Pop quiz, hotshot!

Think you know your music?

Then take the BBC Test The Nation Popular Music Quiz - 70 questions on music throughout the decades.

Test The Nation

My score is 41/70. Think you can do better?

TWINS?

One member of a pair of twins is known as a TWIN.
The pair together are known are TWINS.
But what is the correct collective term for several pairs of twins?
Remember the word TWINS can only apply a pair, i.e. two beings/items.

Answers on a postcard to ...

Once You Pop...

Bubble Wrap online 

Warning Team, Terrorist Disruption Approaches!

If you believe everything they say on TV, then the world we live in today is becoming increasingly dangerous. Suicide bombers hide around every corner and the only thing your likely to get for Christmas is an Ice Age.

Hopefully we will all live happy and peaceful lives, but just in case check out the UK and US governments advice on what to do when things do go wrong via the links below.

Preparing for Emergencies (UK)

Be Ready (US)

Who knows, it might even help save your life one day. Or even better, help you save mine.

Monumental Motors

An ancient monument of a civilization long gone?

A mysterious folly whose purpose has been lost in history?

Carhenge, NA a modern re-creation of our own ancient Stonehenge or a pile of knakered old cars? You decide...

Carhenge vs Stonehenge

A Musical Interlude

Ever wondered what was number one in the hit parade the day you were born?

Alright, probably not but just play along OK?

Find out via the link below:

ThisDayinMusic.com

Or if you're stuck with one line of a song and are tired of just DE-DUM-DE-DUMing through the rest of the song, visit the site below and find out all the lyrics:

LetsSingIt.com

Enjoy, and I'll see you at the karaoke machine...

Manchester, my Manchester

I recently bought a digital camera, the very capable and easy to use Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-P72.

The main reason for buying it was to record my trip to America later this year (more on this to come). To help justify the expense (a very reasonable £150 for a camera with 3.2 MegaPixels and a 3x optical zoom) I decided I should try do some creative projects with the camera.

I've always had a passing interest in architecture, so I decided to photograph some of my favourite places and the interesting buildings in and around Manchester. Below is a link to my online album of these photos, take a look and I hope you like them.

Manchester Photos

Searching

I keep looking, looking in a sea of faces.
In a crowded room and along a quiet street.
Searching by day, searching by night.
Out of the corner of my eye and in the reflection of a windowpane.
Ever vigilant and ever anticipant.
Looking for the face of love.

Window on the World

Pint of Bitter

Normal Transmissions Now Resumes

Apologies for the break in communications and the lack of recent posts. Fingers crossed there will at least be weekly updates from now on...

Mark

Well, you have to have a laugh don't you?

Find out how the professionals do it.

Please note this is NOT a party political broadcast by George W Bush or the Labour Party

Clown Ministry

Gibberish.

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in
waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht
frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl
mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do
not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe.

Writing on the Wall 2

Lass O' Gowrie, Manchester 

I'll name that film in one ...

Empire Magazine are doing their 2nd annual movie quote quiz:



Three sets of 30 question: easy, moderate and hard. See how may you can get correct - you can record your score in the comments below.

And remember - cheats never prosper. So no looking the answers up on the Internet.

Son of Quote Quiz @ Empire Online

Writing on the wall

Printworks, Manchester 

Accrue metritorous vernacular eloquence?

Or you could increase you word power. Visit Dictionary.com's Word of the Day site below to learn a new word today...and tomorrow...and the day after...and the day after that...

Who knows, it might win you a pint in the pub quiz some time.

Word of the Day

I told you I was ill!

This is what the late comedian Spike Milligan wanted on his grave stone.
Unfortunately the local parish where his grave was situated didn't share his sense of humour and objections were raised.
His estate managed to solve this problem by having the quote written in Welsh.

Clever.

So everyone after three ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ...

"Duirt me leat go raibh me breoite!"

Is there anybody there?

Is there anybody there? 

This is a picture of my Niece.
This is what happens when you buy a five-year-old a camera.
Whitney Houston sang Children are our future ... God help us all!

Oh Er, your Honour!

Two young men were arrested for doing unmentionable things together in a public place.
The traditionally conservative judge was disgusted by their actions and fined them to the full extent of his power.
In his closing statements he said "I hope that the two of you are fully appreciative of the contempt that this court hold your actions in and will reform your ways. Now, both of you go away and pull yourselves together"

Joke courtesy of John Humphrys

WARNING! It's catching!

As you may, or may not have noticed (you know who you are), I've added a link to the right-hand column for my mate Bri's own Blog (he of the running fame).

Check it out. Now. GO! But make sure you come back...

Mark

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