Lists of 5 Things

Words that aren't used often enough in songs with an example of a song that uses them

2010-10-05T12:00:00.001+01:00

Asinine - Grumpus (Lambchop)
Protocol - More Shopping (Bran Van 3000)
Diamante - Porn Shoes (The French)
Onomatopoeic - Probably Art (Day One)
Bummer - Celebrate Summer (T Rex)

Changes that could be made to the driving test to make it even more realistic

2010-10-04T12:00:00.000+01:00

An obstacle course of cyclists with iPods in
Pulling out of a junction whilst texting
Honking at attractive people on the pavement
Putting on make-up in the rear view mirror
Eating a messy sandwich whilst controlling the car with your elbows

Inspired by: Driving Test changes bring in 'independent driving'

The Scottish Ryder Cup captains (pre-2010) by the proportion of points they obtained in each Ryder Cup they were captain for

2010-10-01T12:00:00.000+01:00

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FAO: David Thomas - Answerrs to your questions

2010-09-29T17:31:00.000+01:00

Why should anyone believe in anyone who does not believe in God?

They have no faith in their creator. Why should you have faith in them? Who do they worship? How do they decide what is right and wrong? How do they decide what is decent and indecent?

David Thomas, North Wales, 29/09/2010 16:47

Red Ed: I don't do God, I don't even believe in Him

They have unequivocal evidence of the person they believe in existing.
Faith does not always need to be dependent on anything.
Some people do not feel the need to worship.
Some people just seem to be able to make decisions like that (although their view might differ to yours).
See 4

Things I'm reminded of when I see Ed Miliband's face

2010-09-27T14:23:00.000+01:00

Nien Nunb
A 90s troll doll
The lovechild of Amy Winehouse and Blakey from On The Buses
Beaker from The Muppets
A frog that having been released from a life of captivity has just reached the edge of a motorway.

The candidates aiming to become leader of the Labour party after Gordon Brown by the size of their constituency majority (percent of turnout at 2010 general election)

2010-09-24T17:00:00.000+01:00

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People that probably aren't on Sesame Street's wish list

2010-09-24T12:00:00.005+01:00

Shaun Ryder
Crissy Moran
Richard Gere
Jennifer Aniston
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Inspired by: Katy Perry dropped from Sesame Street show

Good original - better cover

2010-09-22T12:00:00.001+01:00

Inspired by: Muse beat The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, to title of best cover song of all time

Coz I Luv You (Slade) - The Wonderstuff
One (U2) - Johnny Cash
Take Me to the River (Al Green) - Talking Heads
Speed of the Sound of Loneliness (John Prine) - Alabama 3
For What It's Worth (Buffalo Springfield) - The Candyskins

Countries that sound like they should be terms used in the Karma Sutra

2010-09-21T12:00:00.000+01:00

Bhutan
Dijibouti
Kiribati
Palau
Tuvalu

The categories of contestants that now appear on X Factor auditions

2010-09-20T12:00:00.002+01:00

Borderline care in the community patients that can't sing and we can all laugh at.
People who know they have no talent but are extroverts that just want to be on television for any reason
People with a sad back story that seem decent and can sing (to include one fat ugly woman with a rubbish job that surprises everybody)
Smutty pensioners
People with a bit of an attitude but talent that the judges can be all unsure about but might give them a chance if they sort themselves out.

Words on a menu that will put me off the dish

2010-09-19T13:00:00.001+01:00

Terrine
Deep
Croquette
Pie
Chocolate

See my pair: Words on a menu that will make me consider the dish

Words on a menu that will make me consider the dish

2010-09-18T13:00:00.002+01:00

Wild
Carpaccio
Aubergine
Summer
Sharing

See my pair: Words on a menu that will put me off the dish

The original members of OPEC showing their oil production allocation in April 1982 and October 2007

2010-09-17T12:00:00.001+01:00

The top 5 most popular Pope names

2010-09-16T14:00:00.003+01:00

John - 23
Benedict - 16
Gregory - 16
Clement - 14
Innocent - 13

Things I know about Mexico

2010-09-16T09:00:00.000+01:00

Corona is the beer they give away in special promotions.
Mexican street food is nicer than Mexican restaurant food
It is the home of what they claim to be the smallest volcano in the world, which has a spiral staircase inside it.
Cancun is nicest away from the coast..
This post was published on the 200th anniversary of them getting independence, on 16 September 1810

Colours used to describe people's state of being

2010-09-15T16:39:00.001+01:00

List by: Anonymous

Yellow
Green
Blue
Pink
Gold

The Top 5 Cities in Britain that are least dependent on cars (according to the Campaign for Better Transport)

2010-09-14T12:31:00.001+01:00

Nottingham
London
Brighton and Hove
Manchester
Liverpool

Bands that I didn't like when they were around but now listen to a lot.

