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mandymoochops Jun 3rd 2009 11:49 pm

Share your favourite blogs.
 
A couple I read, the first suggested a while back by DBD, the second was a link from the first site.

Theres some great reading out there, so what are your favourite ones? (BE blogs aside of course aside from aforementioned poster, whose is, I have to say, brilliant!!!!)

Fugly Horse of the Day - blog about silly, stupid and downright irresponsible training, breeding and behaviour in the equine world.

http://fuglyhorseoftheday.blogspot.com/


Psychotic Letters From Men - just funny as hell to read and written by a guy, containing letters from guys who have been dumped for being creepy, to their former g/f.

http://psychoticlettersfrommen.blogspot.com/

dbd33 Jun 4th 2009 12:41 am

Re: Share your favourite blogs.
 
Glad you like fugly, thank you for your kind comment.

I enjoy:

http://blithetraveler.typepad.com/the_blithe_traveler/

It sends my dear friend cruikshank into apoplexy but, to me, the naivity and lack of empathy for the locals exhibited by the author is part of the charm. I like the 'not in Kansas anymore' feel of it.

el_richo Jun 4th 2009 12:57 am

Re: Share your favourite blogs.
 
I like the hidden cistern design.

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/toilet-new.jpg

Oakvillian Jun 4th 2009 1:33 am

Re: Share your favourite blogs.
 
a friend of a friend writes www.alrighttit.com - she was diagnosed with breast cancer aged 29 and this is the story of how she deals with what life has dealt her. It's poignant and caustically amusing in equal measure. She was dead chuffed that the sainted Stephen Fry tweeted a recommendation a while back - and rightly so, imho.

Piff Poff Jun 4th 2009 2:02 am

Re: Share your favourite blogs.
 
What is the point of a blog and why do people do them? Genuine question. Is it mainly for family and friends to keep in touch? Can anyone in the world read a blog or do they have to get hold of the link first?

dbd33 Jun 4th 2009 2:13 am

Re: Share your favourite blogs.
 

Originally Posted by Piff Poff (Post 7633612)
What is the point of a blog and why do people do them??

It's just a medium for publishing text and pictures, you may as well ask this question of books.


Originally Posted by Piff Poff (Post 7633612)
Is it mainly for family and friends to keep in touch?

Depends. Lots of them are just self-aggrandising newsletters. Some, like fugly or deafenedinOntario, seek to raise awaremness of a specific issue.


Originally Posted by Piff Poff (Post 7633612)
Can anyone in the world read a blog or do they have to get hold of the link first?

Anyone. Lots of people, more than one per week, blunder into ours after googling "world's gayest dog".

Piff Poff Jun 4th 2009 2:19 am

Re: Share your favourite blogs.
 
Thanks for the reply Dbd. It has satisfied my curiosity:blink:

Tangram Jun 4th 2009 3:34 am

Re: Share your favourite blogs.
 

Originally Posted by Piff Poff (Post 7633612)
What is the point of a blog and why do people do them? Genuine question. Is it mainly for family and friends to keep in touch? Can anyone in the world read a blog or do they have to get hold of the link first?

I do one at work as a Brit living in Atlantic Canada. So far I have done 24 episodes of 'Notes From A Small Island' - thank you Bill Bryson for the title.

People in the company seem to enjoy the Brit perspective on their Province and my experiences with it. It is on our internal facing portal.

Monkey Puzzle Jun 4th 2009 5:40 am

Re: Share your favourite blogs.
 
Here's one for fans (or not!) of The Apprentice (UK) and Sralan.

"Cassetteboy are a double act who edit footage they’ve nicked off the telly to make celebrities swear."

http://cassetteboy.wordpress.com/200...dy-apprentice/

Erm, not exactly for watching in front of the kids or at work but very clever and hilarious.

DaveLovesDee Jun 4th 2009 6:20 am

Re: Share your favourite blogs.
 
I'm a fan of Arseblog (an Arsenal supporter's blog) and Christopher Elliott, a travel reporter.

PaulandNikki Jun 4th 2009 12:21 pm

Re: Share your favourite blogs.
 
www.cakewrecks.com

fledermaus Jun 4th 2009 1:35 pm

Re: Share your favourite blogs.
 
http://sarahditum.com/

mandymoochops Jun 4th 2009 1:56 pm

Re: Share your favourite blogs.
 

Originally Posted by PaulandNikki (Post 7635391)


yup i've read this one too - very funny, some of the Easter ones were cryingly hilarious :thumbup:

mr.mac Jun 4th 2009 10:25 pm

Re: Share your favourite blogs.
 
My favourites are photo blogs.

http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/

and

http://www.sexypeople-blog.com/ (this is not rude it :rofl:)

mandymoochops Jun 5th 2009 4:14 am

Re: Share your favourite blogs.
 

Originally Posted by mr.mac (Post 7636676)
My favourites are photo blogs.

http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/

and

http://www.sexypeople-blog.com/ (this is not rude it :rofl:)

the sexy people one has just had me in stiches at work :)


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