Friday, 12 January 2007

7 unanswered questions

  1. Why is Victoria Beckham so orange?
  2. What on earth is the cat saying?
  3. Why is that pig's face blue?
  4. Why can I not find red or black pasta any more?
  5. Why have 6 sponge cakes that a friend's family made, baked in 3 different ovens, all not risen?
  6. Why do bottles of wine last a shorter time than they used to?
  7. Why whenever we find a new product we really like, do they stop making it the next month?

Thursday, 11 January 2007

7 common english malfunctions

  1. Its - It's : It's should Only ever be used as an abbreviation of 'It is'!
  2. Loose - Lose : You lose a race. A screw is loose.
  3. Your - You're : It is your language that you're ruining!
  4. Alot - A Lot : There is no such word as Alot, seriously!
  5. Adjective used as adverb : Don't do it... EVER!!! Wrong: He performed the manoeuvre perfect. It's perfectLY!!
  6. Surprise : Contrary to what a lot of people think; there are no such words as suprise, surprize or suprize
  7. Form when you mean From : A common and understandable mistake if you are an overworked HTML coder ;)

Wednesday, 10 January 2007

7 things I'm not great at doing

Today's list comes from Bekie, my brother's sister-in-law :D
  1. Roasting potatoes
  2. Putting zips in garments
  3. Getting up in the morning
  4. Finishing all the food on my plate
  5. Being on time
  6. Keeping potted plants alive
  7. Playing the guitar

Sunday, 7 January 2007

7 things we didn't know last year

  1. Cottage vs shepherds pie
  2. Birds of paradise dancing are hilarious
  3. Pyrex can shatter very successfully!
  4. There are more types of cheese than we realised
  5. Remembering to do lists of 7 things can be tricky at times
  6. Spinach comes in individual frozen cubes for easy frying (for curries etc)
  7. The new skate park in Berkhamsted, which took years to fight for, was built without any lighting!!!!