2010-09-11T12:00:00.000+01:00

The Stone Roses
The Smiths
The Cure
The Lemonheads
INXS

The Bordeaux First Growth wines by the size of the vineyards at the Château (whether or not those vines are used for the First Growth wine)

2010-09-10T12:00:00.000+01:00

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Books that I could understand the Dove Outreach Centre wanting to burn

2010-09-09T12:00:00.001+01:00

My Side - David Beckham
Hollyoaks: The Official Companion - Matthew Evans
How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie
The Dream Whisperer: Unlock the Power of Your Dreams - Davina MacKail
Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe

List inspired by: We will burn hundreds of copies of the Koran, insists Florida Church

Things that are the size of Wales (or within about 5%)

2010-09-07T12:00:00.002+01:00

El Salvador
Mizoram State (in India)
Lake Ontario
The forest cover of Guinea - Bissau
2868050 Wembley football pitches

Inspired by: The Size of Wales Project

Sports people that look like vegetables

2010-09-06T12:30:00.001+01:00

Iain Dowie - Potato
Gavin Henson - Carrot
Andy Murray - Spring Onion
Wayne Rooney - Cauliflower/Cabbage/lettuce
Rebecca Adlington - Turnip

This list was a team effort.

Things I said I would never do again and have never done again

2010-09-05T15:00:00.012+01:00

Eat chocolate
Buy a They Might Be Giants album
Drive whilst jet lagged
Watch an episode of Hollyoaks
Play hockey

See my pair: Things I said I would never do again and then decided to do again

Things I said I would never do again and then decided to do again

2010-09-04T15:00:00.012+01:00

Run a marathon
Wear jeans
Watch a minority sporting contest to its conclusion on live television at gone 1am.
Eat Baked Beans
Read an Adrian Mole book.

See my pair: Things I said I would never do again and have never done again

The teams in UEFA European Cup Qualifying Group G by the percentage of all births in 2006that were to women under the age of 20 (UNECE figures except where stated)

2010-09-03T17:30:00.001+01:00

*figures from the National Statistics Office

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A public denial: I have never had sex with....

2010-09-02T10:59:00.009+01:00

A man
Jennifer Aniston
Your mum
A corpse
Anything that is not human

Inspired by: William Hague: I have never had a gay affair

Worse things than coming back from holiday to find your car has been burnt out

2010-08-31T12:39:00.000+01:00

Source: Stanstead Airport Fire: Sunseekers' Cars Gutted

Realising that you had left your dog in the car
Going through customs and finding out the cuddly toy that holiday romance had given you is full of heroin and having a full cavity search carried out to make sure that you are not smuggling anything else.
Forgetting to take your son with you and returning home to find that he has been battling two burglars with a variety of booby traps that have trashed your home.
Forgetting to take your son with you and returning home to find that he has organised a party through Facebook and the guests have trashed your home. And the Daily Mail has published an article about it.
Forgetting to take your son with you and returning home to find that he has been battling two burglars with a variety of booby traps that all failed ans they have killed your son as punishment for his moronic behaviour in not just calling the police like any normal person would.

Things that the trapped Chilean coal miners could do to keep them occupied until rescued

2010-08-26T11:00:00.000+01:00

Play I-spy
Get Nintendo DSs sent down and master fashion on Style Boutique.
Recreate every episode of Last of the Summer Wine
Battle the subterranean blind human like species that will prey on them, picking them off one by one until only the good looking one and his witty friend are left to fight for survival (clue: they hunt using sound and vibrations).
Sleep

The Top 5 American cities that call out pest control to deal with bedbugs (according to a survey of calls to Terminix's 350 call centres)

2010-08-25T11:00:00.002+01:00

New York
Philadelphia
Detroit
Cincinnati
Chicago

Reasons I dislike Levi jeans

2010-08-24T11:14:00.000+01:00

The stitching on the back pockets
Putting the size on the brand patch at the back so everyone can see it.
None of the cuts they offer match my legs
I imagine them to be the jeans that Jeremy Clarkson wears
They are the jeans of choice for people who want to buy label jeans but don't want to put any effort into buying jeans.

