Monthly Archives: June 2011

Plane crashes on take-off at Scottish airport – Rousse’s sister unhurt

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The plane crashed on attempting take-off at a Scottish airport. My sister J was amongst the passengers. She’d only been away for one night. Although she survived, in the chaos she lost all her belongings, including her ID, so had … Continue reading →

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Camels and elephants spotted in British coastal waters (Rousse)

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Although it had become rather shabby, so far there had been no good reason to redecorate the rooms at the back of our flat. The kitchen was serviceable (provided that you remembered that the hob on the oven could never … Continue reading →

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London university appoints controversial vice chancellor, conference acrobatics, and a flood (Rousse)

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Emerging from my slumbers to a soundtrack of the Radio 4 Today programme I was very surprised to hear mention of an external colleague’s name. The big news was that DW had been appointed vice chancellor of one of the … Continue reading →

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Illuminated underwear and time travel (Rousse)

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Texan DT organised a private disco as part of our tour to the US. With one exception all the girls were there (including ED, JW and NP). We missed SJ terribly, but appreciated that she needed to stay at home … Continue reading →

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Top toys for Christmas 2012 (Rousse)

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The hottest Christmas present this year was to be a new games console costing £180. It came preloaded with three exciting games. Unfortunately a design flaw meant that the whole device expired the moment that the three games had been … Continue reading →

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The Apprentice’s Natasha Scribbins vainly attempts to save Rousse from expenses claim hell

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The domed railway concourse was packed. I sat on a bench surrounded by a mixture of old friends from the University of Birmingham, as well as a couple of school friends. In conversation it emerged that KM (now KC) had … Continue reading →

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Mia Farrow generously shares Nicolas Cage and Jack Nicholson with Rousse

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I was having an affair with Nicolas Cage. The drawback was that I was sharing him with Mia Farrow. Then she swapped him for someone else and – lo and behold – I was now expected join her and fall … Continue reading →

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