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(Pic from bplusmovieblog.com)2015-06-14T13:42:14+00:00monthlyhttps://scranshums.com/2014/10/24/on-hangover-cures/https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/kevin-bacon-300.jpgkevin-bacon-300https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/thor-ancestors.gifthor ancestors2015-06-13T21:43:08+00:00monthlyhttps://scranshums.com/2015/05/26/on-commonplace-cultural-differences-2-london/https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/parakeet_0012.jpgparakeet_001https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/parakeet_001.jpgparakeet_001"'Ello mate. This is my patch, remember." (Pic from littlebiglondon.wordpress.com)https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/bond-on-the-tube.jpgBond on the TubeI expected to see this at least onece a week on my daily commute. 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(Pic from independent.co.uk )https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/down_with_this_sort_of_thing.jpgdown_with_this_sort_of_thinghttps://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/005-2.jpg005 (2)In fact, I can feel myself getting disgruntled. Here's a cute dog called Sparky to perk things up. Isn't he fluffy?2015-05-02T15:45:26+00:00monthlyhttps://scranshums.com/2015/04/23/on-st-georges-day/https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/monkseatonmummersphilskeats.jpgmonkseatonmummersphilskeatsDoctor cures musician, much to delight of dance team. (Photo of Monkseaton Morris Men, taken by Phil Skeates.)https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/merlindragon.jpgmerlindragon"Can I just say, I'm finding all these anti-dragon stories rather hurtful, you know."https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/saint-george-and-the-dragon-by-paolo-uccello.jpgSaint-George-and-the-Dragon-by-Paolo-Uccello"He looks pretty 'armless." (Painting "St George and the Dragon" by Paolo Uccello.)2015-04-23T14:36:44+00:00monthlyhttps://scranshums.com/2015/04/04/on-easter-eggs/https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bigegg.jpgbigeggThough knocking out the competition's always an option. (Pic from Christie's auction house.)https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/marymagdalenetiberius.jpgMaryMagdaleneTiberius"Wait, I mean he's no more risen than that egg's a Ferrari! ...No? Well, I tried." 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(Pic from fashionablygeek.com)https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/terry-pratchett.jpgTerry-Pratchett(Pic from The Guardian.)2015-03-12T19:47:04+00:00monthlyhttps://scranshums.com/2015/03/07/on-going-first-class-on-the-east-coast/https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/16-25-railcard-high-res-2014.jpg16-25 Railcard High Res 2014God bless this railcard.https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/poirot.jpgpoirotOn some particularly luxurious services, you get a murder to solve too. (Pic from Daily Mail)2015-03-07T13:07:45+00:00monthlyhttps://scranshums.com/2015/02/21/on-four-unusual-museums/https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/laspecola.jpglaspecolaPic from museumsinflorence.comhttps://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/house-of-bols-tasteroom.jpghouse-of-bols-tasteroomPic from bemyguest.comhttps://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cumberland_pencil_museum_at_keswick.jpgcumberland_pencil_museum_at_keswickPic from thingstodoinwindermere.co.ukhttps://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mcbm_collection_image.jpgmcbm_collection_imagePic from bbc.co.uk2015-02-21T13:05:11+00:00monthlyhttps://scranshums.com/2015/02/13/on-valentines-day-traditions/https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1364266818_humphrey-bogart-maltese-falcon.jpg1364266818_humphrey-bogart-maltese-falconOr the private detective hired to find out why she's making midnight graveyard trips.https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/paul-bettany.jpgPaul-BettanyBest film Chaucer. EVER.https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/stvalentine.jpgstvalentineBut which Saint Valentine was better? FIGHT!2015-04-16T20:41:44+00:00monthlyhttps://scranshums.com/2015/02/07/on-playing-book-jenga-and-sorting-shelves/https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/0111.jpg011https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/queen_sheer_heart_attack.pngQueen_Sheer_Heart_AttackIf I don't blow-dry my hair, I look a bit like Brian May. (Pic from wikipedia)https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/008.jpg008It's helpful to know what you want to read in advance.2015-02-07T14:55:35+00:00monthlyhttps://scranshums.com/2015/01/30/on-colds/https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/457769040.jpgThe Queen Visits The Science Museum"I'll cure this computer of a virus!" (Pic from fortune.com)https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/60ce08497ff05fdebc4263ec7ca56186_width_640x.png60ce08497ff05fdebc4263ec7ca56186_width_640xIf only I could punch my germs in the same way Will Smith punches alien invaders.https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/whooping-cough-3.jpgWhooping-cough-3And being able to sneeze at 398 decibels is not a good thing to add, apparently. (Pic from diseasespictures.com)2015-02-06T11:16:50+00:00monthlyhttps://scranshums.com/2015/01/20/on-dinner-an-investigation/https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pie.jpgpieThis is my kind of pie chart. Bet you're hungry after reading this long post, aren't you? (Pic from goodtoknow.co.uk )https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/afternoon-tea.jpgafternoon teaHere is a picture of afternoon tea. I'm not going to talk about afternoon tea. (Pic from Betty's of Harrogate)https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/frostreport.jpgfrostreportBrits do still spend a lot of time thinking about this sort of