Posts written by Scatman Dan
Massage
Dan and Ruth go to a couples-massage class and meet a sadist, a Spaniard, and his wife. Then the oil comes out… Wait, are we in the right place? Continue reading
Remember Go Ape?
When we went to Go Ape at the tail end of Ruth & JTA’s Stag/Hen Weekend party, we had no idea that we’d have such an impact on one little girl as we evidently did. Maybe we should dress as superheroes when we go to Go Ape next time (in March!), too… Continue reading
The Week of Balls
Dan says the word “balls” a lot, statistically speaking, as he deals with a broken boiler (at home) and a disfunctional server (at work). Continue reading
Finding my Geographic Centre
What do you get if you take the average location between all of the places you’ve ever lived? Dan tried this, and it turns out that his geographical centre point is only a quarter hour’s drive away from where his parents live, even without weighting. How will it be affected by his house move, later this year? Continue reading
Roadspotters
Dan learns about the way that road numbers are organised around the UK and speculates about the existence of a new kind of nerd, the “roadspotter”. And then, a short Internet search later, realises that this unusually hobby actually exists… Continue reading
Free Deed Poll Generator
Generate yourself a legally-valid UK deed poll to change your name… completely free! A new, open-source project by Dan makes and a web site that anybody can use makes it easy to change your legal name. Continue reading
Mr. Smith’s Robbery
Dan shares a story about a man who’s robbed at gunpoint, and then speaks his mind about the recent case of a false accusation of rape by a schoolgirl in Cheltenham. Continue reading
Fox News on IPv6
Journalists continue to misrepresent and generally fuck up the public’s understanding of the future of the Internet, and Dan simply can’t help himself but to try to put them right. Continue reading
Puppy Eating Time
Dan puts his foot in his mouth, and makes it sound like he was considering putting his boss’s new pet puppy in there, too. But then everything turns out better than expected. Continue reading
Argh, It Burns! Night
The Earthlings celebrate Burns Night in their own special way, with readings of the worst fan fiction they could find in a competition to find the worst examples of the genre to exist anywhere. Continue reading
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