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Lasagne sandwich

1. Get a bun 2. Cut bun 3. Flop entire lasagne wedge into bun 4. Close bun 5. Eat lasagne sandwich goodness

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Made Up TV Shows

What follows is a list of made up TV shows, because once all this rubbish is written down, it will leave my mind forever. ‘Tache in the Attic – game show where celebrities must be identified in the dark by touching their facial hair. Gran Designs – Kevin McCloud personally sponsors a family to live [...]

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How To Speed Up Your Samsung N145 Plus Netbook

I’ve been using a Samsung N145 Plus netbook for a while now. Whilst I am happy with it in general, I do find that sometimes it slows down for no apparent reason. Here are a few tips to help speed up your machine that you might not have thought of. Use the right web browser [...]

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Senet, An Ancient Egyptian Board Game

What is Senet? Senet (or “senat”) is (or was) an ancient Egyptian board game. It’s a bit like snakes and ladders, and a bit like backgammon. It’s easy to get into and doesn’t have too many rules either. The Rules of Senet The rules of Senet are not definite — they’ve never been discovered, so [...]

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Strip HTML Tags Online with zubrag.com

If you’re looking for a tool to strip HTML tags online, perhaps the one at zubrag.com can help. Bit of background: I update a website every week or so with a post based on a newsletter that comes in DOC format. I convert it to HTML to extract the images easily (they’re saved in a [...]

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