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The rarely updated blog of Joel Dixon
Viewing blogs posted in October, 2008
Friday, October 31, 2008
Stop looking at me, swan!
# Posted by Joel Dixon at 31/10/2008 19:58:07My last balloon animal, Necky, needed a friend. Enter Swanana:
I admit, my hand is strategically placed here to ensure the swan's head is pointed down
I had a spare blue balloon - so I have the Swan a lake to play in. I think I'll have to start looking for patterns for making a penguin.
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Sunday, October 26, 2008
Trivial
# Posted by Joel Dixon at 26/10/2008 14:35:37Last night I attended a trivia night for my old primary school. Our table won the night (which was fun - as I've never been part of a winning team before) and everyone seemed to have fun.
I often take a relaxed approach to these kinds of events. I will generally stay quiet and let other people answer most of the questions - only piping up if I'm sure about the answer. I don't know why - but during the "TV & Movies" round I changed my approach slightly.
The question was "". I think I was buoyed from getting a couple of answers right the previous round, so before the music had even started playing I stood up and said to the whole table "Mork & Mindy. And it was a spin-off from Happy Days." I didn't know why I would even try to guess without hearing the music, so I sat back down to a few odd looks.
The light 80's-style music starts to play and people are guessing various shows like Dallas etc. After about 20 seconds I start to think that the music may actually have been from Mork & Mindy, so I reiterated my guess. We ended up going with it - and sure enough, I was right (to much high-fiving).
For those that don't remember the show's opening - here's a YouTube. The bit of the music that they played starts at 0:47 into the clip. Enjoy.
Mork & Mindy
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Thursday, October 23, 2008
Awesome Blossom!
# Posted by Joel Dixon at 23/10/2008 20:19:29How did I not know about a Blooming Onion?
Bloomin' Heck
It's basically a large onion, cut up, and deep-fried. Yumsy! Apparently the Outback Steakhouse, an Australian-themed restaurant, invented the dish. This is a little odd - as I'm pretty sure it's not an Australian dish.
Either way - I'm keeping an eye out for some onions in bloom!
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