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      <title>The Abstruse and The Absurd</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Got forwarded a link to a &lt;a href=&#34;http://www.movshare.net/video/mk81hjvkzy5h4#&#34;&gt;video&lt;/a&gt; on FB (as usual) for the &lt;a href=&#34;http://www.tiredblackman.com/&#34;&gt;Diary of a Tired Blackman&lt;/a&gt;.  A number of the themes are overstated in my opinion, but quite a number of insights on the whole. Lots of strong language, plus its quite a long one&amp;hellip; Enjoy&amp;hellip;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20090824/tuk-britons-message-while-on-the-loo-6323e80.html&#34;&gt;75% of Britons blog, text or surf&lt;/a&gt; the internet while in the loo, what do you do to pass the time in the loo?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ever misuse quotation marks? New ideas on how to misuse them from this &lt;a href=&#34;http://www.unnecessaryquotes.com/&#34;&gt;great blog&lt;/a&gt; for you.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Maybe &lt;a href=&#34;http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2009/08/31/090831sh_shouts_simms&#34;&gt;this approach to managing our friendships&lt;/a&gt; will add a much needed dose of pragmatism to them.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Trying to lose weight? Try this &lt;a href=&#34;http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1208628/The-lip-balm-claims-burn-fat--does-actually-work.html&#34;&gt;lip gloss!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Should rules be relaxed in some instances? &lt;a href=&#34;http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Gareth-Anderson-Denied-Liver-Transplant-After-Weekend-Of-Binge-Drinking-Flown-To-Specialist-Unit/Article/200908415367783?lpos=UK_News_News_Your_Way_Region_8&amp;amp;lid=NewsYourWay_ARTICLE_15367783_Gareth_Anderson%2C_Denied_Liver_Transplant_After_Weekend_Of_Binge_Drinking%2C_Flown_To_Specialist_Unit&#34;&gt;This bloke was initially denied a liver transplant&lt;/a&gt; as his condition is alcohol related.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/6083234/Health-warning-exercise-makes-you-fat.html&#34;&gt;Some fat is actually great for your long term health&lt;/a&gt;. Bring on the cokes mehn!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Jagger&#34;&gt;Mick Jagger&lt;/a&gt; of the &lt;a href=&#34;http://www.rollingstones.com/home.php&#34;&gt;Rolling Stones&lt;/a&gt; fame actually spent a year at the &lt;a href=&#34;http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/artsAndMusic/LSEtalent.htm&#34;&gt;London School of Economics.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;One football game &lt;a href=&#34;http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8205360.stm&#34;&gt;descends into a comedy of errors.&lt;/a&gt; You would have thought they would respected the problems at West Ham - a player stabbed and another losing his father. &lt;a href=&#34;http://wedontknowfootball.com/2009/08/27/the-ugly-side-of-the-beautiful-game/&#34;&gt;Read a brilliant analysis&lt;/a&gt; of some of the background and potential implications of such irascible behaviour here.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Wish you won a big lottery? Think again. &lt;a href=&#34;http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6809893.ece&#34;&gt;The winner of a humongous sum in an Italian lottery seems to have vanished into thin air&lt;/a&gt; for fear.&lt;/li&gt;
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