Simon Lamont
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Arctophile. Atheist. Bibliophile. INFX. He/Him. Carer. Created the Jencyclopaedia in the earlyish days of the Web. Issues The Friday Irregular (trivia, film quotations, weird world news &c) on Thursdays...
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In TFIr#844: Piltdown Man, Björk, Blackbeard, Doctor Who, Casablanca, Ada Lovelace, Voltaire, drop crocs, Perseverence, Vegemite, avian flu, bagpipers, a postman, a pigeon, War & Peace, the Kessler Twins, Michael Kenward & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:46 AM
In TFIr#844: Piltdown Man, Björk, Blackbeard, Doctor Who, Casablanca, Ada Lovelace, Voltaire, drop crocs, Perseverence, Vegemite, avian flu, bagpipers, a postman, a pigeon, War & Peace, the Kessler Twins, Michael Kenward & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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In TFIr#843: Saki, Bonnie Greer, Albert the Bear, Margaret Atwood, Puerto Rico, toilets, the Essex, Susan B. Anthony, Robert Altman, taikonauts, trepanning, Lego, Kirkby, vibe coding, Quentin Wilson, Pauline Collins & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:19 AM
In TFIr#843: Saki, Bonnie Greer, Albert the Bear, Margaret Atwood, Puerto Rico, toilets, the Essex, Susan B. Anthony, Robert Altman, taikonauts, trepanning, Lego, Kirkby, vibe coding, Quentin Wilson, Pauline Collins & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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In TFIr#842: evolution, Murano, Gordon Ramsay, Piranesi, Zoey Deutsch, Windows, June Whitfield, the exploding whale, primes, the Dalia Lama, kindness, The Doors, snakes, Hygieia, Australia, cakes, pennies, Diane Ladd & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:41 AM
In TFIr#842: evolution, Murano, Gordon Ramsay, Piranesi, Zoey Deutsch, Windows, June Whitfield, the exploding whale, primes, the Dalia Lama, kindness, The Doors, snakes, Hygieia, Australia, cakes, pennies, Diane Ladd & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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In TFIr#841: shadows, Ghostwatch, moonrise, Jenny Lind, Tutankhamun, Guy Fawkes, Mariner 10, Kyiv, owls, blue dogs, 3I/ATLAS, hoards, standing stones, Doritos, forgeries, lightning, Kryptos, a Christmas tree & much, much more, + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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October 30, 2025 at 6:46 AM
In TFIr#841: shadows, Ghostwatch, moonrise, Jenny Lind, Tutankhamun, Guy Fawkes, Mariner 10, Kyiv, owls, blue dogs, 3I/ATLAS, hoards, standing stones, Doritos, forgeries, lightning, Kryptos, a Christmas tree & much, much more, + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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In TFIr#840: Anthony Babington, Agincourt, Niagara Falls, black cats, Anne Perry, Boswell, Winona Ryder, The War of the Worlds, ARPANET, Mars, Tutankhamun, Lady Gaga, LEGO, Greenland, Everest, Samantha Eggar, Ace Frehley & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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October 23, 2025 at 5:32 AM
In TFIr#840: Anthony Babington, Agincourt, Niagara Falls, black cats, Anne Perry, Boswell, Winona Ryder, The War of the Worlds, ARPANET, Mars, Tutankhamun, Lady Gaga, LEGO, Greenland, Everest, Samantha Eggar, Ace Frehley & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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In TFIr#839: Rita Hayworth, Alan Coren, Puerto Rico, Aberfan, Nelson, Emilia Clarke, Greenwich, Chuck Berry, a butterfly, Mars, a headstone, Moai, a runaway pumpkin, Jack Karouac, Molly Malone, Diane Keaton, Tony Caunter & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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October 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
In TFIr#839: Rita Hayworth, Alan Coren, Puerto Rico, Aberfan, Nelson, Emilia Clarke, Greenwich, Chuck Berry, a butterfly, Mars, a headstone, Moai, a runaway pumpkin, Jack Karouac, Molly Malone, Diane Keaton, Tony Caunter & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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In TFIr#838: porridge, DRM, Edith Cavell, James II, Tony Hart, Etta James, Harper Lee, Matt Damon, bears, vultures, pyramids, Nirvana, tea, Everest, Thunderbird 3, Taco Bell, George Orwell, Jane Goodall, John Woodvine & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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October 9, 2025 at 5:46 AM
In TFIr#838: porridge, DRM, Edith Cavell, James II, Tony Hart, Etta James, Harper Lee, Matt Damon, bears, vultures, pyramids, Nirvana, tea, Everest, Thunderbird 3, Taco Bell, George Orwell, Jane Goodall, John Woodvine & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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In TFIr#837: minimus, Neve Campbell, Denis Diderot, the Orient Express, space, The Beatles, Tennyson, two operatic Jens, the Vajont Dam, P.J. Harvey, Audrey Hepburn, mosquitos, a squirrel, fart spray, AI, rice, pouting, Sarah Jane Moore, Brian Patten & more...
