<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351</id><updated>2011-04-22T05:58:57.492+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Planet Gromit</title><subtitle type='html'>welcome to my life...pull up a beanbag</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>190</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-111091219981775542</id><published>2005-03-15T19:42:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2005-03-15T19:44:35.616+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Quote of the day - 15/03/05</title><summary type='text'>Art is making something out of nothing and selling it. Frank Zappa (1940 - 1993)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/111091219981775542/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=111091219981775542' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/111091219981775542'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/111091219981775542'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2005/03/quote-of-day-150305.html' title='Quote of the day - 15/03/05'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-111091207932400535</id><published>2005-03-15T19:32:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2005-03-15T19:41:19.326+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Anyone want to buy me a present?!</title><summary type='text'>Wacom are the design industry's leading manufacturer of graphics tablets.  I've been using a standard tablet since about 1998...so much so, I now find it extremely hard to use a mouse.They're fantastic little things.  They're pressure sensitive so when you are using photoshop (or any other paint package), the harder you press, the more ink you release.  Its about as close as you'll ever get to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/111091207932400535/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=111091207932400535' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/111091207932400535'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/111091207932400535'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2005/03/anyone-want-to-buy-me-present.html' title='Anyone want to buy me a present?!'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-111064525913450396</id><published>2005-03-12T17:33:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2005-03-12T17:34:19.136+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Quote of the Day - 12th March 2005</title><summary type='text'>Always get married early in the morning. That way, if it doesn't work out, you haven't wasted a whole day. Mickey Rooney</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/111064525913450396/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=111064525913450396' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/111064525913450396'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/111064525913450396'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2005/03/quote-of-day-12th-march-2005.html' title='Quote of the Day - 12th March 2005'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-111064511025903257</id><published>2005-03-12T17:19:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2005-03-12T17:31:50.260+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Appalled enough to blog</title><summary type='text'>Firstly - Apologies for not blogging over the past few weeks.  Its been a ridiculous month at work, lots and lots of 12-14 hour days and seemingly peddling backwards.Anyway, I was just reading through Yahoo!News as I often do when I have a spare 5 minutes and I came across the following article about the use of a finger print payment system in a german supermarket.  Nothing really unusual about </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/111064511025903257/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=111064511025903257' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/111064511025903257'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/111064511025903257'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2005/03/appalled-enough-to-blog.html' title='Appalled enough to blog'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110875100144035257</id><published>2005-02-18T18:42:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2005-02-18T19:23:21.446+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Jerry Springer : The Opera</title><summary type='text'>Last night, my wife and I went to watch "Jerry Springer: The Opera" in Covent Garden.  I've been looking forward to seeing this show for quite a while...although recently I was put off a little by the neo-conservative fundamental Christian uproar that happened when the BBC decided that they were going to televise the show.  The complaints, although partly fuelled by the show's 2000+ swear word </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110875100144035257/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110875100144035257' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110875100144035257'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110875100144035257'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2005/02/jerry-springer-opera.html' title='Jerry Springer : The Opera'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110874831778410821</id><published>2005-02-18T18:34:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2005-02-18T18:41:50.490+01:00</updated><title type='text'>What is it about the name Geoffrey??!!</title><summary type='text'>Regular readers of my blog will remember this post I wrote a couple of weeks ago about a guy called Geoff who cut off his own balls after watching Wales beat England at rugby.Well, I don't know what it is about the name Geoffery, but I just came across this article in todays news....LONDON (Reuters) - A woman has been sentenced to two and a half years in jail for ripping off her ex-lover's </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110874831778410821/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110874831778410821' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110874831778410821'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110874831778410821'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2005/02/what-is-it-about-name-geoffrey.html' title='What is it about the name Geoffrey??!!'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110807140836277142</id><published>2005-02-10T22:30:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2005-02-10T22:36:48.363+01:00</updated><title type='text'>I suppose he's a *bit* like Santa Claus...</title><summary type='text'>I just came across a slightly crazy, yet even more disturbing little news article.  This was the opening paragraph.Hitler still getting post in BerlinBERLIN (Reuters) - German postal services are still delivering post for Adolf Hitler, even though the Nazi dictator has been dead almost 60 years. German media reported that a postcard addressed to "Fuehrer Adolf Hitler, Reichstag, German </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110807140836277142/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110807140836277142' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110807140836277142'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110807140836277142'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2005/02/i-suppose-hes-bit-like-santa-claus.html' title='I suppose he&apos;s a *bit* like Santa Claus...'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110803907314498273</id><published>2005-02-10T13:29:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2005-02-10T13:37:53.143+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Charlie's getting hitched...</title><summary type='text'>It was announced a few minutes ago that Prince Charles is finally going to marry Camilla Parker Bowles at Windsor Castle on April 8.I'm pleased that he's got the balls to stand up to the middle-england hobbits who've been kicking off at him ever since their precious Diana died.  They've tried to build a conspiracy around him, they've tried to accuse him of forcing Diana into an early grave, the</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110803907314498273'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110803907314498273'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2005/02/charlies-getting-hitched.html' title='Charlie&apos;s getting hitched...'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110789705381362261</id><published>2005-02-08T22:09:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2005-02-08T22:10:53.813+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Quote of the Day - 8th Feb 2005</title><summary type='text'>"Ow!"Geoff Huish, 26, Caerphilly, South Wales.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110789705381362261/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110789705381362261' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110789705381362261'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110789705381362261'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2005/02/quote-of-day-8th-feb-2005.html' title='Quote of the Day - 8th Feb 2005'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110789694531822869</id><published>2005-02-08T22:01:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2005-02-08T22:09:05.316+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Sore Winner</title><summary type='text'>This has to be one of the wierdest news articles I've ever read.  Its wrong on so many levels I don't feel the need to comment, when all I have to do is give you the facts...1. Wales played England at rugby last saturday.2. Wales were at home - the Millenium Stadium, Cardiff.3. For the last 12 years England have thrashed Wales on their own turf and remained unbeaten when playing Wales at home</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110789694531822869/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110789694531822869' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110789694531822869'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110789694531822869'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2005/02/sore-winner.html' title='Sore Winner'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110691465101973933</id><published>2005-01-28T13:16:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2005-01-28T13:17:31.020+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Quote of the day - 28/01/05</title><summary type='text'>"Man is free at the moment he wishes to be."Voltaire</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110691465101973933/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110691465101973933' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110691465101973933'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110691465101973933'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2005/01/quote-of-day-280105.html' title='Quote of the day - 28/01/05'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110691455299211385</id><published>2005-01-28T13:08:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2005-01-28T13:15:52.993+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Off again!</title><summary type='text'>I'm off for a few days again - this time I'm flying to Copenhagen for a few relaxing days with my wife.  I've wanted to go there for a few years now, so I'm really looking forward to it.  About 4/5 years ago I was in Sweden engineering the MTV Music Awards for an internet broadcast, and I immediately fell in love with the scandanavian way of life.  Ever since, I've been craving to see Denmark, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110691455299211385/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110691455299211385' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110691455299211385'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110691455299211385'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2005/01/off-again.html' title='Off again!'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110685087537159841</id><published>2005-01-27T19:30:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2005-01-27T19:34:35.373+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Quote of the day - 27/01/05</title><summary type='text'>"I am not here to talk about what happened. My only aim is to light a candle for my mother, whose ashes are who knows where in this camp"Jan Wojciech Topolewski, a former prisoner whose mother died in Auschwitz, on returning to the prison camp today, 60 years after its liberation.