Monthly Archives: November 2012

The body in the bedroom (Rousse)

TPR made the gruesome discovery when we lifted the bed across to the other side of the room. Gently swinging from from the bedstead was the stiff little corpse of a fully dressed toddler. From the state of the decomposing … Continue reading

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IBM presentation fails to win over academics (Rousse)

The organisers had made a terrible mistake in bringing together this bunch of rude, disobedient ego-maniacs. They had been locked up for a week at this luxury hotel to work collaboratively on developing innovative research proposals, but since their arrival … Continue reading

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A lunch date in Luskentyre (Rousse)

I crossed the bridge over the Thames to track down a café. A friendly man nearby introduced himself to me as Ed and joined me in my quest for lunch. When nothing suitable could be found on the north bank … Continue reading

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Knowledge management: not a “cinch” after all (Rousse)

The students were busy discussing their options for next term. Three over-confident boys declared that they would choose my class because it would be a “cinch”. The most arrogant of the three boasted proudly that he was already was familiar … Continue reading

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A muddy medal for Team GB (Belle)

I’d been looking forward to this Olympic Games highlights experience all day but wasn’t expecting this. First of all, one of our rowers fell into the lake by the Lewisham Way war memorial and swam – slowly – back towards … Continue reading

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An award-winning toilet break (Rousse)

The master of ceremonies announced the winners: the University of Edinburgh for its £1.18 sausages. As the crowd cheered and the winning team made its way to the stage to collect the award, I looked over to my immediate colleagues. … Continue reading

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A tale of courtly love (Rousse)

I read the new module descriptor with glee. I was being asked to teach a class on etiquette to computing students. This would give me the chance to use my first degree in my job (at long last), tracing the … Continue reading

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Rail accident survivors use taste and texture to identify Kent (Rousse)

I was flung from the railway carriage and landed face-down in a newly ploughed field. The taste of the mouthful of soil and its texture in my hands helped me identify the location of the accident: Kent.

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MacBook Air design fault (Rousse)

I watched in amazement as my MacBook Air started to fold in on itself. By the time that the process was complete the laptop had transformed into a shiny metal tube. Only the previous week my boss’ machine had done … Continue reading

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Forgetting the lyrics (Belle)

My choir’s chances of winning this competition were minimal. First of all, this was meant to be a competition for boys only, and yet I was planning to sing the first two lines as a solo before letting the boys … Continue reading

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