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October 2, 2025 at 4:41 AM
In TFIr#837: minimus, Neve Campbell, Denis Diderot, the Orient Express, space, The Beatles, Tennyson, two operatic Jens, the Vajont Dam, P.J. Harvey, Audrey Hepburn, mosquitos, a squirrel, fart spray, AI, rice, pouting, Sarah Jane Moore, Brian Patten & more...
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In TFIr#836: Margaret Rule, William McGonagall, blasphemy, Gaugamela, Lizabeth Scott, Jimmy Carter, coffee, parkruns, Groucho Marx, bears, Sacagawea, Rameses II, the Rapture, the Ig Nobels, Claudia Cardinale, Dicky Bird & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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September 25, 2025 at 5:47 AM
In TFIr#836: Margaret Rule, William McGonagall, blasphemy, Gaugamela, Lizabeth Scott, Jimmy Carter, coffee, parkruns, Groucho Marx, bears, Sacagawea, Rameses II, the Rapture, the Ig Nobels, Claudia Cardinale, Dicky Bird & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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Avast! In TFIr#835: grog, pirates, Frances Farmer, Anthony Babington, H.G. Wells, hobbits, Etta Baker, Dr Seuss, Clea DuVall, drunk raccoons, a slug, 3I/Atlas, a whistle, Humpty Dumpty, nuns, Swona, a wedding crasher & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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September 18, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Avast! In TFIr#835: grog, pirates, Frances Farmer, Anthony Babington, H.G. Wells, hobbits, Etta Baker, Dr Seuss, Clea DuVall, drunk raccoons, a slug, 3I/Atlas, a whistle, Humpty Dumpty, nuns, Swona, a wedding crasher & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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I co-directed a one-night production at school many years ago, with a female Estragon. Gave a whole new meaning to one line, and was possibly the only time an audience for Godot has laughed... IYKYK.
September 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I co-directed a one-night production at school many years ago, with a female Estragon. Gave a whole new meaning to one line, and was possibly the only time an audience for Godot has laughed... IYKYK.
In TFIr#834: rain, Biko, Claudette Colbert, Lascaux, Darwin, Henry V, Peg Entwhistle, Enterprise, Laura Ashley, Euler, fat bears, 3I/ATLAS, the Cottingley fairies, mushrooms, PMQs, Giorgio Armani, the Duchess of Kent & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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September 11, 2025 at 5:43 AM
In TFIr#834: rain, Biko, Claudette Colbert, Lascaux, Darwin, Henry V, Peg Entwhistle, Enterprise, Laura Ashley, Euler, fat bears, 3I/ATLAS, the Cottingley fairies, mushrooms, PMQs, Giorgio Armani, the Duchess of Kent & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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In TFIr#833: dysania, beards, Salem, Liz Fraser, Buster Bloodvessel, literacy, Annie Chapman, Breughel, Barack Obama, gorillas, Saturn, the Turin Shroud, Amoc, wildfires, a busker, Taco Bell, Graham Greene, Joe Bugner & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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September 4, 2025 at 5:46 AM
In TFIr#833: dysania, beards, Salem, Liz Fraser, Buster Bloodvessel, literacy, Annie Chapman, Breughel, Barack Obama, gorillas, Saturn, the Turin Shroud, Amoc, wildfires, a busker, Taco Bell, Graham Greene, Joe Bugner & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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In TFIr#832: sneezing, 4' 33", Rebecca De Mornay, a Blackbird, Mathias Rust, Jennie Lee, Steve Irwin, Pepys, Jaws, bees, Uranus, Tycho, coins, Canopus, Stonehenge, algae, gold, rings, gravy, Angela Mortimer, Jerry Adler & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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August 28, 2025 at 5:17 AM
In TFIr#832: sneezing, 4' 33", Rebecca De Mornay, a Blackbird, Mathias Rust, Jennie Lee, Steve Irwin, Pepys, Jaws, bees, Uranus, Tycho, coins, Canopus, Stonehenge, algae, gold, rings, gravy, Angela Mortimer, Jerry Adler & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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In TFIr#831: cats, Tori Amos, William Wallace, Aaliyah, Ukraine, Katherine Johnson, Titian, Krakatoa, Calder Hall, Liverpool, a tuna, sprites, Van Halen, Downton Abbey, Pompeii, Rapa Nui, AOL, Baby Shark, Terence Stamp & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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August 21, 2025 at 2:29 AM
In TFIr#831: cats, Tori Amos, William Wallace, Aaliyah, Ukraine, Katherine Johnson, Titian, Krakatoa, Calder Hall, Liverpool, a tuna, sprites, Van Halen, Downton Abbey, Pompeii, Rapa Nui, AOL, Baby Shark, Terence Stamp & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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In TFIr#830: quinquagenarians, Macbeth, Aretha Franklin, Animal Farm, the Pendle Witches, Dryden, Amy Adams, Australia, sea spiders, dinosaurs, the Moon, Pompeii, the Shroud of Turin, wet wipes, Jim Lovell, Biddy Baxter & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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August 14, 2025 at 5:38 AM