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110685087537159841/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110685087537159841' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110685087537159841'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110685087537159841'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2005/01/quote-of-day-270105.html' title='Quote of the day - 27/01/05'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110685056409920973</id><published>2005-01-27T19:18:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2005-01-27T19:29:24.100+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Remember Auschwitz</title><summary type='text'>Today is the 60th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.  The photograph above shows some of the 600 children, who survived Auschwitz, show their tattooed identification numbers. Some 7,000 prisoners, including more than 600 children and youths below the age of 18, were alive when the camp was liberated. They were the lucky ones. Up to 1.5 million people died in the gas chambers and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110685056409920973/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110685056409920973' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110685056409920973'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110685056409920973'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2005/01/remember-auschwitz.html' title='Remember Auschwitz'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110632700274398822</id><published>2005-01-21T18:03:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2005-01-21T18:03:22.743+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Quote of the day - 21/01/05</title><summary type='text'>A celebrity is one who is known to many persons he is glad he doesn't know. H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110632700274398822/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110632700274398822' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110632700274398822'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110632700274398822'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2005/01/quote-of-day-210105_21.html' title='Quote of the day - 21/01/05'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110632657384783506</id><published>2005-01-21T17:49:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2005-01-21T17:56:13.846+01:00</updated><title type='text'>I thought its usually the accused that gets off</title><summary type='text'>Former Judge Donald Thompson, 58, pleaded not guilty to the charge of using a "penis pump" during court sessions.I quote, "Last year, a court reporter who worked for Thompson was fired after she said she saw the judge masturbate and use the penis pump during hearings. Other witnesses claimed they saw Thompson use the pump in court"SO HOW THE BLOODY HELL DID IT TAKE SO LONG FOR THIS TO BE </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110632657384783506/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110632657384783506' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110632657384783506'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110632657384783506'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2005/01/i-thought-its-usually-accused-that.html' title='I thought its usually the accused that gets off'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110615370733752744</id><published>2005-01-19T17:54:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2005-01-19T17:55:07.336+01:00</updated><title type='text'>2005 Movie Calendar</title><summary type='text'>Below are all of the films that I will definitely be going to the cinema to see this year.  Its a strange one this year because if you look at the list you'll see that the majority are remakes, sequels or big screen adaptations.  The list is also bigger than previous years...believe it or not, I've been choosy here...I've actually cut some out (including "Robots", "League of Gentlemen's </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110615370733752744/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110615370733752744' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110615370733752744'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110615370733752744'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2005/01/2005-movie-calendar.html' title='2005 Movie Calendar'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110555658357247565</id><published>2005-01-12T19:48:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2005-01-12T20:03:03.573+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Blogs will resume shortly...</title><summary type='text'>Apologies for my lack of posting over the last few weeks.  Its been a difficult time.  Tomorrow I am driving north to be with my family, as Friday morning is the day of my Uncle's funeral.Its an unusual time to say the least. Please bare with me, thanks again for your patience.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110555658357247565/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110555658357247565' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110555658357247565'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110555658357247565'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2005/01/blogs-will-resume-shortly.html' title='Blogs will resume shortly...'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110484208844397123</id><published>2005-01-04T11:57:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2005-01-04T15:19:45.696+01:00</updated><title type='text'>2 Pantos, 2 Funerals and a lot of driving</title><summary type='text'>Christmas 2004 is by far the most bizarre christmas time I've ever had.  A large number of things happened to me in the last week that I will briefly overview...I'm not going to blog much more than the events themselves because as you will soon read, there are far too many mixed emotions to possibly cover in one post.It began on Christmas Eve.  I was running around trying to find a new </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110484208844397123/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110484208844397123' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110484208844397123'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110484208844397123'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2005/01/2-pantos-2-funerals-and-lot-of-driving.html' title='2 Pantos, 2 Funerals and a lot of driving'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110388523304992397</id><published>2004-12-24T11:42:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-12-24T11:48:01.346+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Merry Christmas!</title><summary type='text'>Well, thats me done for another year.  Its Christmas Eve and my boss has my sorry ass in work as per usual....but come lunch time I'm free!  Free I say! FREEEEEE! Muwwwahahahahaaa!!! ;o)This will be my last post until 2005.  There's a couple of weeks left to the year yet but due to all of my family commitments, I won't near a computer until sometime in January.I'd like to take this </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110388523304992397/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110388523304992397' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110388523304992397'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110388523304992397'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/12/merry-christmas.html' title='Merry Christmas!'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110372023283130074</id><published>2004-12-22T13:53:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-12-22T13:57:12.830+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Christmas prediction pt 2</title><summary type='text'>After writing my last post, I realised that it sounded quite negative...so I just wanted to point out a couple of things that I'm actually really looking forward to.There's gonna be a couple of firsts for me this year...things I've never done in the last 30 years...1. Wake up in my own bed, in my own house on Christmas Day.2. Wake up next to my wife on Christmas Day....I've never woken up </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110372023283130074/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110372023283130074' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110372023283130074'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110372023283130074'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/12/christmas-prediction-pt-2.html' title='Christmas prediction pt 2'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110371886702627855</id><published>2004-12-22T13:24:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-12-22T13:34:27.026+01:00</updated><title type='text'>My christmas prediction...</title><summary type='text'>My christmas is looking a little hectic...here's how it looks so far...Christmas Eve - Polish Christmas at home (my wife is polish) - fish, fish and more fish, not good considering I'm not a fish lover.  5 courses of pure, unadulterated fishy hell....herrings, salmon, more herrings...uurrrggghhhh!  So I'll be serving vodka to drunk poles with a peg on my nose :o)Christmas Day - Tunbridge </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110371886702627855/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110371886702627855' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110371886702627855'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110371886702627855'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/12/my-christmas-prediction.html' title='My christmas prediction...'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110356276458179206</id><published>2004-12-20T17:39:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-12-20T18:19:56.936+01:00</updated><title type='text'>its not big and its certainly not clever</title><summary type='text'>It was my 30th birthday on saturday.  My friends all came down from their respective parts of the country and "helped me celebrate". I can't express how good the weekend was, nor can I express how bad I feel for it today.  We endulged in the great british tradition of ignoring your health, eating crap and binge drinking.Rather than tell you the finer details of the weekend and possibly </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110356276458179206/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110356276458179206' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110356276458179206'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110356276458179206'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/12/its-not-big-and-its-certainly-not.html' title='its not big and its certainly not clever'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110270179611625562</id><published>2004-12-10T18:46:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-12-10T19:03:16.116+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Flat Caps and Boiled Sweets</title><summary type='text'>Last night a series of recent events culminated in me suddenly feeling very old.For the last month or so I've been constantly wearing my flat cap.  Now I suppose I should admit at this point that this is a semi-fashion statement but the main reason I wear it is simply - I just like it.  Most of my friends and family laugh at me for wearing it, but every year when it gets cold, I find it very </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110270179611625562/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110270179611625562' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110270179611625562'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110270179611625562'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/12/flat-caps-and-boiled-sweets.html' title='Flat Caps and Boiled Sweets'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110269919651896816</id><published>2004-12-10T18:14:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-12-10T18:19:56.516+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Don't f**** with Santa!</title><summary type='text'>This has to be my favourite piece of news this week....A gathering of over 4200 Santa Clauses (should that be Santa Clausi? Santa Claux maybe?!) turned into an enormous brawl after 30 of them got drunk in a local pub in Newtown, Mid-Wales.  You just can't write this stuff :o)5 Santas were nicked after police used CS Gas on the crowd.  Read the full story here.Makes you wonder what the elves</summary><link rel='related' href='http://uk.news.yahoo.com/041210/140/f8ai1.html' title='Don&apos;t f**** with Santa!'