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10 years ago @ The Toast - I Take It Back; Peak D... · 0 replies · +1 points

In fact Teletext did not originate in the UK, and the BBC's version was called Ceefax. Teletext and Ceefax both existed in the UK at the same time.

Correction; Teletext DID in fact originate in the UK, but I'm still right about Teletext and Ceefax being too completely separate but similar-looking things.

10 years ago @ The Toast - I Take It Back; Peak D... · 0 replies · +1 points

There was once a time when everyone in the UK used Teletext to book their holidays (vacations).

10 years ago @ The Toast - "I'm not the principal... · 0 replies · +10 points

I always assumed Prufrock's fear of eating a peach was because of their resemblance to the human posterior, and the inevitable sexiness that might ensue. I don't think bananas had arrived in Britain in such ubiquity as they are found today when the poem was written.

10 years ago @ The Toast - "I'm not the principal... · 0 replies · +2 points

He does steam a good ham.

10 years ago @ The Toast - A Butterfly Is Just A ... · 0 replies · +1 points

I don't see how I could ever trust a creature with such an obvious incentive to cause sadness in others.

10 years ago @ The Toast - A Butterfly Is Just A ... · 0 replies · +1 points

I've never heard the term "mosquito eaters", but on Googling it they appear to be crane flies and so therefore I second this motion. They are no friend of mine.

10 years ago @ The Toast - A Butterfly Is Just A ... · 0 replies · +1 points

Look, I hate moths too. But crane flies are worse. They have all the moth's obnoxious qualities plus crazy legs that flail madly at you.

11 years ago @ Wonkette - Beloved San Fran Sci-F... · 0 replies · +11 points

" To make up for that expense, we would need to increase our sales by a minimum of 20%."

So, like, try doing that then. That's how business works.

11 years ago @ Wonkette - Classy Australian Obit... · 0 replies · +1 points

Jan Cloaury.

Nope. Did my best, but I still can't.

11 years ago @ Wonkette - Classy Australian Obit... · 0 replies · +8 points

"He walked in the path of the Lord; and served him right."

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