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[hirez]

While wandering one mall or another in the Americas the other month, my ancient, somewhat knackered, but original B&L Raybans were remarked upon and then handled with the sort of reverence usually due to religious relics. It was the sort of behaviour one might expect in a non-league[1] cyberpunk story. I was sufficiently boggled that I took no real part in the conversation. Actually, it's most of the plot of 'Hello America', isn't it?

When life imitates Ballard, be mildly concerned.

It seems to me that 'Nice' biscuits are a complete lie. Or perhaps it's a production problem. Were the things given the correct name, 'Horrible', the biscuits would need to be twice the size, which would lead to all sorts of knock-on problems in the production and distribution chain.

Linkage: http://www.museumofvictorianscience.co.uk/


[1] As opposed to first division.

Comments

[nalsa.livejournal.com]

Are you booking a trip to said museum come the end of the month, or are you foregoing the delights of the North Sea in October?

[hirez.livejournal.com]

A chum, who is visiting from the Americas for the G*th-bothering, suggested the visit. So, um, yes. I shall be interested to view the state of their telegraph kit.

Horribles

[meltie.livejournal.com]

One may also halve the font size, however I doubt that the grain size is sufficiently fine to hold the image correctly.

Re: Horribles

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Quite. That might lead to people trying to buy 'Heffalump' biscuits and/or complaints of mislabelling.

Re: Horribles

[quercus.livejournal.com]

If a chap was to make "Horrible" biscuits, maybe for some sort of anarcho-collective cafe, he would of couse need access to a custom-CNCed biscuit cutter die...

Re: Horribles

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Can you machine biscuits?

Re: Horribles

[jarkman.livejournal.com]

Probably, yes. Especially the sturdier ones.

Re: Horribles

[jarkman.livejournal.com]

Biscuit forgery! There's a promising career for the small-time criminal looking to go up in the world.

[quercus.livejournal.com]

Raybans aren't B&L any more?


I've a pair of 1992 "YA Carol Atack AICMFP" New Hampshire Timberlands and would like some more, even though they cost a squillion even back then. Unlike my recent Chinese Timberlands, which fell apart overnight.

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Nope. They stopped making them a while back, and now I think the restarted business belongs to Police.

I'm sure I should know that name...

[quercus.livejournal.com]

Not sure which is scarier:

* http://www.eruditor.com/books/item/9780201624106.html.en

* http://info.lgu.org/tic/tmplayer.cgi?player=005670~class=~cardlink=Y~season=2007~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=Y~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Oh right.

Life imitates JH-R

[quercus.livejournal.com]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/06/darpa_submersible_aeroplane_plan/

"The Pentagon notioneers emphasise that this is a submerging aircraft, not a flying U-boat:"
...or maybe not.

Re: Life imitates JH-R

[jarkman.livejournal.com]

They're watching old episodes of UFO again. It'll be purple wigs next.

[ivory-goddess.livejournal.com]

I like 'Nice biscuits.

OK, I prefer plain chocolate hob-nobs but there's nowt wrong with 'Nice'