North of the Stupid Line

Archive for April, 2008

19 Apr, 2008

The Big Fight

Posted by: Rob

I am currently being exposed to the fervour of the Valleys that is Joe Calzaghe and his big fight against Bernard Hopkins in Las Vegas, USA.
On the orders of my missus and the in-laws, I have subscribed to Setanta Sports for one month so that they can watch the big fight tonight on Setanta 1 [...]

15 Apr, 2008

Cage & Fish

Posted by: Rob

Rachel and I are currently ploughing our way through all five series of Ally McBeal. We’re currently on series 3, disc 4, if you really wanted to know.
The point of this post is to talk about Cage & Fish, the law firm in which the series is set and where Ally works. The [...]

15 Apr, 2008

Eugenics Debate

Posted by: Rob

For those of you who are overwhelmed by the amount of media attention and debate surrounding the topic of eugenics and Clause 14 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, here’s a very errudite summary of the issue: “Should we stamp out ‘designer deafness’?” by Sandy Starr
Thanks to A for bringing this article to our [...]

06 Apr, 2008

Hacked by Russians

Posted by: Rob

You will have noticed that North of the Stupid Line was hacked by Russians while I was away. I’m pleased to announce that North of the Stupid Line is back up as normal, and that I’ve managed not to lose any posts (not that there have been many recently!).
I’ve also upgraded the Wordpress installation [...]

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05 Apr, 2008

Travels

Posted by: Rob

Rachel and I have spent the last 3.5 weeks travelling around the world, visiting Hong Kong, New Zealand, Hawaii and Los Angeles, with around 54 hours flying time.
Needless to say, we are bloody knackered. However, it was definitely worth it, and some of the things we’ve seen beggar belief. Here is a sample [...]

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Why North of the Stupid Line? It's quite simple: to signify an individual of subnormal intelligence and general social ignorance. This blog belongs to Rob Wilks (never!) who can be summed up thus: Deaf, married, daddy, happy chappy, smiley, solicitor, Welshman, Cymru.