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Tag Archives: fail
Marathon footwear failure in the Lammermuir Hills (Rousse)
I was on target to complete my first ever marathon – until the track was changed mid-race to include a climb over the Lammermuir Hills, and we were all subject to an enforced change of footwear. I was never going … Continue reading
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Tagged Crocs, fail, failure, footwear, hills, Lammermuir, marathon, path, plimsolls, race
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Project plans go up in smoke (Rousse)
Out of the blue I heard that I had been named as a co-investigator on a UK Digital Economy Programme Network+ grant on the theme of ‘Place’. The project would be led by a colleague at the University of St … Continue reading
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Tagged companies, company, contract, digital economy, fail, fire, funding, Golf, grant, hotel, maternity, network, place, plan, project, smoke, soft furnishing, sponsorship, St Andrews, university
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1980s fashion fail (Rousse)
I travelled back in time to Queen Margaret College Edinburgh in the late 1980s. Here I found pasted to the walls of reception dozens of amateur black and white posters inviting students to join the Christian Union. Then I spotted … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980, 1980s, badge, band, bottle, Christian Union, Edinburgh, fail, fashion, green, hairy, jumper, poster, Queen Margaret College, unknown
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A failed escape from a crime scene (Rousse)
We were staying in a beautiful tall detached house that was second from the end of a row of similar buildings squashed together in a densely populated part of the city. If you glanced up at the skylight over the … Continue reading
Oscars red carpet fail averted (Rousse)
How could I tell my cousin NT, as well as his wife DT who had selected the outfit, that a 1970s shocking pink velvet suit, complete with oversize lapels and 24 inch flared trousers, was not a good look for … Continue reading
Failing your finals (Rousse)
Now that we were in the second term of the final year of our degrees it was high time that I started work on my dissertation. I caught Mrs S heading into the staff room and confessed to her that … Continue reading
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre recruits new performer (Rousse)
It was only on my way to the gig in Paris that I realised the folly of my offer to Kevin F Sutherland to put on the season’s first performance of the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre. I didn’t know … Continue reading
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Tagged accent, business, fail, folly, gig, Kevin F Sutherland, offer, Paris, Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre
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Doubts over Queen’s health in run-up to royal wedding, while marine mammals rule the waves (Rousse)
It was great to see the two cyclists again when they stepped off the ferry. I recognised the dark-haired girl first (for her beard). They replied sheepishly when I asked if they had enjoyed their time at the guest house. … Continue reading
A compromise husband and security failure (Rousse)
I needed a new husband. David looked like he might fit the bill. He was young, kind, had a good job in student services at the University, and seemed willing to go along with this plan. (However, he had fair … Continue reading
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Tagged Belle, camera, campus, compromise, David, duty, fail, failure, fair, fit, husband, security, services, shoes, steal, student, TPR, university
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