Very bad career moves

2010-08-23T11:05:00.001+01:00

The halogens by their melting point

2010-08-20T17:00:00.000+01:00

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Fictional detectives that are plainly homosexual but not out of the closet

2010-08-19T16:48:00.000+01:00

Poirot
Jessica Fletcher
Sherlock Holmes
Tintin
Ironside

Nothing says summer like a....

2010-08-18T11:45:00.001+01:00

...1 week period in which we all get excited about one British tennis player
...fat woman wearing shorts that are too tight so the rolls of fat form tidal waves down her legs as she walks
...picnic in the rain
...plan to have a barbecue called off at the last minute because of the weather
...parrot with a speech impediment

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Famous television programmes I have never seen an entire episode of.

2010-08-17T11:00:00.000+01:00

The Wire
The Sopranos
Big Brother
Friends
CSI: Anything

The times Arsenal have been runners up in the Premier League by the number of points they finished behind the eventual champions

2010-08-13T17:16:00.000+01:00

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FAO: Emily - Mistakes you might be making when interacting with people

2010-08-09T18:00:00.002+01:00

Yes, treat them as eqal and offer them your own kids for breakfast! Rubbish!

Emily, London, 9/8/2010 9:59

Trouble with the trainers: Bitter row breaks out about whether we should dominate our dogs or treat them as equals

Asking if they would like to eat your children
Offering to crouch down and be their footstool.
Forcing your Nan to do the dance of the seven veils to entertain them
Getting your husband to give them a piggy back home so that they can have one more drink
Having your entire family stand in a line and have balls thrown at their faces at the local Summer fair just so that they can win a coconut without risking it being damaged.

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Crimes the middle classes commit and think that there are not victims

2010-08-09T12:00:00.001+01:00

Speeding
Tax evasion
Taking cocaine
Purchasing pirate DVDs
Insurance fraud

Pre-season predictions for the winners of the 2010/11 English football leagues

2010-08-06T21:57:00.002+01:00

Premier League - Chelsea
Championship - Queens Park Rangers
League One - Huddersfield Town
League Two - Rotherham
Blue Square Premier - Luton Town

Big name Hollywood stars that have never been in a good film

2010-08-04T12:00:00.005+01:00

Russell Crowe
Tom Cruise
Mel Gibson
Al Pacino
Jennifer Aniston

The Greatest Moveis of all time (according to more than 2500 people surveyed for www.radiotimes.com)

2010-08-03T11:00:00.001+01:00

ET - The Extra Terrestrial
The Wizard of Oz
Mary Poppins
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Toy Story

Things we are rubbish at making decisions about

2010-08-02T12:00:00.000+01:00

Source: UK is a nation of 'indeciders', says study

Where to park the car in an empty car park
What sandwich to buy for lunch
What song to listen to in somebody else's collection
Which person in Westlife we most want to slap.
Whether these shoes go with this dress.

One man's hero is another man's villain (aka Marmite people)

2010-07-29T11:00:00.002+01:00

Diego Maradona
Margaret Thatcher
Jesus
Che Guevara
Jennifer Aniston

Things Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hates about Western civilisation

2010-07-28T11:00:00.002+01:00

Paul the Octopus
Chips
Jennifer Aniston
Sex and the City (especially Sex and the City 2)
Morris dancing

Ways to compensate for funding cuts in the countryside

2010-07-14T11:00:00.009+01:00

Source: Conservation Groups in Funding Cut Warning

Tarmac over the grass to save ongoing mowing costs
Increase the number of visitors by building motorways
Fashion tax for walkers
Countryfile presented by Alexa Chung
Reality television show where members of the public can phone a premium rate number to vote which wild animals should be made made extinct in the UK

The bands that appeared live at Live Aid that I have never heard of

2010-07-13T11:00:00.000+01:00

Bernard Watson
The Hooters
Rick Springfield
Kenny Loggins
The Power Station

Things I instinctively do with my left hand, despite writing with my right hand

2010-07-12T18:08:00.001+01:00

Put a watch on (to my right hand)
Open tins
Turn door handles
Control a mouse
Eat finger food

Famous Nigels

2010-07-12T11:00:00.001+01:00

De Jong
Mansell
Havers
Hawthorne
Making Plans For.....