In TFIr#830: quinquagenarians, Macbeth, Aretha Franklin, Animal Farm, the Pendle Witches, Dryden, Amy Adams, Australia, sea spiders, dinosaurs, the Moon, Pompeii, the Shroud of Turin, wet wipes, Jim Lovell, Biddy Baxter & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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In TFIr#829: Roger Federer, Sharon Tate, Fat Man, Rosanna Arquette, Joseph Lister, the IBM PC, cats, Lauren Bacall, owls, robo-bunnies, Curiosity, Seborga, a 30-year old baby, alchemy, Yak Face, Cleo Laine, Allan Ahlberg & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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August 7, 2025 at 5:42 AM
In TFIr#829: Roger Federer, Sharon Tate, Fat Man, Rosanna Arquette, Joseph Lister, the IBM PC, cats, Lauren Bacall, owls, robo-bunnies, Curiosity, Seborga, a 30-year old baby, alchemy, Yak Face, Cleo Laine, Allan Ahlberg & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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In TFIr#828: the Face on Mars, Louise Brown, Sutton Hoo, Jim Davis, VW Beetles, rum, Thomas Gray, whales, plant sounds, the Grand Canyon, Rosebud, Flag Fen, pizza, Gengar, swearing, e-scooters, Ozzy Osbourne, Judy Loe & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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July 24, 2025 at 5:47 AM
In TFIr#828: the Face on Mars, Louise Brown, Sutton Hoo, Jim Davis, VW Beetles, rum, Thomas Gray, whales, plant sounds, the Grand Canyon, Rosebud, Flag Fen, pizza, Gengar, swearing, e-scooters, Ozzy Osbourne, Judy Loe & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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In TFIr#827: Thackeray, Nico, the Mary Rose, Mendel, Paloma Faith, Edward Hopper, Lynda Carter, Aung San Suu Kyi, a tortoise, a void, the USS New Orleans, Ronald McDonald, Theia, jigsaws, AIs, Andrea Gibson, David Kaff & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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July 17, 2025 at 5:48 AM
In TFIr#827: Thackeray, Nico, the Mary Rose, Mendel, Paloma Faith, Edward Hopper, Lynda Carter, Aung San Suu Kyi, a tortoise, a void, the USS New Orleans, Ronald McDonald, Theia, jigsaws, AIs, Andrea Gibson, David Kaff & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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In TFIr#826: attercops, John Dee, Live Aid, the Bastille, Chekhov, Trinity, Phoebe Cates, guinea pigs, sea turtles, 3I/ATLAS, Amelia Earhart, road rage, Hawk-Eye, Jaffa Cakes, egg cups, Michael Madsen, Diogo Jota & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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July 10, 2025 at 5:46 AM
In TFIr#826: attercops, John Dee, Live Aid, the Bastille, Chekhov, Trinity, Phoebe Cates, guinea pigs, sea turtles, 3I/ATLAS, Amelia Earhart, road rage, Hawk-Eye, Jaffa Cakes, egg cups, Michael Madsen, Diogo Jota & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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In TFIr#825: Alice in Wonderland, Spam, Isaac Newton, Anne Frank, sliced bread, chocolate, Dublin, bears, seagulls, a comet, Australia, a boomerang, Scottish tea, 27, Wimbledon, minifigures, Lalo Schifrin, Rebekah Del Rio & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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July 3, 2025 at 5:48 AM
In TFIr#825: Alice in Wonderland, Spam, Isaac Newton, Anne Frank, sliced bread, chocolate, Dublin, bears, seagulls, a comet, Australia, a boomerang, Scottish tea, 27, Wimbledon, minifigures, Lalo Schifrin, Rebekah Del Rio & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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In TFIr#824: elflocks, Felicia Day, Tau, Rod Serling, Debbie Harry, Imelda Marcos, David Bowie, tortoises, koalas, Venus, HMS Endeavour, Harald Bluetooth, nuns, a cat burglar, Enid Blyton, Lynn Hamilton, David Lawrence & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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June 26, 2025 at 5:53 AM
In TFIr#824: elflocks, Felicia Day, Tau, Rod Serling, Debbie Harry, Imelda Marcos, David Bowie, tortoises, koalas, Venus, HMS Endeavour, Harald Bluetooth, nuns, a cat burglar, Enid Blyton, Lynn Hamilton, David Lawrence & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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Woodcuts are cool (as are linocuts if anyone remembers them), but nobody play Duke Nukem 3D anymore? Runs fine in DOSBox :)
June 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Woodcuts are cool (as are linocuts if anyone remembers them), but nobody play Duke Nukem 3D anymore? Runs fine in DOSBox :)
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June 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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In TFIr#823: Lizzie Borden, Inigo Jones, Billy Wilder, the Empire Windrush, Bannockburn, Anne Frank, Ariana Grande, a 110-year-old lobster, dormice, missing matter, King Midas, Costco, Nessie, Pik-Sen Lim, Roland Currum & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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June 19, 2025 at 4:19 AM
In TFIr#823: Lizzie Borden, Inigo Jones, Billy Wilder, the Empire Windrush, Bannockburn, Anne Frank, Ariana Grande, a 110-year-old lobster, dormice, missing matter, King Midas, Costco, Nessie, Pik-Sen Lim, Roland Currum & more + Dumbledore & Little Jennifer...
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