Richard P Grant
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Family Tree
We’re blessed to have a larger-than-usual garden (for these parts). Legend has it that when they built this development at the arse-end of the 1980s, what-was-to-become our plot was down for 2 (or even 3) houses, but they didn’t get … Continue reading
On occupational hazards
(First posted over at the day job.) On Christmas Day I received an email. It was addressed to my 7-year-old son, and it told him that his coronavirus test was positive. There were mixed emotions. I was amused at the … Continue reading
Posted in Friday afternoon, Nonsense, Science, Silliness
Tagged #covid19, covid, teachers, vaccination
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Pineapple Head
A little while ago I managed not only to photograph the Google StreetView car somewhere in Fitzrovia, but also to capture the picture it took of me doing it. Earlier today I was on my way to Halfords and find … Continue reading
Posted in Don't try this at home, Silliness
Tagged Google, StreetView
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On biological modelling
You can take the rat out of the lab… … but you can’t complete translation without a ribosome.
Posted in London, Nonsense, Science, Silliness
Tagged biological modelling
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Yakety sax
I made this a couple of years ago, but seeing as it’s almost Christmas I thought I should bring it out for another airing. Those of you who remember ‘Benny Hill’ should get a chuckle out of it; the rest … Continue reading
On biological modelling
Complement activation
Posted in London, Nonsense, Science-less Sunday, Silliness
Tagged biological modelling, complement, Tesco, trolley
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A Christmas Fantasy
You know that thing you do where you read something, and completely misread a single word, and then go back and it’s normal and how it was meant to be? That happened to me a couple of days ago. I … Continue reading
It has not escaped our notice
And this, boys and girls, is why a good copywriter is worth their weight in cock. I mean, gold.