The 5 best players at the 2010 World Cup that I had heard of before it started

2010-07-11T19:00:00.001+01:00

Villa
Xavi
Schweinsteiger
Forlan
Sneijder

The 5 best players at the 2010 World Cup that I had not heard of before it started

2010-07-11T16:56:00.000+01:00

Ozil
Mueller
Ponce
Honda
Lucio

The 5 times prior to 2010 that the World Cup has been won by a country not from the host nation's continent by the average annual rainfall ratio between the host nation and the champions

2010-07-09T17:22:00.001+01:00

Nb. Carrying the trend this graph forward for the finalists of 2010 has Spain following the trend very closely (with a similar slight dip to that seen in 1986) whilst Holland would be a significant anomaly. Spain will win - WBMW.

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My top 5 managers at the 2010 World Cup (in order)

2010-07-07T20:27:00.001+01:00

List by Sharon

Joachim Low (Germany)
Paul Le Guen (Cameroon)
Sven Goran Eriksson (Ivory Coast)
Fabio Capello (England)
Diego Maradona (Argentina)

FAO: Bwims - Other possible theories you might want to expand on in message boards

2010-07-07T12:00:00.004+01:00

I can't believe that I've lived my life experiencing the cultural and ethnic suicide of Western Europe. Do the Marxists hate the western way of life so much that they are doing all they can to push homosexuality as a preferred lifestyle, so that the indigenous people will eventually stop breeding (except the white labour voters, most of whom are on benefit and are immune to such propaganda) and their places will be taken by an intolerant theocracy consisting of an entirely different race of people?

I suppose it's kind of happened before. The Welsh are the vestiges of the Ancient Britons who weren't slaughtered by the Saxons who came over from Germany, and the Vikings pushed the Northern Saxons South.

Sad to see it happen in my time though.

Can Iranian mullet-wearers be granted asylum?

Elephants were the result of a surrealist practical joke
The UK used to deport people to Australia because it had been identified that the Trotskyists would allow so much future immigrants to Britain that the country would get too heavy and the earth would go a little off kilter
There is no such colour as purple. It's actually the result of an object firing out laser beams that momentarily bruise our pupils every time we look at it.
Celebrity branded perfumes are developed by blind people because they want to laugh at the people who buy them too
Friends actually used 5 different Jennifer Anistons, each with her own Twitter page

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The top 5 countries with the best fans of the games I saw during the 2010 World Cup

2010-07-06T18:00:00.001+01:00

South Korea
Switzerland
Germany
Portugal
England

Things that Cheryl Cole has which most of the public do not want

2010-07-06T12:00:00.001+01:00

A tropical disease
A husband she does not trust
A criminal record
The middle name Ann
A Geordie accent

Things I have learnt about South Africans in the last 3 weeks

2010-07-05T12:00:00.001+01:00

They can make fantastic stadiums but rubbish orange juice
They say "awesome" when they mean "good" and "now" when they mean "later"
They are not good at putting road signs in places where you need them.
They are, on the whole, genuinely friendly but not very good at giving accurate information.
They do not stand at every traffic light waiting to kill you and steal your car.