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110269919651896816/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110269919651896816' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110269919651896816'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110269919651896816'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/12/dont-f-with-santa.html' title='Don&apos;t f**** with Santa!'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110235130750523487</id><published>2004-12-06T17:40:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-12-06T17:41:47.506+01:00</updated><title type='text'>The Bethlehem Boost</title><summary type='text'>I was flicking through a Reuters news feed a couple of minutes ago and I came across a wonderful little story that really cheered me up...Sales of tea towels are booming as parents use them as headdresses for their children in primary school Nativity plays, Sainsbury's supermarket says. So great is the demand - known in the trade as the Bethlehem Boost - that Sainsbury's has ordered extra </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110235130750523487/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110235130750523487' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110235130750523487'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110235130750523487'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/12/bethlehem-boost.html' title='The Bethlehem Boost'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110235120539248973</id><published>2004-12-06T17:09:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-12-06T17:40:05.393+01:00</updated><title type='text'>..and it begins again</title><summary type='text'>Christmas has been looming for almost 2 months now in the commercial world.  The usual flurry of Bing Crosby shop music began at the beginning of October, and most UK towns have had their "Christmas lights" up for at least a month.  But as per usual I don't feel Christmasy in the slightest.  I think it has something to do with a combination of S.A.D., which I suffer every year, mixed in with the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110235120539248973/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110235120539248973' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110235120539248973'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110235120539248973'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/12/and-it-begins-again.html' title='..and it begins again'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110138414681968527</id><published>2004-11-25T13:16:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-11-25T13:02:26.820+01:00</updated><title type='text'>The Manchurian Candidate</title><summary type='text'>Where to start, where to start....!  Well, last night my wife and I went down to the local cinema to see the latest Denzel Washington flick - The Manchurian Candidate.  I'm actually not a major fan of Denzel, I can't knock his acting but there's something about his films that tend not to appeal to me.  We saw the trailer for this particular film when we went to see the latest Bridget Jones </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368008/combined' title='The Manchurian Candidate'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110138414681968527/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110138414681968527' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110138414681968527'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110138414681968527'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/11/manchurian-candidate.html' title='The Manchurian Candidate'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110138516854465496</id><published>2004-11-25T13:06:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-11-25T13:19:28.543+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Quote of the Day - 25/11/04</title><summary type='text'>You can live to be a hundred if you give up all the things that make you want to live to be a hundredWoody Allen</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110138516854465496/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110138516854465496' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110138516854465496'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110138516854465496'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/11/quote-of-day-251104.html' title='Quote of the Day - 25/11/04'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110114268135971658</id><published>2004-11-22T17:55:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-11-22T17:58:01.360+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Bushism of the Day - 22/11/04</title><summary type='text'>"They misunderestimated me."Bentonville, Ark., Nov. 6, 2000</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110114268135971658/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110114268135971658' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110114268135971658'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110114268135971658'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/11/bushism-of-day-221104.html' title='Bushism of the Day - 22/11/04'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110114246843268310</id><published>2004-11-22T17:46:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-11-22T17:54:28.433+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Rough Justice</title><summary type='text'>Today's world news peaked for me with the 40 year old Thai vigilante, who saw fit to cut off the penises of two teenagers after he found out they had stolen 50,000 baht ($1,250) of his savings from an ATM machine.However my mind boggles when I try to imagine how this guy, a house painter, actually managed to keep hold of the 2 boys, aged 14 and 15, long enough to do this dastardly deed.  </summary><link rel='related' href='http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&amp;cid=573&amp;e=3&amp;u=/nm/crime_thailand_dc' title='Rough Justice'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110114246843268310/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110114246843268310' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110114246843268310'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110114246843268310'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/11/rough-justice.html' title='Rough Justice'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110088090119867685</id><published>2004-11-19T17:11:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-11-19T17:15:01.196+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Bushism of the Day - 19/11/04</title><summary type='text'>"It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it."Reuters, May 5, 2000</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110088090119867685/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110088090119867685' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110088090119867685'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110088090119867685'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/11/bushism-of-day-191104.html' title='Bushism of the Day - 19/11/04'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110088062341570964</id><published>2004-11-19T17:04:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-11-19T17:17:31.893+01:00</updated><title type='text'>The most chilled game in the world ever?</title><summary type='text'>Pixel Field....to put it simply, I love this game.  Its easy going, tranquil, complex and addictive.  A very very simple idea, superbly executed.  Its rare that you see mathematical motion to this standard in flash games nowadays...but this pulls it off perfectly.</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.2flashgames.com/f/f-1005.htm' title='The most chilled game in the world ever?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110088062341570964/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110088062341570964' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110088062341570964'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110088062341570964'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/11/most-chilled-game-in-world-ever.html' title='The most chilled game in the world ever?'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110079680791602811</id><published>2004-11-18T17:51:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-11-18T17:53:27.916+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Bushism of the Day</title><summary type='text'>"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully."Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 29, 2000</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110079680791602811/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110079680791602811' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110079680791602811'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110079680791602811'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/11/bushism-of-day.html' title='Bushism of the Day'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110060247077027428</id><published>2004-11-16T11:37:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-11-16T11:56:41.510+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Void of Reason</title><summary type='text'>Last night I was dragged to the cinema by my wife to watch Bridget Jones : The Edge of Reason.  A film she's been looking forward to in quite a while....however not one that I would normally jump and down about.  The first movie was good, albeit a little over-hyped and generally over-rated in my opinion.  But I was quite happy to go to the cinema to see the sequel as I like to go to the cinema as</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/110060247077027428/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=110060247077027428' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110060247077027428'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110060247077027428'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/11/void-of-reason.html' title='Void of Reason'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-110060144080089521</id><published>2004-11-16T11:35:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-11-16T11:37:20.800+01:00</updated><title type='text'>apologies</title><summary type='text'>I've been away for a long time I know.  Things in my life went a little crazy for a while...but I seem to be getting back on track again now, albeit slowly.I'm going to begin blogging again, and probably fill you in as I go along.My apologies :)</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110060144080089521'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/110060144080089521'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/11/apologies.html' title='apologies'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109638545943555808</id><published>2004-09-28T15:55:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-09-28T16:30:59.436+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Orgasmic Spinach</title><summary type='text'>Honeymoon Day 4Location : Las Vegas/San FransiscoSummary : A change of paceDay 4 began at about 7am with us hailing the nearest cab and flying down the Las Vegas strip in search of a shop that would sell us a suitcase.  On arrival in Vegas a couple of days before, my wife's (illuminous pink) suitcase had developed a faulty lock.  With the aid of the hotel maintenance man "Chip" we managed </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109638545943555808/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109638545943555808' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109638545943555808'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109638545943555808'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/09/orgasmic-spinach.html' title='Orgasmic Spinach'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109587278215282170</id><published>2004-09-22T18:05:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-09-22T18:06:22.153+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Nevada in a day</title><summary type='text'>Honeymoon Day 3Location : Las VegasSummary : Packing it inThe third day in Vegas was an early start - most of us had only managed a couple of hours sleep but we wanted to make the most of our stay in Nevada.  