funny. Maybe MadTV should run some kind of "Mad, don't do it" episodes?
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A correspondence
Keith to me "Test" Me to Keith whatdya mean "test"????? Sasquatch I say, sasquatch sir and dem your eyes Keith to me Sasquatch is it? Well Sir I have not been so insulted since the King of Spain snubbed me for his…
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Goggle Dog
Ok, call me inane but this blog made me laugh. Also today there's talk of a google phone. Curious
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Follow the leader
Its been really interesting over the last six months watching the the big players on the net chase each other around. I guess it really started with Gmail's inception in beta. Suddenly Yahoo increased its email inbox…
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Adverts
Well MadTV has made its first tentative step into the world of advertising. If you look under the navigation you'll see a pair of MadTV colour co-ordinated google adverts. We are unsure about the new development and…
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Letter from India VI
"Well what an eventful few days it’s been. Saara has been looking at yet more shoes and if she buys all the pairs she likes then I think we will need to hire a sherpa. We abandoned our plans for Pampolim after I…
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General thoughts and messages
I haven't blogged in a while so I thought I'd do a general post. First: Happy New Year to you all, I hope you're all dieting like mad; I know I'm not. I’d also like to say thank you to everyone who comes here and reads…
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Letter from India V
Well what an eventful 48 hrs we've had. Yesterday (as revealed in our last update) we hired a cab for the day (at the extortionate rate of 15gbp) and headed off to the Waterfalls they call 'mothers milk'. I think Freud…
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Seasons greetings
Merry Christmas from Madtv (admitedly with only 30 minutes left of Christmas day but hey it's the thought that counts) and a happy new year!