OddThinking

A blog for odd things and odd thoughts.

MoBoFo

Apparently my CPU has been getting up around 75°C.

I ignored it for a while. However, last weekend I decided it was time for action.

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Security Questions

Before I can tell you your new password, I need you to garlphrumph kwellaos.

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Retail and Reretail: Shop Redundancy

For the last 10 years, I have visited a shopping area occasionally, and I watch with interest the current levels of redundancy in the assortment of retail establishments.

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Ethics of Puzzle Solving Techniques

I started to read the question: “Anthony and Janet are chemistry students and are having an argument about-”

“Stop there!” interrupted my father!

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Top Gun of the Airfix Force

At what age did boys make model airplanes? At that tender age, I had never been so mortified – it absolutely horrified me what this young sales assistant thought.

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Coming Out Wrong

Here’s another story of coming out wrong… wait, wait… let me re-word that.

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It’s For You!

Now, girls and boys, if you are all sitting comfortably, I will tell you a story from a long, long time ago. This was an age before mobile phones! This was an age before message waiting lights. This was an age before the PABX knew your name! This is a story about an old corporate phone system I used to use.

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I’m a Self-Hater, and I Can Prove It

Late one night, I pondered my life, logically.

I didn’t much like what I proved.

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Acrobatic Judging

A story about a time I was evaluated like a piece of meat.

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On Hats and Scarves

A mystery story about a hat, a scarf, Canberra and a party.

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