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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 brown
Whip cream until stiff
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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 you of the release of the [...]