thing.https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/038.jpg038Yes, plural dictionaries. No word goes undefined in this house!2015-01-21T20:23:27+00:00monthlyhttps://scranshums.com/2014/10/27/on-yolo/https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cellmovie.jpgWoman Talking on Cell Phone During Movie --- Image by © image100/Corbishttps://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/polo-yolo.jpgpolo - yolo2015-01-11T18:02:45+00:00monthlyhttps://scranshums.com/2014/11/11/with-the-usual-apologies/https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1011303_10100785861086878_1522430291_n.jpg1011303_10100785861086878_1522430291_nCaterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France. Photo by Christopher Teasdale2015-01-11T18:02:28+00:00monthlyhttps://scranshums.com/2014/12/12/on-12-books-for-christmas/https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/001.jpg001https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/002.jpg002https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/index2.jpgindex2https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/003.jpg003https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/004.jpg004https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/index.jpgindex2015-01-11T18:02:01+00:00monthlyhttps://scranshums.com/2014/12/19/on-12-books-for-christmas-part-2/https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/006.jpg006https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/007.jpg007https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/0031.jpg003https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/009.jpg009https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/0041.jpg004https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/005.jpg0052015-01-11T18:01:39+00:00monthlyhttps://scranshums.com/2015/01/09/on-new-years-resolutions-and-the-origins-thereof/https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mughouse1.jpg18thriot"It's the 18th century! I need to spent more time drinking gin!"https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/david_tennant_hints_at_doctor_who_50th_anniversary_return.jpgDavid_Tennant_hints_at_Doctor_Who_50th_anniversary_return"And I had nothing to do with it, for once." (Pic from BBC)https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/double-headed-hermes.jpgdouble-headed-Hermes"My teacher says she has eyes in the back of her head - reckon she's related?" Pic from Irishmegaliths.org.uk2015-01-09T23:22:46+00:00monthlyhttps://scranshums.com/2014/12/27/my-christmas-diary/https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/fatherdrunksanta.pngfatherdrunksanta"Feck off, Christmas!"https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/fuzzy_penguin_slippers_web_medium.jpgFuzzy_penguin_Slippers_Web_mediumYou may have gathered by now that I rather like penguins. Family and friends tend to capitalise on this for present ideas.https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/teamaster-jpg.pngteamaster.jpgThe universal face of anyone who's been given a present they detest.2015-01-09T16:02:31+00:00monthlyhttps://scranshums.com/2014/10/17/the-wrong-escape/https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/082.jpg0822015-01-09T16:01:54+00:00monthlyhttps://scranshums.com/2014/11/14/dusk-in-cambridge/https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/cambridge-night.jpgcambridge nightPhoto credit: BBC/Nigel Cooke2015-01-09T16:01:37+00:00monthlyhttps://scranshums.com/2014/10/31/on-halloween-traditions/https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/snapdragons.jpgsnapdragonshttps://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/halloween.jpeghalloween2015-01-09T16:00:28+00:00monthlyhttps://scranshums.com/2014/11/07/on-the-fairies-at-the-bottom-of-my-garden/https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/toadstool-871299071329kj0.jpgtoadstool-871299071329kJ0https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bg08.jpgbg082015-04-16T20:33:10+00:00monthlyhttps://scranshums.com/2015/01/02/on-new-years-traditions/https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/wizard_of_oz_0271_flying_house.jpgwizard_of_oz_0271_flying_houseWhereas if the wind catches up your house, this foretells that you're moving, whether you like it or not.https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/allendale-buachallbo.jpgAllendale-BuachallboThe flaming definition of badass. Please also note Batman's attendance on the far left. (Pic from quirkyguide.com)2015-01-09T15:59:26+00:00monthlyhttps://scranshums.com/2014/12/05/on-it-was-the-undergraduate-in-the-library-with-the-beanbag/https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/camunilibrary.jpgCamUniLibraryRumour has it that the world-leading collection of 19th century porn is kept in the tower. (Photo from Wikipedia)https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/corpus_clock_pol.jpgCorpus_clock_polTold you it was strange. (Photo from Wikipedia)https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sleeping_in_the_library_13.jpgsleeping_in_the_library_13Thankfully, scenes like this were avoided because people preferred to nap in the beanbag corner of the DVD section.https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/salem-the-cat-salem-the-cat-34654553-500-333.jpgSalem-the-Cat-salem-the-cat-34654553-500-333Can we just take a moment to appreciate the wit of this cat?2014-12-06T00:08:41+00:00monthlyhttps://scranshums.com/2014/11/28/on-pubs/https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/lrgscalehalfpint-2.jpglrgscaleHALFPINT-2On the other hand, I thought it was against the law to order a half until I went to university in the south. (Photo credit: handyideas.co.uk )https://scranshums.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/grandpa-wilson-1002-cropped.jpgGrandpa Wilson 1002 - CroppedYou see a man with this haircut, you know not to mess with him. 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