Monthly Archives: February 2012

Rousse gate-crashes school reunion Madonna-style

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Dreamaticus

It was not my school and therefore not my reunion, but only one person called me an imposter. Even better, nobody seemed to mind that my outfit was topped by a lacy white bra and nothing else (Madonna-style). At the … Continue reading →

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Police equipment security failure causes alarm (Rousse)

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Dreamaticus

There was a scuffle in the street and the idiot policeman dropped his taser gun. He made no move to pick it up so a passer-by walked off with it, firing lasers into the sky. This could only end badly.

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Secrets of the golf course: how to preserve eggs (Rousse)

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Three weeks earlier in the first week of term I stuffed some bits and pieces – including a few loose eggs – into a carrier bag and left it in the car on the floor behind the driver’s seat. I … Continue reading →

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Stockton-on-Tees welcomes Dreamaticus fans (Rousse)

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Dreamaticus

By now Dreamaticus was a popular tourist attraction. Coach parties travelled to Stockton-on-Tees to learn about its beginnings on Darlington Road, and the vital roles of the 224 and 268 buses. Today my school friend KM (now KC) led another … Continue reading →

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Staffing priorities in hard times (Rousse)

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Dreamaticus

As far as I could remember we had never received any presents from the G-J family. So when their servant asked us to return “everything” it was difficult to know what to say. The servant explained that R and S … Continue reading →

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Library rules for tandems (Rousse)

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Dreamaticus

TPR wheeled the tandem into the bookshop. So far, so good – nobody stopped us. However, further into the main body of the shop a member of staff told us that this was, in fact, a library, tandems were banned, … Continue reading →

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Write early for Christmas 2012 (Rousse)

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Dreamaticus

JK was away so DB chaired the meeting in her place. Instead of discussing business, however, we all sat at the table writing our Christmas cards. After a few minutes of addressing envelopes EH mentioned that perhaps this was something … Continue reading →

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Selling hosiery – with a difference (Rousse)

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Following a long, happy and successful career at the British Library, SK came out of retirement to mastermind a massive marketing campaign for the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre from a secret base in Edinburgh.

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Rousse samples seaweed, cream and orange peel pudding

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Dreamaticus

SS gathered us around her kitchen table and served the Chinese takeaway feast. There was so much to eat, and by the time the pudding was unwrapped at about 3am I really didn’t think I could consume anything more. SS … Continue reading →

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Mark Zuckerberg vents anger at Harvard in Simpsons episode (Rousse)

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Dreamaticus

There was a television at the far end of the room, but this was largely ignored. Most of us preferred to watch The Simpsons on personal devices such as iPads balanced on our knees. This hysterical episode was based on … Continue reading →

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