Do You Come Here Often?Do You Come Here Often? - LiveJournal.comLocal- April 21, 2008 My local branch of Carpetright, which I try and pay a visit to every week just in case I need a reminder to pick up some Polystyl vinyl flooring, is currently advertising a sale which they've chosen to call Carpet Madness. This is unsurprisingly similar to the previous Carpet Madness sale, which ended at 10pm on Tuesday 11th March. It's an odd phrase to use. Obviously they're not trying to draw comparisons between the purchase of carpets and mental illness they've knocked that on the head ever.http://rhodri.livejournal.com/650088.html There Ain't A Cloud In Sight- April 15, 2008 My dental x-rays have come back all clear. Which would be a great opening line for a song about the fragility of human existence, or indeed a song remeniscing about going to the dentist. My blood test has also come back with nothing of interest to report although it was sent off to the hospital with only some of the boxes on the form checked, so I'm assuming that they weren't testing it for everything. It would be really annoying to be given the all clear and then drop dead two days later...http://rhodri.livejournal.com/648311.html The Worst Song(s) In The World- April 3, 2008 Thanks to nicholas_g for this.A survey of 500 people was taken in mid-1996 in order to determine what the most enjoyed and least enjoyed songs might actually sound like. Songs were then composed to fulfil the criteria.This is the most unwanted song. "Fewer than 200 individuals of the world's population would enjoy this piece," say the composer's notes. "The most unwanted subjects for lyrics are cowboys and holidays," he continues. It is, er, 25 minutes long, but definitely worth sticking with...http://rhodri.livejournal.com/645688.html |