Category Archives: Random

Monster of the Week… Essay?

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Ellisthion
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This entry is part 15 of 18 in the series Monster of the Week

Er. Yeah. They sneak up on unsuspecting blog writers, and Stun them for several hours.

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Body Language Rugby

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Cuchulain
The Playing Field. Note the goal posts at the far end.

There are some stereotypical characteristics of the “nerd” which are commonly believed. (Perhaps because there’s a grain of truth in there…) Now, there’s a range of these, but today we’re only interested in 2. 1. Nerds are antisocial, don’t do … Continue reading →

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Comedy band Tripod have possibly the most awesome website ever…

Posted on February 27, 2009 by RupertG

Most Australians probably don’t need much of an introduction to the band Tripod, three guys and one guitar who sing funny songs about being, well, three guys with one guitar. For anyone who played D&D back in the day (think AD&D 1, 2) there website is going to have you in stitches. Continue reading →

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Is Monty Python’s “Dead Parrot Sketch” 1600 Years Old?

Posted on November 16, 2008 by RupertG

Nerds love Monty Python, right? I mean, there’s even a programming language named after the group… Well, in another case of “there’s nothing new under the sun” it seems that Monty Python’s “Dead Parrot Sketch” is perhaps a little bit … Continue reading →

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The truth about the internet

Posted on October 21, 2008 by RupertG

Many of us grew up with Sesame Street. A lot of us still remember our favourite songs and animations, and we certainly have a little giggle (privately) over the characters that we loved as a kid. And while the vast … Continue reading →

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The library of geek dreams

Posted on October 10, 2008 by RupertG

As an avid book collector, this is a strangely hard post to write. It is hard to see what may well be the perfect library and know that you will never get closer than a photo or two that leaks … Continue reading →

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All about Polkas

Posted on September 29, 2008 by RupertG

Recently I wrote a post in bed one night. Literally (although I suppose these days that’s hardly a big achievement). I was reading through a list of new apps that had been released on the iPhone’s App Store and one … Continue reading →

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Is this a picture of heaven?

Posted on September 22, 2008 by RupertG
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Could this be what heaven looks like? (Or part of it anyway…) Well, no… For two reasons. Firstly, both these places are only interested in making ridiculous amounts of money off of you (in heaven I am convinced games come … Continue reading →

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The eternal question is solved

Posted on September 18, 2008 by RupertG

The time period referred to as ‘evening’ starts at 6pm and ends at 10pm. It is official. In other words, a friend and I have declared it so. Matter closed. (And no, don’t ask. Or you can. If anyone is … Continue reading →

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So, DnD has a theme tune (sort of…)

Posted on September 17, 2008 by RupertG

I know this is coming pretty late to the party, but this is probably as close as Dungeons & Dragons will get to a theme song… And I know that a lot of the sentiments exhibited in this song relate … Continue reading →

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