Dissertation, again

[narcasse]

Out of 1002 adults interviewed in 2000, 27% had never heard of the European Central Bank. I’m hoping that this was a terminology oversight on their part and that they’ve been so used to referring to it as the Bundesbank that being asked about the European Central Bank was a little confusing. I’m really hoping that was the case, otherwise of those 1002 people 27% needed to be bludgeoned with those metal plates that are used to print euro notes or a nice, hardback copy of "Der Hexenhammer" (or the "Malleus Maleficarum", if you prefer), whichever is closest.

In other news, have the urge to become a rich isolationist bastard, move to the country and live happily ever after. Might also like to invest in a Persian cat. And servants. And something upwards of a 15MB connection. Also wouldn’t mind taking up fencing. Would settle for a good game of chess though or a decent round of cards. Might even be persuaded to shoot at small clay items from time to time, regardless of lack of accuracy from past attempts. Put a rife in my hands and I can guarantee that I’ll miss spectacularly, though strangely enough always score highest at Laser Quest. Have yet to rank anything but 1st on that account. Cousin always comes in 2nd, though is more accurate than I am. Curious.

Edit...
Aim to spend hours also playing mahjong, though currently am using German rules rather than European Classical because of exponential scoring , additional scoring for pungs and some additional details with seasons too.

And another edit...
Must stop saying 'bollocks' randomly, in case I become incapable of controlling that reflex in polite company.

Comments

[lanithro.livejournal.com]

Chemistry? No chance. All the sixth formers that did chemistry carried around far too many notes. Too much to remember.

The sensible ones were Maths and Physics; the frivolous ones were English Lit and Art. I dropped Art at AS before my respectably mediocre B dropped to a G or whatever it would have done due to chronic idleness (and they graded in quantity over quality in Art any day), and took the pain in the Pure Maths modules. I was part of the guinea pig year that was first for both SATs and AS-Levels. I did Philosophy in my year out. What, at the risk of repeating words I last said in freshers week last year, were your A-Levels?

[reichsfreiherr.livejournal.com]

I suspect that I didn’t carry about half as many notes as I should have as far as Chemistry was concerned, though anyone toting about an arch-lever file on a regular basis was probably doing their fair share of posing anyway.

I did Biology, Chemistry and English Lit in the end, and had the 'privilege' of being in the first year to have to pay tuition fees and consequently went on the first student march through London yelling that we’d prefer more beer rather than said fees.

The nearest I’ve officially gotten to Philosophy was an appalling elective that I must have chosen as an attempt at playing Devil’s advocate over three years ago.