tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post2275166978932361853..comments2023-08-17T11:47:11.821+01:00Comments on James and the Blue Cat: "... made the Bordeaux to Toulouse run in less than twelve parsecs."James Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-71919081003420256672007-07-27T16:55:00.000+01:002007-07-27T16:55:00.000+01:00I'll bet that Mika song was on the radio rather th...I'll bet that Mika song was on the radio rather than on a CD of your choosing. I was recently driving near Bordeaux and it seemed to be the only song on the playlist of every southwest French radio station (apart from the ones in which men with beards talk endlessly about politics.)<BR/><BR/>And yes. You can tell they have beards on the radio. You can hear the hairs scuffing the microphone.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03089991455916766679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-72497195030655311622007-07-23T14:47:00.000+01:002007-07-23T14:47:00.000+01:00Dave: I have thought about your point a lot, and d...Dave: I have thought about your point a lot, and during one hot sleepless night it occurred to me that perhaps doing the Kessel Run is like data packets travelling across a network, in that the aim is to get to the destination point using the shortest possible route, rather than in the shortest possible time.<BR/><BR/>So you can see that, unlike some, I did not spend my holiday idling in the pool waiting for calls from major broadcasting networks, but engaged in solid thought about Important Things.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-17162183054642847852007-07-20T08:34:00.000+01:002007-07-20T08:34:00.000+01:00You're just asking for a smack aren't you?You're just asking for a smack aren't you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-10738595174293186482007-07-19T16:39:00.000+01:002007-07-19T16:39:00.000+01:00If it's any consolation, it's terribly hot, which ...If it's any consolation, it's terribly hot, which I can't cope with, so I'm going for a swim in Patch's dad's pool now.<BR/><BR/>I hope this helps.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-77958935928952910082007-07-19T16:24:00.000+01:002007-07-19T16:24:00.000+01:00yeah yeah, just rub it in a bit more please. some ...yeah yeah, just rub it in a bit more please. some of us are stuck in rainy scotland you know. out of charity could you not pretend to be in swindon or cleveland or somewhere, instead of the south of france?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-68905696186547258812007-07-19T16:16:00.000+01:002007-07-19T16:16:00.000+01:00MYNOCKSMYNOCKSJames Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-90085248538466109342007-07-19T10:45:00.000+01:002007-07-19T10:45:00.000+01:00I never understood that quote. A parsec is a meas...I never understood that quote. A parsec is a measure of distance (approximately 3.086×1016 m, or about 3.262 light-years) - it's like saying 'I made the Sheffield to Norwich run in less than 100 miles'.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-40524175208243385462007-07-19T05:56:00.000+01:002007-07-19T05:56:00.000+01:00{much laughing here}The problem I have with playin...{much laughing here}<BR/><BR/>The problem I have with playing online games and then driving is that I still think I'm in the game, and I drive really aggressively, and swerve a lot. At imaginary monsters. Bang! Just ran over a troll ninja. Woohoo! While my passenger cowers in the next seat...Valerie Policharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06235536374093188620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-46571391702899704932007-07-19T01:33:00.000+01:002007-07-19T01:33:00.000+01:00Aah - Harrison Ford in a too-short summery dress' ...Aah - Harrison Ford in a too-short summery dress' . . .<BR/><BR/><BR/>Sorry - where was I? Oh yes - Mika's a <I>boy?</I> Name's a bit girlie, what, what?<BR/><BR/>Never heard of him.Mangonelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674752753786940378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-75825607143588071102007-07-18T19:58:00.000+01:002007-07-18T19:58:00.000+01:00'that high-pitched one by Mika', that's a bit vagu...'that high-pitched one by Mika', that's a bit vague, all his songs sound like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-85185160623717351002007-07-18T18:53:00.000+01:002007-07-18T18:53:00.000+01:00You're keeping an eye out for your what?You're keeping an eye out for your what?Fat Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374906684948810408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-51408800910253182542007-07-18T18:29:00.000+01:002007-07-18T18:29:00.000+01:00Sounds more like Summer Holiday than Star Wars!Sounds more like Summer Holiday than Star Wars!Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928164168526819245noreply@blogger.com