We all wanted to do different things so we split into 3 groups to try and satisfy everyone's tastes.Myself and a few others got another white limo (yes yes I know, but it was the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109587278215282170/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109587278215282170' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109587278215282170'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109587278215282170'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/09/nevada-in-day.html' title='Nevada in a day'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109586405553280679</id><published>2004-09-22T15:39:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-09-22T16:08:10.080+01:00</updated><title type='text'>2 Weddings and an Elvis</title><summary type='text'>Honeymoon Day 2Location : Las VegasSummary : Living the DreamDay 2 in Vegas began mostly with sleeping, drinking and eating.  By now we thought that we'd pretty much all adjusted to the size of Vegas, but how little did we know.  We met at noon in a bar and decided we'd venture out of the hotel to find somewhere cool to have breakfast.  How naive we were.  It took almost 2 hours of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109586405553280679/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109586405553280679' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109586405553280679'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109586405553280679'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/09/2-weddings-and-elvis.html' title='2 Weddings and an Elvis'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109585132045661693</id><published>2004-09-22T11:41:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-09-22T12:08:40.456+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Vegas baby, Vegas</title><summary type='text'>Honeymoon Day 1Location : Las VegasSummary : Dazed and ConfusedWhen they say that Vegas is in the middle of nowhere, they really mean it.  Our connecting flight from Chicago spent at least an hour just heading over barren desert.  From the sky its quite a sight to behold.  The rock formations are stunning....and then of course there's the Grand Canyon which is just unbelievable when you see</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109585132045661693/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109585132045661693' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109585132045661693'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109585132045661693'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/09/vegas-baby-vegas.html' title='Vegas baby, Vegas'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109576304747753289</id><published>2004-09-21T11:25:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2004-09-21T12:36:53.073+01:00</updated><title type='text'>The Wedding</title><summary type='text'>After almost 2 years of preperation, worry about the weather and panic about transport problems, the wedding day came and everything slotted together perfectly.  The picture above was taken by a friend as we left the church, its currently the only one I've seen of the day - I'll post better ones when the official photography comes through.Only days before we'd had a mass panic. The owner of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109576304747753289/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109576304747753289' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109576304747753289'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109576304747753289'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/09/wedding.html' title='The Wedding'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109364028583240082</id><published>2004-08-27T21:52:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-08-27T21:58:05.833+01:00</updated><title type='text'>the last post?</title><summary type='text'>No this is not my last post...lord no.  But this could be my last post for 3-4 weeks.Next friday, as you all know by now, I'm getting married.  So I'm taking this week off to generally sort things out and finish off the wedding arrangements.  I will have very little time to myself - never mind to blog.  What are you going to do without all the my crap??! lol.I'm nervous as hell now.  Things </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109364028583240082/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109364028583240082' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109364028583240082'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109364028583240082'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/08/last-post.html' title='the last post?'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109353370431695113</id><published>2004-08-26T16:18:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-08-26T16:25:46.036+01:00</updated><title type='text'>fluffy friends</title><summary type='text'>This is the cutest thing I've seen in ages.  Check out these prize winning angora rabbits.</summary><link rel='related' href='http://home.pacbell.net/bettychu/2003allbreedbisris/BIS.html' title='fluffy friends'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109353370431695113/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109353370431695113' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109353370431695113'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109353370431695113'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/08/fluffy-friends.html' title='fluffy friends'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109345841975372721</id><published>2004-08-25T18:58:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-08-26T16:26:24.540+01:00</updated><title type='text'>ass-vertise</title><summary type='text'>I love original ideas...and this is certainly original, albeit a little "off the wall". Ass-vertise will put your logo or your web address on the back of a pair of panties, and then have models walk up and down a busy street mooning the general public.  In true american style, the girls will shout "Hey! Check this out!" before mooning your potential customer - but of course you can customise </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.ass-vertise.com/' title='ass-vertise'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109345841975372721/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109345841975372721' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109345841975372721'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109345841975372721'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/08/ass-vertise.html' title='ass-vertise'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109343221651913979</id><published>2004-08-25T11:21:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-08-25T12:10:16.520+01:00</updated><title type='text'>The wedding industry</title><summary type='text'>Wow, things are just getting crazy at the moment.  I finish work on friday for 3 weeks, which can mean only one thing - 1 week to W-Day.  Its nuts, we've got sooo much to do before then.  Meetings with caterers, photographers, musicians, marquee people, venue owners, bar staff, kids entertainers, not to mention my girlfriend's 40+ polish relatives that I will have to ferry from Heathrow and Dover</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109343221651913979/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109343221651913979' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109343221651913979'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109343221651913979'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/08/wedding-industry.html' title='The wedding industry'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109335429700527627</id><published>2004-08-24T14:01:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-08-24T14:34:06.313+01:00</updated><title type='text'>10 days and counting</title><summary type='text'>Nearly all marriages, even happy ones, are mistakes: in the sense that almost certainly (in a more perfect world, or even with a little more care in this very imperfect one) both partners might be found more suitable mates. But the real soul-mate is the one you are actually married to.J. R. R. Tolkien (1892 - 1973), Letter to Michael Tolkien, March 1941 So in just over a week I'll be married *</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109335429700527627/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109335429700527627' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109335429700527627'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109335429700527627'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/08/10-days-and-counting.html' title='10 days and counting'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109325509338346282</id><published>2004-08-23T10:56:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-08-23T10:58:13.383+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Zen Rule for Monday</title><summary type='text'>Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me for the path is narrow. In fact, just f*** off and leave me alone.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109325509338346282/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109325509338346282' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109325509338346282'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109325509338346282'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/08/zen-rule-for-monday.html' title='Zen Rule for Monday'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109317756024264699</id><published>2004-08-22T13:19:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-08-22T13:29:32.876+01:00</updated><title type='text'>The Scream</title><summary type='text'>Edvard Munch's "The Scream" (pictured above) was stolen this morning by a group of armed robbers from a museum in Oslo.When I was a student I had a print of this painting on my wall.  It lasted with me for 4 years, through 6 houses and a fire.  I eventually had to dump it on the grounds that "I needed to move on", but I still have a great passion for the painting.  Many a night I sat </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109317756024264699/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109317756024264699' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109317756024264699'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109317756024264699'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/08/scream.html' title='The Scream'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109275238573453132</id><published>2004-08-17T15:15:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-08-17T15:19:45.736+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Wasp Watch pt2</title><summary type='text'>Those bloody wasps are in the news again today. A German truck driver lost control of his vehicle while trying to swat a wasp and spilled his 15-tonne load of jam jars on the motorway."He was trying so hard to kill the wasp that he smashed the truck against the barrier," a spokesman for the motorway police in the western town of Greven said this morning, "That's when he really started </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109275238573453132/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109275238573453132' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109275238573453132'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109275238573453132'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/08/wasp-watch-pt2.html' title='Wasp Watch pt2'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109242038234080293</id><published>2004-08-13T18:52:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-08-13T19:06:22.340+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Roll Over Dave Gorman</title><summary type='text'>I've been a fan of Dave Gorman for ages now.  For those that don't know, Dave Gorman is a...ooh how do I describe him...he's a...well, I suppose you could class him as comedian, he's very very funny but he's not your typical stand-up comedian.  He based an entire series of tv shows (and I believe, a book) on his quest to find people with the same name as himself. Originally set as a bet by his </summary><link rel='related' href='http://uk.news.yahoo.com/040813/325/f08kt.html' title='Roll Over Dave Gorman'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109242038234080293/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109242038234080293' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109242038234080293'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109242038234080293'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/08/roll-over-dave-gorman.html' title='Roll Over Dave Gorman'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109240868662212957</id><published>2004-08-13T15:24:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-08-13T15:51:26.623+01:00</updated><title type='text'>friday 13th? anyone?