My top 5 South African wine brands

2010-07-04T12:00:00.000+01:00

Ken Forrester
Raats
The Foundry
Vergelegen
Waterford

Things England fans almost invariably hate after England are knocked out of the World Cup

2010-07-03T12:00:00.001+01:00

The England player that missed the penalty
The England player that got sent off
The opposition player that got the England player sent off
The referee that sent the England player off
The England manager

Brazil's World Cup wins by the goals per game ratio they achieved in that tournament

2010-07-02T12:00:00.002+01:00

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Dangerous things in South Africa

2010-07-01T12:00:00.001+01:00

List by: Neil

Sharks
Elephants
People
Drivers
Chuck Norris

Things to do in South Africa not related to the World Cup

2010-06-30T12:00:00.001+01:00

List by: Neil

Winery tour
Climb Table Mountain
Go on safari
Throw a spear
Eat bobotie

The television pundits that have been most worth listening to during the World Cup

2010-06-29T12:00:00.000+01:00

Jurgen Klinsmann
Clarence Seedorf
Gareth Southgate
Edgar Davids
Lucas Radebe

The best named players at the World Cup

2010-06-28T12:00:00.002+01:00

Waldo Ponce (Chile)
Macbeth Sibaya (South Africa)
Shane Smeltz (New Zealand)
Georgie Welcome (Honduras)
Danny Shittu (Nigeria)

Teams that have qualified from the group stages of the World Cup every time they have been involved in it

2010-06-27T12:00:00.000+01:00

Ukraine
Ghana
Cuba
West Germany
Denmark

Other than 1966, the only teams England have ever beaten in the knock-out stages of the World Cup as a proportion of their population compared to England's population (shown as the red line)

2010-06-26T12:00:00.000+01:00

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Teams that have never qualified from the group stages of the World Cup but have a chance to do so in 2010 (predicted before the tournament)

2010-06-25T12:00:00.001+01:00

Algeria
Greece
Ivory Coast
Serbia
Slovenia

My pre-tournament predictions of teams that might make the quarter final but won't win the tournament

2010-06-24T12:00:00.001+01:00

List by: Neil

Serbia
Ghana
England
Holland
Mexico

The Top 5 Worst World Cup kits

2010-06-23T12:00:00.001+01:00

Slovenia (away) 2010
Mexico (goalkeeper) 1994
Mexico (goalkeeper) 1998
West Germany (away) 1986
Scotland (away) 1990

Technological advances to improve the World Cup (onfield)

2010-06-22T12:00:00.002+01:00

List by: Neil

Sensors on boots and shin pads to determine accurately if contact is made with an opponent.
All players must wear elbow length gloves with sensors to determine hand balls.
Swear Box: offending players must run to the touchline to get some money from their kit bag and then run to the other side of the pitch to deposit before being allowed to continue.
A Star-trek style handheld medical diagnostic tool to instantly validate on-field injuries.
Electrodes that give attacking players a small but noticeable electric shock every time they drift offside.

Technological Advances to improve the World Cup (off field)

2010-06-21T12:00:00.001+01:00

List by: Neil

Acoustic filtering system to automatically adjust John Motson's voice from becoming over excited and squeaky
Ref-Cam: see the action from the referee’s point-of-view.
On screen real time flame trail when ball is shot at goal
Hawkeye reviews of free-kicks and blocked shots.
Half-time team talks using listsof5things.com to discuss 5 areas of team improvement or 5 players most likely to get subbed.

Memorable England World Cup Goals (in my lifetime)

2010-06-20T12:00:00.001+01:00

List by: Neil

Beckham v Argentina 2002
Platt v Belgium 1990
Owen v Argentina 1998
Linekar v Germany 1990
Crouch v Trinidad & Tobago 2006

Memorable World Cup goals (in my lifetime)

2010-06-19T12:00:00.003+01:00

List by: Neil

Bergkamp (Holland) v Argentina 1998
Maradonna (Argentina) v England 1986
Rodriguez (Argentina) v Mexico 2006
Materazzi'a 2nd (Italy) v France 2006
Milla (Cameroon) v Everyone 1990 - 1994

The record in the 5 World Cups of the country that the only two players to have appeared in 5 world cups ( Lothar Matthaus (1982 - 1998) and Antonio Carabjal (1950-1966)) where 0 is not getting past the group stage and 6 is champions

2010-06-18T12:00:00.000+01:00

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Ways Wayne Rooney might be sent off during the World Cup

2010-06-17T12:00:00.001+01:00

Swearing at a referee
Wild two footed tackle
Punching an opponent
Punching a team mate
Getting a second yellow for taking his shirt off to celebrate scoring the winning goal in the final

