Tag Archives: message

A [deleted] academic idiot (Rousse)

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Dreamaticus

There was precisely one hour before my first lecture of the new academic year – and I had done no teaching prep WHATSOEVER. RR urged me to at least make a couple of PowerPoint slides, while I wondered how many … Continue reading →

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Conkers: the latest in cyber security (Rousse)

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Dreamaticus

BP was asleep in bed with SC. In the middle of the night I awoke him to deliver the secret message encrypted inside a conker. The next day I found BP in the front passenger seat of his family car … Continue reading →

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Kevin Spacey’s secret love (Rousse)

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Dreamaticus

Kevin Spacey somehow managed to get a secret message to me: he wanted me in his bed – now. I made my way to the front of the auditorium and climbed in – next to a Chinese man and woman, … Continue reading →

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Christmas present opening preparations (Rousse)

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Dreamaticus

PB was teaching me how to use the Internet effectively when a message box popped up on the screen to announce that my sister was online. ‘But it’s only 08:30am!’ I protested. ‘Why is she awake so early?’ When I … Continue reading →

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How to flirt 1980s style (Rousse)

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Dreamaticus

My expertise did not stretch to biomedical science, yet I was charged with delivering a lecture to the new first years. I won them over in the first few minutes with a couple of jokes, then kept their interest by … Continue reading →

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A missed holiday in France (Rousse)

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Dreamaticus

It came as a complete surprise to find so many familiar faces at the Hebridean guest house, including many of my school friends. TPR would get to meet LT and HT at long last! Then we remembered the mysterious message. … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Savile ‘in hibernation’ (Rousse)

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Jimmy Savile was not dead. I learnt this from a tweet in French. It translated as ‘How astonishing that Jimmy Savile has been in hibernation for all this time’. The tweet was one amongst hundreds collected in a book of … Continue reading →

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The jewel thieves’ calling card (Rousse)

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Dreamaticus

The holes in the Blipfoto book were not the work of moths in the bedroom. They were, in fact, a message from the burglars who had stolen half my jewellery. The holes couldn’t have been made by the moths anyway. … Continue reading →

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Carrier bag charge legislation linked to increase in drug abuse at Tesco (Rousse)

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I found numerous empty drug ampoules littered in and around the supermarket trolleys in Tesco car park. This problem had escalated since the introduction of carrier bag charge legislation in Scotland on 20th October 2014. I witnessed an addict shooting … Continue reading →

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From igloo filmatography to sign language, by way of cliff-top croquet and cycling (Rousse)

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Dreamaticus

“I’m looking for an expert in igloo filmatography. Do you have any recommendations?” asked CM, freshly arrived at the T family’s house after a long journey from Australia, where she headed up a major international charity. I suggested that she … Continue reading →

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