Tag Archives: pass

A drug-dealing pensioner (Rousse)

Posted on May 27, 2023 by Dreamaticus

I was flattered when the young man offered me change so that I would have the correct bus fare. ‘It’s OK’, I said, thanking him, ‘I no longer need bus fare now that I qualify for an old person’s bus … Continue reading →

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Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell and the strange shoe switch (Rousse)

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I were staying temporarily in a small rented apartment along with DTJ and her toddler son JJ, who slept in a curtained off area at the far end of the sitting room. On a day when I should … Continue reading →

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An undeserved PhD (Rousse)

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Dreamaticus

In a meeting chaired by ED I heard that JM had submitted his PhD thesis five months early, yet I had not seen a draft of the tome. Another academic at the meeting, who had nothing to do with this … Continue reading →

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Beware the airport chocolate thief (Rousse)

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Dreamaticus

The departure lounge thief couldn’t care less about the contents of my handbag, nor my shiny new laptop. Her sole interest was the bar of chocolate that I had left lying on the hard plastic seat. When I returned from … Continue reading →

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Hairy-legged daughter of schizophrenic dances in the tropics to hits from the 1980s (Rousse)

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I managed to reach my father by phone from overseas. He chatted happily about his schizophrenia as if I had always known about his condition. In fact, this was all news to me. Then I joined TPR at the bar … Continue reading →

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Cheapest fares from Edinburgh to Korea via London Heathrow (Rousse)

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Dreamaticus

AC and I were running very, very late to check in for a flight from Edinburgh to Korea via London Heathrow. If we didn’t flag down a taxi in Leith soon, we would miss it altogether. At the airport the … Continue reading →

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Lucinda Legerwood awarded PhD (Rousse)

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Dreamaticus

BB hosted the viva in his office, HR chaired it, and the candidate – Lucinda Legerwood of BBC Apprentice fame – engaged in conversation with the female external examiner in Wolverhampton by Skype. I was on the beach when I … Continue reading →

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Poor student performance (Rousse)

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Dreamaticus

P was about to give the students their feedback on their exam performance. Their work was dreadful. Only a couple had managed to complete the paper successfully. P’s concern was that perhaps the paper had been too difficult, and now … Continue reading →

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Back to Birmingham for the finals (Rousse)

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Why had I volunteered to resit the final exams of my undergraduate degree? There was no need for me to do this, and I didn’t stand a chance of passing. The only benefit of dragging myself back to Birmingham was … Continue reading →

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Daily Mail Eurovision Song Contest hoax (Rousse)

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Dreamaticus

It had all been such a rush that none of us – not even E – had remembered to print off boarding passes for the flight from Birmingham. So here were all three of us forking out an extra £20 … Continue reading →

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