I can't believe they represented England in a World Cup

2010-06-16T12:00:00.001+01:00

Kerry Dixon (1986)
Tony Dorigo (1990)
Steve Foster (1982)
Kieran Dyer (2002)
Bobby Robson (1958)

Top 5 World Cup songs (in no particular order)

2010-06-15T12:00:00.000+01:00

World in Motion (New Order) for England in 1990
Back Home (Engalnd World Cup song for England in 1970
World Cup Willie (Lonnie Donegan) for England in 1966
Tkzee (Shibobo featuring Benni McCarthy) for South Africa in 1998
Far Away in America (Village People and the German National Team) for Germany in 1994

The least appropriate sponsors sponsoring the World Cup

2010-06-14T12:00:00.001+01:00

Coca-Cola
Budweiser
McDonalds
Castrol
Continental

Things you probably won’t hear England fans say:

2010-06-13T12:00:00.001+01:00

List by: Neil

Those vuvuzelas are pleasant.
I think we could beat them in a shoot out.
McLaren would have done a better job.
At least we're better than you at rugby.
If only Rory Fallon had opted to play for England.

Things you probably will hear England fans say during the World Cup

2010-06-12T12:00:00.001+01:00

List by: Neil

This free kick would be perfect for Beckham.
The referee's a wanker.
So what's the capital of South Africa?
So that FIFA website was shit, wasn't it?
I've been mugged…twice.

Claims made at each World Cup in an attempt to make it sound better than all previous World Cups

2010-06-11T12:00:00.003+01:00

We have the most passionate fans
We have the roundest ball
We have spent the most money on the opening ceremony
We have the cutest mascot
We have the grassiest grass.

Condiments in my grandmother's cupboard whose 'use by' date she believes to be optional

2010-06-10T12:00:00.001+01:00

List by: Suffering grandaughter

Marmite (dated 2003)
Turmeric (dated 2005)
Ice Magic (dated 1991)
Supermarket's own brand orange marmalade (dated 2001)
Soy sauce (dated 2002)

The 5 Sega Megadrive games I played most often

2010-06-09T12:00:00.000+01:00

Source: NBA Finals: Lakers thrash Celtics; take 2-1 lead

Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Play-Offs
John Madden Football '92
NHL '94
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Mega-lo-mania

My 5 favourite lions

2010-06-08T12:00:00.001+01:00

Source: Get World Cup Insights From Leo the Lion

Parsley the Lion
Pedro the Lion
Liono
Leo the MGM Lion
The Red Lion

Things people say after sex

2010-06-07T13:55:00.001+01:00

List by: Anonymous

When I told you to pull my hair, I didn't mean down there. That really hurt.
That hole wasn't there before.
You're not going to eat that now are you
Sweetie, wake up. Can you untie me? I can't feel my legs.
Fine. Gaylord.

Actors whose name in the starring role makes me think I might want to see the film

2010-06-06T12:30:00.005+01:00

Johnny Depp
Buzz Lightyear
Reese Witherspoon
George Clooney
Steve Buscemi

See my pair: Actors whose name in the starring role puts me off seeing the film

Actors whose name in the starring role puts me off seeing a film

2010-06-05T12:30:00.006+01:00

Sarah Jessica Parker
Zac Efron
Jennifer Aniston
Tom Cruise
Julia Roberts

See my pair: Actors whose name in the starring role makes me think I might want to see the film

The Simpsons family showing how funny they were in 2000 and how funny they are now

2010-06-04T18:15:00.007+01:00

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The top 5 things I associate with posh people

2010-06-04T13:12:00.000+01:00

Source: Are You Posh?

Deck shoes
More confidence than brains
Calling other people's mums "your Mama"
Unintentional bigotry
Anthropomorphising their pets whilst not giving a jot about animal welfare.

Crap cars that prospered by developing a loyal fanbase

2010-06-02T12:00:00.001+01:00

Source: Volkswagen camper van marks 60 years of production

VW Beetles (the original ones)
Porsche 911
Fiat 500 (the original ones)
Citroen 2CV
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

The First Single I ever bought was...

2010-06-01T18:30:00.002+01:00

Brother Louie (Modern Talking)
You Win Again (Bee Gees)
Maggie May (Rod Stewart)
Barbie Girl (Aqua)
I'll Be There For You (The Rembrandts)

This list was a team effort.