</title><summary type='text'>What a day.  I haven't seen my girlfriend since tuesday, our work has overlapped constantly since then, so we've literally been ships that pass in the night.  This morning I woke up and she was getting dressed for work.  She'd obviously arrived home in the early hours (it takes a bomb to wake me up sometimes) and had woken up before me to go to work again.From the second I squeezed open my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109240868662212957/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109240868662212957' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109240868662212957'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109240868662212957'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/08/friday-13th-anyone.html' title='friday 13th? anyone?'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109239581769594335</id><published>2004-08-13T12:14:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-08-13T12:16:57.696+01:00</updated><title type='text'>suicide bombing bunnies</title><summary type='text'>A rabbit set alight by a bonfire at a cricket club got its revenge when it ran burning into a hut and set it ablaze destroying costly equipment. Members of Devizes Cricket Club in Wiltshire were burning dead branches when a rabbit caught up in the waste sped burning from the flames spreading a fire which destroyed lawnmowers and tools worth £60,000.Poor little thing.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109239581769594335/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109239581769594335' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109239581769594335'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109239581769594335'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/08/suicide-bombing-bunnies.html' title='suicide bombing bunnies'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109230740045632636</id><published>2004-08-12T11:39:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-08-12T11:43:20.456+01:00</updated><title type='text'>down with the kids</title><summary type='text'>A British Government Agency has been charged with the unenviable task of identifying the different teenage groups/trends that are prominent in Britain today.They have identified nine "tribes"...and they intend to use the new found information to teach foreign kids about Britain's youth culture. Quite a good idea really, but I imagine that the information is more likely to be exploited by </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109230740045632636/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109230740045632636' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109230740045632636'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109230740045632636'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/08/down-with-kids.html' title='down with the kids'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109223167852842817</id><published>2004-08-11T14:32:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-08-11T14:43:18.320+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Gadget of the Month</title><summary type='text'>If anybody has a spare £300 and wants to buy me a pressie - this is it.  Its a Panasonic Iris Recognition Camera...built around IrisCode technology (the best recognition technology in the world today), Panasonic have produced a superbly accurate budget camera that can limit secure access to your computer.Yes yes I know, whats the point of having one of these for a home computer right?  Well, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109223167852842817/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109223167852842817' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109223167852842817'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109223167852842817'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/08/gadget-of-month.html' title='Gadget of the Month'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109222241264330455</id><published>2004-08-11T11:59:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-08-11T12:06:52.643+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Barcode Yourself</title><summary type='text'>Yep thats me...in black and white....now its your turn ;o)When I was going through my rebellious early 20s I always wanted a barcode tattooed on my upper arm....I thought it was very "1984". Luckily for me, I chickened out.  I think that would have been the regret of my life...especially now that I've seen my friend's tattoos turn blue and wrinkle.The other tattoo that I always wanted was a</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.kontraband.com/show/show.asp?ID=602' title='Barcode Yourself'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109222241264330455/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109222241264330455' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109222241264330455'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109222241264330455'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/08/barcode-yourself.html' title='Barcode Yourself'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109215429871070190</id><published>2004-08-10T17:08:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-08-10T17:11:38.710+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Simple But Addictive</title><summary type='text'>Catch the paper and throw it in the bin.  Simple as that.  How hard can it be?? Click here to find out.  Muuuwwwaaahahahaaa ;o)</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.sticky.tv/game/cyrkam_airtos/' title='Simple But Addictive'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109215429871070190/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109215429871070190' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109215429871070190'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109215429871070190'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/08/simple-but-addictive.html' title='Simple But Addictive'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109207187606365659</id><published>2004-08-09T17:58:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-08-09T18:20:53.130+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Useful Stuff</title><summary type='text'>It seems to have been one of those days when I keep getting sent really useful website addresses.  Here's the best of todays, well worth checking out :TinyUrlEver sent an email to someone with a reaaaaallly long link in it - and when the person gets it at the other end its "broken" in half and split over a couple of lines - so the person has to copy and paste the link into their browser? Its </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109207187606365659/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109207187606365659' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109207187606365659'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109207187606365659'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/08/useful-stuff.html' title='Useful Stuff'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109179208479858757</id><published>2004-08-06T12:28:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-08-06T12:34:44.796+01:00</updated><title type='text'>congratulations!</title><summary type='text'>I'd just like to personally congratulate Iris Jeffrey, who today was officially crowned as being the single biggest winner of the UK's National Lottery since it began 10 years ago.Mrs Jeffrey, who has been undergoing treatment for cancer in Belfast, today netted £20 million in prize winnings.  She told the press conference that her first purchase would be a new washing machine, and was quoted </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109179208479858757/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109179208479858757' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109179208479858757'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109179208479858757'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/08/congratulations.html' title='congratulations!'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109179161682876502</id><published>2004-08-06T12:20:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-08-06T12:26:56.826+01:00</updated><title type='text'>how could I not?!!</title><summary type='text'>how could I not quote George Bush's recent blunder, especially as its at the heart of the news today...Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do weGeorge Bush, Thursday 5th August 2004The best thing about this though, was on the BBC this morning they commented that the thousand strong </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109179161682876502/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109179161682876502' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109179161682876502'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109179161682876502'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/08/how-could-i-not.html' title='how could I not?!!'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109172749300675147</id><published>2004-08-05T18:27:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-08-05T18:38:13.006+01:00</updated><title type='text'>don't count your chickens...</title><summary type='text'>I love it when the tabloids are shown up to be the idiots that they are.  This morning, the Daily Star produced its early morning edition with the main headline as "Bomb Shell Rocks Big Bro", devoting four inside pages to the eviction of Shell from the Big Brother house.Amazing as it was actually Stuart that got evicted.Up until yesterday Shell was tipped by bookies as being the favourite </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109172749300675147/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109172749300675147' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109172749300675147'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109172749300675147'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/08/dont-count-your-chickens.html' title='don&apos;t count your chickens...'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109171491766757449</id><published>2004-08-05T15:02:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-08-05T15:08:37.666+01:00</updated><title type='text'>bored</title><summary type='text'>its the only way I can explain my life this week - bored.  I am 100%, no artificial ingredients added, out-and-out bored ****less.Maybe its post-stag come down, I don't know, but nothing in my life interests me at the moment.  I have this overwhelming feeling of lethargy.  I can't even muster up a grin - I just want to curl up and rock.Everything is uninteresting to me at the moment - music, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109171491766757449/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109171491766757449' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109171491766757449'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109171491766757449'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/08/bored.html' title='bored'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109163154839198848</id><published>2004-08-04T15:57:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2004-08-04T16:01:09.666+01:00</updated><title type='text'>quote of the day</title><summary type='text'>If its not one thing, its your mother.Peter Kay</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109163154839198848/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109163154839198848' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109163154839198848'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109163154839198848'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/08/quote-of-day.html' title='quote of the day'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109162921721986014</id><published>2004-08-04T15:14:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-08-04T15:20:17.220+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Batman Begins pt.2</title><summary type='text'>I have a feeling that I may be posting a great deal about this film over the next year ;o)  Anyway, they've released a teaser trailer finally - and I'm pleased to say that its looking good.  