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- What not to take to a beatification (Rousse)
- A visit to the Manchester United and BBC comb factory (Belle)
- Arran by bike (Rousse)
- Reality TV dating and the joy of comfy slippers (Belle)
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- Victorian dental bills, exotic animals and a marriage (Belle)
- Free-riding on the Granton ferry (Rousse)
- Speeding in Stockton-on-Tees (Rousse)
- County Durham coal mine confidences (Rousse)
- Failed seduction in a Birmingham bedsit (Rousse)
- Banter with Chris Packham and the deathbed wedding of a soap opera character (Belle)
- Cat photos lead to fame (Belle)
- Magic tricks for UK research council panel members (Rousse)
- Avocado bathroom suite in the museum of sanitation (Rousse)
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Tag Archives: chair
Reader held hospital hostage (Rousse)
For a change, the book group members met for Sunday lunch. MH offered her sparse flat as the venue, even though she could not attend herself. JS’s sister took MH’s place, holding her head in her hands whenever death was … Continue reading
Val McDermid in hidden class act (Rousse)
Val McDermid presented as an invited guest speaker to my undergraduate class. Unfortunately the students found it difficult to see her, hidden behind the stack of tables and chairs at the back of the classroom. I could have done with … Continue reading
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Tagged Cambridge, chair, class, college, forensic, hidden, iPhone, keyboard, Mac, model, purse, speaker, student, table, thief, thieves, undergraduate, Val McDermid
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The value of writing concisely (Rousse)
‘The greatest skill that we learnt as undergraduates’ announced JS to the audience seated before her on rows of hard wooden chairs ‘Is how to write concisely. I can turn one person’s long-winded paragraph into three neat sentences – as … Continue reading
‘Intelligence calipers’ measure IQs of aspiring spooks (Rousse)
The job advert had read ‘civil servant’ but I knew that the panel members opposite me were assessing my suitability for a role that included subterfuge, espionage, honeypots, and data decryption. I played along answering the standard interview questions with … Continue reading
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Tagged advert, artefact, caliper, candidate, chair, civil servant, clue, data decryption, degree, espionage, floor, history, honeypots, inquiry, intelligence, interview, job, murder, panel, questions, role, room, school, sinus, spook, subterfuge, TPR, university, wall
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A disgraceful dip in the pool (Rousse)
It was a full hour before I was due to chair the presentation at Edinburgh University. I persuaded a couple of others that we had time to call in at the dancing conference on the way. We entered a long … Continue reading
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Tagged chair, conference, contaminate, dip, disgrace, Edinburgh, fall, gig, hall, leather, linen, Nantes, pale, pool, presentation, shoe, shoes, soft, strip the willow, swim, swimming, transparent, trouserss, underwear, university, University of Edinburgh, woman
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Matchbox car entertainment (Rousse)
BC and GC’s house was bigger than I imagined from the photos. I was keen to confirm that I had come to the right place and looked around for green leather furniture. When I returned home I realised that I … Continue reading
Losing weight and losing your mind (Rousse)
Belle and I were having huge problems dealing with TIX. Although we were terribly impressed by her recent weight loss, we were distressed to discover that she had also lost her mind. When she jumped out of the car in … Continue reading
Call for Sunday opening at the National Library of Scotland (Rousse)
‘And this is why we need Sunday opening too’ said the librarian as she led us through the main reading room of the National Library of Scotland (recently refurbished with lovely new blue chairs). I glanced over and understood her … Continue reading
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Tagged blue, books, chair, librarian, mahogany, National Library of Scotland, NLS, opening, opening hours, reading room, student, Sunday, table, tower
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Downsize giveaway – with goat (Rousse)
TPR and I were furnishing our new flat. Meanwhile friends of friends (Sue and Mike) had downsized and were giving away all sorts of bits and pieces that they had previously placed in storage. We lacked suitable seating for the … Continue reading
Dead man chairs a game of classroom charades (Rousse)
Everyone was seated on rows of chairs in a classroom for the lunchtime game of charades. Those in the front row performed first. Then, as soon as someone in the audience made a correct guess, everyone moved forward a row … Continue reading →