July 14, 2011
July 13, 2011
You've been warned!
At a Japanese amusement park called Fuji-Q Highland is a roller coaster known as the Takabisha.
You’ve been warned!
July 12, 2011
July 9, 2011
Your Book of the Day!
"When we think of an influential person, someone who has had tremendous impact on the world around them – the Nelson Mandelas, Mother Theresas, Winston Churchills of the world- there are naturally questions that come to mind. Where did he go to school? Who were her influences growing up? What inspired him? And of course – what kind of doorknobs did he have?
"Look no further. Dr Johnson's Doorknob And Other Significant Parts Of Great Men's Houses allows the reader glimpses of the items that really matter... From the mantelpieces in the home of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the crockery in Washington Irving’s home and the banisters in the William Morris Gallery, this is your one-stop shopping for burning questions like 'will I ever know for certain what style of soup tureen Charles Darwin favored?'."
July 7, 2011
July 5, 2011
July 3, 2011
Regional British Slang is “gurtlush”!
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| "Catch you dreckly." |
baffies - slippers (east coast of Scotland)
bishybarnabee - ladybird (Norfolk)
brozzen - full (having eaten too much) (Swaledale)
coopers ducks - the end is nigh, it’s all over (Black Country)
deff - to ignore, split up, pack in, avoid (Birmingham)
dimpsy - half light, just turning dark (Somerset)
dreckly - later, some time in the future (Cornwall)
gopping - unattractive (Manchester)
guddle - to rummage about (Northumberland and parts of Scotland)
gurtlush - the best (Bristol)
ladgin - something embarrassing or unpleasant (York)
man de don’t know what the buer is rockerin – “I don’t know what the woman is saying”, using “bewer” for “woman” and “rocker” - “to speak or understand” (Newark)
nesh - a bit weedy, being cold when you shouldn’t be (Nottingham)
spoggy - chewing gum (Grimsby)
ronking - smelly, disgusting (Black Country)
tittermatorter - see-saw (Norfolk)
twag - to play truant (East Riding)
twitchell - alleyway (Nottingham)
From the Telegraph.
July 2, 2011
So THAT'S what it looks like!
For a rocket's eye view of what happens when you set off fireworks, enjoy this excellent video.
June 30, 2011
Sister ensnarement is powerful!
[This book] is a great tool for the spy enthusiast in your home… Although the work of spies is interesting to kids, talking about it could be very dry... Bart King does a great job combining facts all within a story-like setting. My 7-year old son really liked the true spy tricks… I can see the wheels turning in my son's head, plotting his next mission and how to ensnare his sisters… I can see this book getting well worn by all my kids as their interest in secrets and spies changes and grows.
June 28, 2011
Is it wrong that I find this so funny?
I mean, any story with a headline like "There are thousands of sad kazoo players" is going to be a winner!
June 25, 2011
If libraries close, heads will roll!
A 10-year-old girl in New York wrote this postcard to her local councilman. As you can see, she wants him to leave libraries open. Yes!
What makes her message especially persuasive is that if he doesn't, “I will scream my bloody head off and put it on a golden platter.” And she even drew an illustration!
From Screwy Decimal.
June 23, 2011
SPY STUFF hits #2 on Amazon's bestseller list!
Of course, this is the "Bestsellers in Children's Politics and Government Books" list. Heheh. But it just goes to show that if you cut a small enough slice of the bestseller pie, almost any book can be a superstar!
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