It looks superbly dark, very Burtonesque.  Check out the trailer and the accompanying photos here.</summary><link rel='related' href='http://batmanbegins.warnerbros.com/' title='Batman Begins pt.2'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109162921721986014/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109162921721986014' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109162921721986014'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109162921721986014'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/08/batman-begins-pt2.html' title='Batman Begins pt.2'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109153394880042454</id><published>2004-08-03T12:22:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-08-03T12:52:28.800+01:00</updated><title type='text'>the wasp man cometh</title><summary type='text'>One of my worst fears is the little flying useless insect known as "the wasp".  I hate them.  I passionately hate them.  When I was a kid I witnessed a friend of mine accidentally swallow a wasp after it had tucked itself inside my friend's coke can.  His neck blew up the size of a football as the dieing creature tried to sting its way out of his throat.  An enduring image which has left me </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109153394880042454/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109153394880042454' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109153394880042454'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109153394880042454'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/08/wasp-man-cometh.html' title='the wasp man cometh'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109153189742943251</id><published>2004-08-03T12:16:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-08-03T12:18:17.430+01:00</updated><title type='text'>a great image</title><summary type='text'>Even the clowns were running after him. There was a guy with a clown nose and big shoes running after him. I don't know what he would have done if he'd caught him.DEBORAH FAULK, 48, describing the pursuit in a New York City park after a tiger escaped from a circus, quoted in the New York Daily News. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109153189742943251/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109153189742943251' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109153189742943251'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109153189742943251'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/08/great-image.html' title='a great image'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109145304941708566</id><published>2004-08-02T14:09:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-08-03T12:20:16.896+01:00</updated><title type='text'>In this day and age...</title><summary type='text'>...its a good idea to accumulate as much defence against terrorist attacks as possible.If you are really concerned, why not try bidding on a 1986 Russian MIG-29 on Ebay.  Its described as "As New", "Complete with Weapons Radar" and we are reassured that "These aircraft are not export versions with degraded weapons systems". :o)Ok, ok, I know its reserve is £3.5 million....but on the right </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109145304941708566/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109145304941708566' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109145304941708566'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109145304941708566'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/08/in-this-day-and-age.html' title='In this day and age...'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109120341924968085</id><published>2004-07-30T16:51:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-30T17:04:19.303+01:00</updated><title type='text'>9 rules of a gromit stag</title><summary type='text'>(Apologies for the quantity of images - I've reduced them as much as possible)1. Learn how to gromit (its harder than it looks!)2. Drink like an idiot3. Walk with a purpose4. Come well equipped5. Put your point across6. Go for Gold7. Drink more like an idiot8. Eat healthy9. Wrestle like a champion</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109120341924968085'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109120341924968085'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/9-rules-of-gromit-stag.html' title='9 rules of a gromit stag'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109119066838458965</id><published>2004-07-30T13:23:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-30T13:31:08.383+01:00</updated><title type='text'>bizarre news story of the day...</title><summary type='text'>...comes courtesy of a 43 year old Malawian Roman Catholic Priest who has today been jailed for 6 months hard labour....why?....because he was caught having sex with a 26 year old Zambian Nun in his parked Toyota Corrolla at Lilongwe International Airport.I quote :Passers by alerted police at Lilongwe International Airport after the parked Toyota Corolla, which had tinted windows, began </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109119066838458965/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109119066838458965' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109119066838458965'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109119066838458965'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/bizarre-news-story-of-day.html' title='bizarre news story of the day...'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109111809281425849</id><published>2004-07-29T17:07:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-29T17:21:32.813+01:00</updated><title type='text'>the week in brief</title><summary type='text'>yes yes I know...its been a week...but grom's been poorly (everybody say awwww).The stag night went well, at least I think it did ;o)  I really had a good time, I hope that the boys who were involved in the carnage did too.  Everybody was very kind to me and I didn't end up getting tied to a lamppost naked...(THANKYOU!!)...The weekend mostly involved drinking an OBSCENE amount of alcohol (we </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109111809281425849/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109111809281425849' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109111809281425849'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109111809281425849'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/week-in-brief.html' title='the week in brief'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-10905841199930753</id><published>2004-07-23T12:49:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-23T13:06:19.503+01:00</updated><title type='text'>cat nipped</title><summary type='text'>I'm just waiting around before I pop off to the stag night and I came across a cracking news article saying that Catwoman, the latest paycheck for Halle Berry ("actress") has flopped with critics in the US.All I'm saying is WOOOOHOOOO!!!! :) I know its petty but you may have guessed from my previous batman post that I was really hoping that this film would flop.  Its a mystery to me as to why </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/10905841199930753/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=10905841199930753' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/10905841199930753'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/10905841199930753'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/cat-nipped.html' title='cat nipped'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109051765868298742</id><published>2004-07-22T18:24:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-22T18:34:18.683+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Where did the week go??!</title><summary type='text'>As you've probably noticed, I've not kept my blog up to date very much this week.  Its been a busy old momma of a week.  Work, Wedding, Work, Wedding etc etc...I've seen a couple of movies this week - The Hole on sunday and Spiderman 2 on Tuesday.  Both of which I decided not to comment on as yet.  The Hole is still fresh in my mind but I just don't know how to review it as yet (I was in mixed </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109051765868298742/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109051765868298742' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109051765868298742'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109051765868298742'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/where-did-week-go.html' title='Where did the week go??!'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109051364024806863</id><published>2004-07-22T17:25:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-22T17:27:20.250+01:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done and why. Then do it. Robert Heinlein (1907 - 1988)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109051364024806863/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109051364024806863' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109051364024806863'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109051364024806863'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/always-listen-to-experts.html' title=''/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109042337373160055</id><published>2004-07-21T16:20:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-21T16:30:03.110+01:00</updated><title type='text'>A tale of two tracks </title><summary type='text'>I was driving home on Monday night and all was well with the world, so I opened all of the car windows, whacked on a compilation blues cd and dribbled down the road at approximately 30 miles an hour (60 when I hit the motorway).  I like driving slow sometimes, especially when I'm in a good mood.  It was really nice just to chill out a bit and relax into my normally stressful drive home. The sun</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109042337373160055/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109042337373160055' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109042337373160055'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109042337373160055'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/tale-of-two-tracks.html' title='A tale of two tracks '/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109026030596402225</id><published>2004-07-19T19:00:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-19T19:05:05.966+01:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>An alcoholic is someone you don't like who drinks as much as you do. Dylan Thomas, in Constantine Fitzgibbon, Life of Dylan Thomas (1965)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109026030596402225/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109026030596402225' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109026030596402225'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109026030596402225'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/alcoholic-is-someone-you-dont-like-who.html' title=''/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109025971948527987</id><published>2004-07-19T18:52:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-19T18:55:19.486+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Master and Commander</title><summary type='text'>This is a film that I reeeaally didn't want to see.  I hated the look of it from the day I first saw the trailer on the big screen.  There was just something about it that didn't appeal to me.  Maybe it was Russell Crowe, maybe it was because I simply thought "oh god no, not another self aware epic".  I don't know why, I just didn't want to see it.But saturday night was uneventful.  We're </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109025971948527987/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109025971948527987' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109025971948527987'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109025971948527987'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/master-and-commander.html' title='Master and Commander'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109011364083726055</id><published>2004-07-18T02:13:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-18T02:20:40.836+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Sunday's thought</title><summary type='text'>When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge.Confucius, The Confucian AnalectsThis is a passage that means a lot to me.  