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JanuaryJan 9 Wednesday 08
How stupid do I feel?
Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there. I recently wrote about learning new words and making sure that the usage of words that some people might call esoteric is upheld. This …
JanuaryJan 8 Tuesday 08
A sad day
Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there. Yesterday I had the awful experience of going to my cousin's funeral - she was only 33 when she died on 30 December. It all happened …
JanuaryJan 6 Sunday 08
Someone do something
Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there. Let's face it, Britney Spears in on the road to somewhere pretty awful unless someone helps the girl. In the past year, she's got …
JanuaryJan 3 Thursday 08
So what attracted you to the multi-millionaire...?
Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there. We often read about whirlwind celebrity marriages taking place in Hollywood, Pamela Anderson's nuptials to Rick Salomon being a recent …
JanuaryJan 2 Wednesday 08
Primeval - sponsored by Haven?
Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there. The not particularly scary or believable Primeval returns for a second series very soon, hoping to breath life into ITV1's …
DecemberDec 21 Friday 07
Merry Christmas!
Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there.Like many fellow bloggers, I'm taking a break over the festive period - eating and drinking is far more important! Merry Christmas to one and …
DecemberDec 18 Tuesday 07
Wot no mushrooms!?
Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there. We went up to the South Bank on Sunday to visit the Bankside Frost Fair, which was all very charming and we had a lovely day out. We …
DecemberDec 16 Sunday 07
From albedo to zugunruhe
Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there. There was one of the most enjoyable articles I have read in a long time in yesterday's Review section of the Guardian. It was one man's …
DecemberDec 14 Friday 07
Pointless, but great!
Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there. I came across this site by accident and, well, if you're older than 30, then you'll probably find it quite amusing. All it is, …
DecemberDec 11 Tuesday 07
Why The Onion is still brilliant
Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there. I've been struggling to find things to write about at the moment - I think the wet winter weather must be seeping through into my brain …
DecemberDec 9 Sunday 07
First album/movie/novel syndrome
Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there.I listened to Terence Trent D'Arby's first album on the way to work the other morning and two things struck me. First, that it's hardly dated …
DecemberDec 5 Wednesday 07
'I sure want y'all to read and write proper'
Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there. Celebs lend their name face and name to many things. Heather Mills is desperate to get people to take landmines seriously (or should …
DecemberDec 3 Monday 07
'Remove as friend' - the ultimate social snub?
Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there. I discovered today that I have been the recipient of the ultimate social networking snub - someone who was previously my Facebook …
NovemberNov 30 Friday 07
I hereby name you 'film star'
Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there. Following on from Clair's "stupid kids' names" post earlier this week, I spotted a billboard poster for the new Philip Pullman …
NovemberNov 29 Thursday 07
Make money by blogging?
Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there. I've been offline for a while what with child illness and lack of sleep. Today I returned to this space and thought about what to post …
NovemberNov 26 Monday 07
Just go home!
Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there. A survey last week revealed that 1 in 3 office workers would prefer that a colleague stayed at home, rather than struggle in and infect …
NovemberNov 24 Saturday 07
Game long gone
Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there. There are TV programmes you can look back at realise how many stars it produced (the original Comic Strip on C4 is a good example). …
Game long gone
Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there. There are TV programmes you can look back at realise how many stars it produced (the original Comic Strip on C4 is a good example). …
NovemberNov 23 Friday 07
iPod rage
Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there. My intention today was to take up Cliff's challenge and see if my iPod was in sync with my life. Unfortunately, my iPod decided to wipe …
NovemberNov 21 Wednesday 07
Golliwog's Cakewalk, eh?
Originally published at A few words from Rob Mansfield. You can comment here or there.Sometimes my iPod surprises me. I don't mean that it suddenly tells me a joke, or puts on women's clothes... mind you, wouldn't that be a …