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Posted by: Matthew Turner  21/12/2011 @ 07:16

Subject: Film

Films seen so far this year: 490
Films seen in the last week: The Well-Digger's Daughter, Mission
Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, Dreams of a Life (again), Meet Me In St Louis (again), Sherlock
Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Magic to Win, Red Dog, Goon, The Girl With A Dragon Tattoo

FILM OF THE WEEK: Dreams of a Life

The Best and Worst Films of 2011
As the year …

Posted by: harpursbizzare  19/12/2010 @ 20:56

Subject: General

Yuss we get days off, and paid for it. Yuss we get presents that we can later put on Trademe and use the money to buy something equally useless!

But Christmas is not always easy, my friend. There are several ways in which you can Christmasley ruin your life.  If you don’t hate yourself, read on, and learn what not to do this Christmas.

1- Do not wrap yourself in Christmas lights.  This is a health and safety disaster.  For one, you may choke.  This may be cool and rock n roll if you are combining it with a cheeky bit of self service, but whilst sitting at your desk in front of an ageing PC, it loses its street cred.

You could also slowly bake yourself as the gentle heat from the lights
starts to roast your flesh in such a gradual manner that you don’t
even …