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Brose

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

I don’t do recipes as a rule , but Mel brought a tub of Brose along to a party this afternoon and was asked for the recipe, so here it is. Brose 1 oz medium oatmeal 4 oz syrup 1 tbsp lemon juice ½ pt double cream 5 tbsp whisky Toast oatmeal under grill until [...]

Spam scam spam scan… (repeat)

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

Like most people with publicly available email addresses, I get lots of spam. Most just goes straight to the bin – but from time to time there’s one that’s so outrageous that it’s worth preserving for posterity: Microsoft Corporations: Customer Service Reference No: ESP-X/M-2810 Batch No: 2009/101/MIC OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION We are pleased to inform [...]