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Thomo Attacked up the Punjab

I logged into Facebook this morning and a Facebook security warning came up. Following the prompts I was told that there was a suspicious account access – namely from the location on the map. Facebook then asked me to confirm whether or not it was me.

Well, it was an access from a [...]

One Flat White and a Ristretto

We have a coffee machine in the offices we rent. These are serviced offices and the coffee machine is provided as part of the rental package – albeit a part that is charged at $20 a month per person whether you use it or not((1)).

We have had a number of coffee machines through here [...]

Marie Callas and Snake Oil Salesmen

One of the most commented on posts here at Thomo’s Hole is the one about Marie Callas the Clairvoyant and …?. Most of the comments say the same thing  – that the commenter believes that Marie Callas is a fraud. Whilst there are many unexplained things in the universe (like how Pelicans know there will [...]

Hopalong catastrophe: Sydney surrenders to northern invaders

Hopalong catastrophe: Sydney surrenders to northern invaders.

Cane Toads in Sydney … nooooo!

The Sydney Morning Herald ran an article today talking about the spread of cane toads. In particular it noted that

Steve Cope, the director of Knock-Out Pest Control, said his company had 12 call outs for toads in the Shire [Sutherland Shire [...]

How to shoot your mouth off … stupidly

From time to time I stop in and have a read of one of my favourite newspapers, the Arab News. In what has to be one of the best examples of stupidly shooting one’s mouth off a Saudi by the name of Mazen Abdul Jawad who works for Saudi Airlines and lives in Jeddah (my [...]

Odd Sydney Traffic Signs

Well, not so much odd but rather in this case, just plain wrong. Here is the corner of Market and York Streets in the City. Market Street is one-way traffic from Elizabeth Street to York Street, only becoming two way from York Street down to Sussex Street.

So, what is unusual I hear you [...]

Email Signatures

I know that I spoke of these a while ago, email signatures, that is. Especially those really long ones threatening all kinds of dire results if you are not the person named  – has anyone ever had anything dire happen to them as a result of a misdirected email? Anyway, as I get grumpier, more [...]

Valentine’s Day

OK, so it is Valentine’s Day. Firstly, to the local councils in the UK trying to eliminate the usage of the apostrophe, that’s Valentine’s, with apostrophes galore but no apologies anywhere.

As for Valentine’s Day itself, I can do no better than to point you towards that mine of misinformation, Wikipedia, which has quite a [...]

Henry Ebery or Henry Every

Woodcut of Henry Every

Every so often I go through the search results of Thomo’s Hole – it is quite enlightening seeing what terms people are searching for in the Hole. It also tweaks my interest and leads to some posts. Of course, if you’d like something specific you only need ask and I’ll [...]

More Packaging Oddities

Ainsley's Couscous – see the calories?

Mum suggested trying some Couscous with dinner one night after Molly had given it to her. I’d eaten couscous before but thought I’d try it anyway. So, dutiful son that I am, I was wandering around Woolworth’s and checking the couscous and I thought “Ainsley Harriott’s couscous will [...]