Its a battle that I've had for the majority of my life and something I believe in my heart that I am only just barely getting better at.  The day when I learn to listen without the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109011364083726055/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109011364083726055' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109011364083726055'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109011364083726055'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/sundays-thought.html' title='Sunday&apos;s thought'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109009546465234476</id><published>2004-07-17T21:06:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-17T21:17:44.653+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy Birthday Mr Stratocaster</title><summary type='text'>I rarely post on a saturday. I like to keep my blogging like my job, strictly week days only.  But today is no other saturday.  Today is the 50th anniversary of one the most influential musical instruments of the 20th Century - the Fender Stratocaster.Initially made "cool" by Buddy Holly, the Stratocaster was soon adopted by other icons of the day, one of the first being Hank Marvin in Cliff </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109009546465234476/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109009546465234476' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109009546465234476'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109009546465234476'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/happy-birthday-mr-stratocaster.html' title='Happy Birthday Mr Stratocaster'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-109005961728003621</id><published>2004-07-17T11:19:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-19T19:06:09.200+01:00</updated><title type='text'>explains a few things...</title><summary type='text'>If people never did silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done. Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889 - 1951) </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/109005961728003621/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=109005961728003621' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109005961728003621'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/109005961728003621'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/explains-few-things.html' title='explains a few things...'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-108997746180164641</id><published>2004-07-16T12:25:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-16T12:31:01.800+01:00</updated><title type='text'>presenting...</title><summary type='text'>...the follow up to "the exorcist", "the shining" and "titanic", now comes...   ALIEN re-enacted in 30 seconds by bunnies   :o)  (if you haven't seen the first 3, they're worth a watch if you know the movies they relate to)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/108997746180164641/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=108997746180164641' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108997746180164641'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108997746180164641'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/presenting.html' title='presenting...'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-108997121895673177</id><published>2004-07-16T10:46:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-16T10:46:58.956+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Some things never change...</title><summary type='text'>All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind. Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/108997121895673177/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=108997121895673177' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108997121895673177'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108997121895673177'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/some-things-never-change.html' title='Some things never change...'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-108997005762390747</id><published>2004-07-16T10:09:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-16T10:27:37.623+01:00</updated><title type='text'>The Rainbow Plucking Orgy Part 2</title><summary type='text'>Earlier this week I wrote this post about the newly discovered 'Rainbow Plucking Orgy' footage.  After some interest from the Museum of Hoaxes website, I can now report to you the truth behind the tapes.   In the previous post I quoted a fellow Abajaber, Simon Harrowing, who said "It wasn't shown as a "proper" rainbow, I hasten to add. I think originally it was a joke tape they did that was not</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/108997005762390747/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=108997005762390747' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108997005762390747'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108997005762390747'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/rainbow-plucking-orgy-part-2.html' title='The Rainbow Plucking Orgy Part 2'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-10898897356380361</id><published>2004-07-15T11:48:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-15T12:08:55.636+01:00</updated><title type='text'>toilets, toilets, toilets</title><summary type='text'>I really don't know whats going on today, its 11.50 and I've already had three encounters with toilet-related stories or facts.  Its very odd.  Obviously toilet stories are like buses, you don't have one for months and then all of a sudden you get three ;o)Ok, I'm gonna start off with the least fascinating.  This morning I checked out the planet gromit site stats for the first time...it turns </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/10898897356380361/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=10898897356380361' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/10898897356380361'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/10898897356380361'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/toilets-toilets-toilets_15.html' title='toilets, toilets, toilets'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-108988675878429782</id><published>2004-07-15T11:16:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-15T11:19:18.783+01:00</updated><title type='text'>semi-political quote of the day</title><summary type='text'>You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/108988675878429782/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=108988675878429782' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108988675878429782'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108988675878429782'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/semi-political-quote-of-day.html' title='semi-political quote of the day'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-108981512423905902</id><published>2004-07-14T15:21:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-16T10:48:35.406+01:00</updated><title type='text'>The Rainbow Plucking Orgy</title><summary type='text'> Rainbow was a tv series that I grew up with during the 70s. A few years ago, a script circulated by email demonstrated a ridiculous amount of innuendo in one particular episode. It was so outrageous, everybody laughed it off as being a joke. However it looks as if it wasn't a joke, here's the evidence. Turn up your sound and make up your own mind. Its odd, because at first I thought it was</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.keenaschips.co.uk/index.php?page=articles/misc_rainbow' title='The Rainbow Plucking Orgy'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/108981512423905902/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=108981512423905902' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108981512423905902'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108981512423905902'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/rainbow-plucking-orgy.html' title='The Rainbow Plucking Orgy'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-108981402288561258</id><published>2004-07-14T15:04:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-14T15:07:02.886+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Which movie villain are you?!</title><summary type='text'>I'm......which worries me somewhat, as Pesci still scares me today in that movie.  So, which movie villain are you??</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.liquidgeneration.com/quiz/villain_quiz.asp' title='Which movie villain are you?!'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/108981402288561258/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=108981402288561258' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108981402288561258'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108981402288561258'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/which-movie-villain-are-you.html' title='Which movie villain are you?!'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-108981170965789385</id><published>2004-07-14T14:26:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-14T14:28:29.656+01:00</updated><title type='text'>how true</title><summary type='text'>I find that a great part of the information I have, was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way.Franklin P. Adams (1881 - 1960)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/108981170965789385/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=108981170965789385' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108981170965789385'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108981170965789385'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/how-true.html' title='how true'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-108974066541852043</id><published>2004-07-13T18:22:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-13T18:44:25.416+01:00</updated><title type='text'>A Nothing Day</title><summary type='text'>Today's been a nothing day.  Not a lot happened at all.  In fact why am I typing this? I really don't know!  Maybe now I feel obliged to myself to put something down in writing, who knows.I woke up to the sweet face of Kirsten Dunst on the BBC News, at the premiere of Spiderman 2.  To say that I'm excited about that film would be an understatement...but don't hold it against me, its the 9 </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/108974066541852043/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=108974066541852043' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108974066541852043'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108974066541852043'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/nothing-day.html' title='A Nothing Day'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-108965659664023787</id><published>2004-07-12T19:19:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-12T19:23:16.640+01:00</updated><title type='text'>forgot to mention...</title><summary type='text'>The guy who owned the car that my mini rolled into gave me his name and address so we could discuss insurance etc....his name is Mr Cockwell.  Now this name made me laugh in a Beavis &amp; Butthead type of way, but not just for the obvious reasons.  You see, this unfortunate chap had one eye, walked with a limp and was quite seriously hunched, so my first thought when reading his name was simply, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/108965659664023787/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=108965659664023787' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108965659664023787'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108965659664023787'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/forgot-to-mention.html' title='forgot to mention...'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-108963197813618670</id><published>2004-07-12T12:15:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-12T12:32:58.136+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Handbrakes and Dancemats</title><summary type='text'>This weekend was long and short all wrapped up in a bizarre little package.  It went incredibly quickly, but this morning it feels like I've had a week off. Odd.A friend travelled down from the midlands on friday night and we spent the majority of the night drinking ourselves stupid and watching the shopping channels on Sky.  