FAO: Charlie, Merseyside - lessons on making comparisons

2010-06-01T12:03:00.001+01:00

"Here in the UK we definitely have a lot to learn from the French as far as food is concerned. I spend as much time as I can in France and even in the smallest food store or market there is a good choice of fresh food. In the UK we love packets that can be microwaved,or fast food takeaways - cooking is a skill that is dying out! Almost anywhere in France you can get a decent meal or snack made with fresh local ingredients. Recently I was in a small quiet bar in an equally small French village, . I asked the lady at the bar if she could make my companion and I a sandwich. Ten minutes later she brought from the kitchen a fresh crusty baguette cut in two, containing lots of salad, real ham and dressing, with two small beers, all for six Euros! The French appreciate good, traditional local fresh food and ingredients, as well as artisan producers. With the odd exception we seem to offer not food, but cheap mass produced chemical fillers!"

Too much alcohol and not enough vitamins: How poor diet is putting women of all ages at risk

1/6/2010 8:57

Going somewhere on holiday is not comparable to living there.
Something that does not happen all of the time does not mean it is dying out.
Fresh local ingredients do not mean that a meal will be healthier.
Eating a sandwich in a quiet bar in a small village is not comparable to a typical way of living
One biased anecdote does not evidence a definite trend

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United Kingdom Eurovision Song Contest Winners by the number of votes they received

2010-05-28T18:15:00.007+01:00

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Things that I am amazed people don't do

2010-05-28T11:48:00.001+01:00

Source: Brush teeth twice a day 'to prevent heart disease'

Wash their hands after going to the toilet
Pack spare underwear when going away "just in case"
Wear a belt
Listen to the same music as me
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Common opening statements people use when calling radio phone-ins that let you know immediately the caller is going to be a twat

2010-05-25T11:08:00.000+01:00

"As I was just saying to your researcher...."
"Do you remember when I called you 4 months ago about this..."
"This is the funniest example of ......"
"I've got 4 points I want to make....."
"I've not been listening to the earlier calls but....."

Other members of the Royal family the Duchess of York might have offered the News of the World if they had pushed, and their potential prices (excluding fixers fee)

2010-05-24T13:31:00.000+01:00

Source: Fergie 'sells' Andy for £500k

The Queen - £40.50 for a tour of Buckingham Palace with guide book, £100,000 to pay guards to look the other way, £70 for a ladder to her bedroom window,
Prince Edward - £10,000 for a skiing holiday
Prince Harry - £60 per gram
Zara Phillips - £2,500 for a night out in Boujis (she doesn't do extras)
James Windsor (Viscount Severn) - £6.99 Thomas the Tank Engine book, £2.50 for a bag of Harribo

The Top 5 lies men tell women

2010-05-23T14:00:00.002+01:00

That is 6 inches
Sunday with your mum would be fantastic
It's ok. I wasn't really in the mood either.
Of course I didn't masturbate while you were out
Only 2 or 3.

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The Top 5 lies women tell men

2010-05-22T12:00:00.003+01:00

List by: Kittehpaws

It's not size that matters - it's what you do with it that counts
Of course I don't fancy your brother/dad
If Brad Pitt hit on me in a bar of course I wouldn't shag him because he's not you
Oh this? I've had it for ages, just not worn it before.
I'd love to go to the World Cup for our holiday

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Reasons that artificial life is not a new thing

2010-05-21T11:00:00.004+01:00

Source: 'Artificial life' breakthrough announced by scientists

iPods on shuffle understand my mood
Jennifer Aniston
Amazon recommendations
Autopilot
The voices that buzz around in the electricity crackling in the atmosphere that talk to me at night

Celebrities I want to see on Come Dancing

2010-05-20T17:04:00.002+01:00

Source: Strictly bosses want big names for new series

Stephen Hawking
Shaun Ryder
The Tyrannosaurus Rex from Jurassic Park
Jennifer Aniston
Banksy

Animals I would like brought back from extinction so that I can see them in the zoo

2010-05-19T11:00:00.014+01:00

Source: Smallest waterlily in the world brought back from the brink of extinction at Kew Gardens

Mammoths
Neanderthals
The Giant Ground Sloth
Elephant birds
Mermaids