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Varlet – From Medieval Servant to Medieval Insult

C S Hughes August 12, 2013

var·let /ˈvärlət/ 1. A man or boy acting as a menial servant 2. A knight’s page 3. A...

The Top 5 Songs Hated By Medieval History Nerds

C S Hughes August 7, 2013

History nerds, they loved the TV show The Tudors, but hated its innacuracies. They swoon over rough headed James Frain,...

Amanda Palmer’s Vegemite Song

C S Hughes August 4, 2013

The gorgeously maverick Bohemian burlesque Amanda Palmer gives some Vegemite based relationship advice. Olga had almost the exact same experience,...

There’s No Place Like Home, There’s No Place Like Home, There’s No Place Like…Aaaarrrrrgggghh!

C S Hughes August 2, 2013

In 2012 Artist/Designer Dominic Wilcox created a lovely pair of grey leather Brogues with built in GPS capability. Homing Brogues...

Geek Vs Nerd – An Infographic

C S Hughes July 31, 2013

A Geek Vs Nerd Infographic One thing geeks and nerds can definitely agree on, they all appreciate a good infographic....

5 Books You Must Read After You Die

C S Hughes July 29, 2013

There are some books you should actually read if you wake up dead, depending on the exact circumstance of your...

Candy, Ka-Troo and Nerdalicious Too

C S Hughes July 28, 2013

The term ‘nerd’ was coined by no lesser nerdish luminary than Dr Seuss, referring to a mysterious animal in the...

Seven Things You Didn’t Know About Emma Watson’s Hair

C S Hughes July 6, 2013

She’s pretty, she’s classy, she’s witty, she’s sassy. She’s an icon to young wizards everywhere. She’s gorgeous and sometimes screechy....

Penguin Publishes Racist Cannibal Cookbook

C S Hughes June 26, 2013

One of the most famous misprints in publishing history is the so called ‘Wicked’ or ‘Adulterous Bible’ of 1631. The...

Doctor Who In Oxford

C S Hughes April 23, 2013

Word Of The Day Whovian Pronunciation: /ˈhuːvɪən/ Definition of Whovian noun informal a fan of the British science-fiction television series...

Higgs Boson Explained

C S Hughes April 14, 2013

The Higgs mechanism is an explanation devised in 1964 of why and how gauge bosons for an interaction could be...

North Korea Develops Dalek With Shrink Ray

C S Hughes April 7, 2013

Kim Jong Un says, “We will miniaturize you!”...

Ridiculam Verbum – Runcible (Spoon)

C S Hughes April 1, 2013

They dined on mince and slices of quince, which they ate with a runcible spoon. Generally today a Runcible Spoon...

Ridiculam Verbum

C S Hughes March 25, 2013

Funny Word Of The Day Note. Funny words are dangerous. When used excessively they lose their humour quotient, and may...

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