Our favourite 2 products of the night were "Nads" face cream and "The</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/108963197813618670/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=108963197813618670' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108963197813618670'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108963197813618670'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/handbrakes-and-dancemats.html' title='Handbrakes and Dancemats'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-108938983086198478</id><published>2004-07-09T17:11:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-09T17:17:10.863+01:00</updated><title type='text'>mother of the year</title><summary type='text'>I'd like to apologise for posting only junk this week.  Its been a very very long week for me and I've simply not had the time.  I'm off now for a much deserved weekend.  There won't be any posts until monday because I have some friends coming down and we intend to be drunk for the majority of the next two days! :o)So I'll post properly on monday and leave you with this thought...if you would </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/108938983086198478/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=108938983086198478' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108938983086198478'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108938983086198478'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/mother-of-year.html' title='mother of the year'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-108937718537764764</id><published>2004-07-09T13:37:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-09T13:46:25.376+01:00</updated><title type='text'>10 worst album covers of all time?</title><summary type='text'>You think you've seen some bad album covers? You've seen nothing! :o)</summary><link rel='related' href='http://porktornado.diaryland.com/albumcover.html' title='10 worst album covers of all time?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/108937718537764764/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=108937718537764764' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108937718537764764'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108937718537764764'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/10-worst-album-covers-of-all-time.html' title='10 worst album covers of all time?'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-108937673801193138</id><published>2004-07-09T13:26:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-09T13:38:58.013+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Some of the grimest recipes ever?</title><summary type='text'>This website contains a collection of Weight Watchers recipe cards from 1974 which have to be the most disgusting looking recipes I've ever seen. This was the year I was born and I am told that my mum went on the Weight Watchers diet that year. Damn I feel guilty for being born now :o)</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.candyboots.com/wwcards.html' title='Some of the grimest recipes ever?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/108937673801193138/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=108937673801193138' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108937673801193138'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108937673801193138'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/some-of-grimest-recipes-ever.html' title='Some of the grimest recipes ever?'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-108936555688084269</id><published>2004-07-09T10:30:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-09T10:33:50.653+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Pray for mercy from Puss...in boots</title><summary type='text'>I saw Shrek 2 last night...What can I say? I loved it!  There's absolutely no point me doing a review of it, you all know who Shrek is.  The point is, this is a great movie.  Hilarious.  I laughed all the way through and I came out with a huge smile on my face.  Its an adult movie that kids will enjoy because of the minimal plot and the colour of the whole thing.  Its wonderful and I'll be </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.shrek2.com' title='Pray for mercy from Puss...in boots'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/108936555688084269/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=108936555688084269' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108936555688084269'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108936555688084269'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/pray-for-mercy-from-pussin-boots.html' title='Pray for mercy from Puss...in boots'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-108929248353193890</id><published>2004-07-08T14:10:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-08T14:16:25.073+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Rock, Paper, Saddam</title><summary type='text'>This is sooooo childish.  But I just think its hilarious.  Very simple, but very well done.  A game of rock, paper, scissors with Saddam Hussein :o)</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.rockpapersaddam.com/index.html' title='Rock, Paper, Saddam'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/108929248353193890/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=108929248353193890' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108929248353193890'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108929248353193890'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/rock-paper-saddam.html' title='Rock, Paper, Saddam'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-108928755865480003</id><published>2004-07-08T12:48:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-08T12:53:21.460+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Election</title><summary type='text'>I saw a movie last night called Election.  What to say, what to say.  Its been a long time since a film has had me totally stumped for opinion.  Its odd.  I enjoyed the movie, I wanted to know how it ends (which is always a good sign), but I didn't particularly like the movie.  How can I enjoy it and not particularly like it? Good question!  I'm stumped to be honest, but I'll ellaborate and then </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0126886/combined' title='Election'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/108928755865480003/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=108928755865480003' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108928755865480003'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108928755865480003'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/election.html' title='Election'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-108927739431697033</id><published>2004-07-08T09:42:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-08T10:08:58.513+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Beeethswaax</title><summary type='text'>I've babbled before about the recent Mars Delight adverts...but until yesterday I hadn't managed to track them down online.  I'd like to say a big THANKYOU to Anonymous who posted the link to the ads on my previous thread.  I appreciate that very much indeed.Click here to see what I was going on about - they make me laugh, but knowing my sense of humour, probably just me :o)  The Conan ad is </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.davidreviews.com/SearchResults.asp?PN=1&amp;SearchText=Mars%20Delight&amp;PageLoad=-1' title='Beeethswaax'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/108927739431697033/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=108927739431697033' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108927739431697033'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108927739431697033'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/beeethswaax.html' title='Beeethswaax'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-108921584007729384</id><published>2004-07-07T16:50:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-07T16:59:17.813+01:00</updated><title type='text'>I buried Paul</title><summary type='text'>I'm a massive fan of conspiracy theories - especially the reeeaallly ludicrous ones :o)  One of my favourites has to be the Paul McCartney died in 1966 theory....its right up there in my top 10, alongside Chris Icke's "The world is run by giant space lizards" theory and of course the great Moon Landing Hoax of 1969.  Wonderful stuff.But the best thing about the McCartney theories is the </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.turnmeondeadman.net/IBP/IBuriedPaulIntro.html' title='I buried Paul'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/108921584007729384/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=108921584007729384' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108921584007729384'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108921584007729384'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/i-buried-paul.html' title='I buried Paul'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-108919991981604208</id><published>2004-07-07T12:27:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-07T12:31:59.816+01:00</updated><title type='text'>a few more photos</title><summary type='text'>I took a few snapshots this morning of a flower thats on my office window ledge.  They're a bit rough, but thats mainly because it was so bloody windy, they kept moving around.  Click on the piccies below for larger versions...I didn't think they turned out bad for a 3.0 megapixel digital camera...what do ya reckon?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/108919991981604208/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=108919991981604208' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108919991981604208'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108919991981604208'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/few-more-photos.html' title='a few more photos'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-108919606032126305</id><published>2004-07-07T11:10:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-07T11:27:40.320+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Everyone's Favourite Godfather</title><summary type='text'>Last friday, July 2nd, Marlon Brando passed away aged 80.  Today he will be cremated in a private ceremony.  Being one of the most influential actors of screen to date, I believe it fitting that I should pay tribute to the man.Most of my generation know him as being the dark Colonel Walter E. Kurtz in Apocalypse Now, maybe also as Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather or even Jor-El, Superman's </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000008/' title='Everyone&apos;s Favourite Godfather'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/108919606032126305/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=108919606032126305' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108919606032126305'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108919606032126305'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/everyones-favourite-godfather.html' title='Everyone&apos;s Favourite Godfather'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334351.post-108913110030777499</id><published>2004-07-06T16:49:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2004-07-06T17:25:01.916+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Spinning Coin and the Blues agenda</title><summary type='text'>I've been listening to John Mayall's 1995 album "Spinning Coin" for over a month now...and to say that I love it would be an understatement.I've been a fan of blues since I was about 12.  My sister was going through her cock rock stage and one day brought home an album by Whitesnake - a bad 80s cock/glam rock band that she'd fallen in love with.  But this time it was different.  She didn't </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/feeds/108913110030777499/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6334351&amp;postID=108913110030777499' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108913110030777499'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6334351/posts/default/108913110030777499'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://planetgromit.blogspot.com/2004/07/spinning-coin-and-blues-ag_108913110030777499.html' title='Spinning Coin and the Blues agenda'/><author><name>Gromit</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365035480045295506</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://www.planetgromit.co.uk/stuff/gromit.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry></feed>
