Tag Archives: Just wondering

Intranets. I’ll show you mine if you show me yours.

Posted on 6 December 2007 by Nic Price

Yesterday about thirty Intranetters (thanks to Andrew for pointing me towards the yahoo group) got together in central London. It was a really good event – a kind of intranets anonymous. Big thanks to Simon Hill and Rod McLean for … Continue reading →

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Never can say goodbye

Posted on 26 October 2007 by Nic Price

Have you noticed that on the radio very few, if any, presenters and guests say “goodbye” at the end of an interview or phone call? More often than not they say “thank you” instead. I was just wondering if this … Continue reading →

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Where did escalator etiquette come from?

Posted on 23 October 2007 by Nic Price

Do you stand on the right on the escalator in John Lewis or your local shopping mall? Did “Please stand on the right” originate on the London Underground? Like Pavlov’s dog, we’ve been gradually conditioned to do this. And why … Continue reading →

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Automatic accents

Posted on 24 September 2007 by Nic Price

Do you have a lift at work? Does it have a male or female voice? Who decided that? Does a lift in Belfast have a different accent to a lift in Manchester, Falmouth or Glasgow? Should the automated announcements on … Continue reading →

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GROW

Posted on 3 August 2007 by Nic Price

Goal Reality Options What next?

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WAIT

Posted on 3 August 2007 by Nic Price

Why Am I Talking?

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Sounds like it should be a blast

Posted on 6 June 2007 by Nic Price

If you’ll pardon the pun. I’ve just been sent this info about an event taking place in July. I’ve added in the link showing where the venue is on Google maps. Title: Gas Organ exhibition Venue: The Sassoon Gallery Location: … Continue reading →

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Ad nonsense

Posted on 24 March 2007 by Nic Price

Listening to Xfm on my phone on the bus on the way home from work on Thursday night and an ad came on that went something like this: Imagine a world where we all watched one TV channel. Imagine a … Continue reading →

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Running track question

Posted on 23 January 2007 by Nic Price

Why do we run in an anticlockwise direction on a running track? Has it always been anticlockwise? Is it clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere? [No, actually scrap that] Does it mean top athletes’ descendants will have shorter left legs than … Continue reading →

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Norwegian wood or fake plastic trees?

Posted on 10 December 2006 by Nic Price

A good excuse for a musical reference, but this isn’t to do with choosing between the Beatles and Radiohead. I was just wondering what kind of Christmas tree we should be buying this year. With all the recent mention of … Continue reading →

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