Number One Hundred and Forty Six: Stock Opinions

In any discussion there are always set answers and opinons that people keep repeating.

Number One Hundred and Forty Five: Tea Bag

The tea bag is an invention from the early Twentieth Century.

Number One Hundred and Forty Four: Reduplicatives

There are many reduplicatives in the English language including Willy-Nilly, Nitty-Gritty, Namby-Pamby, Hob-Nob, Hurly-Burly, Hanky-Panky, Humpty-Dumpty, Okey-Dokey, Argy-Bargy, Shilly-Shally, Hocus-Pocus, Hodge-Podge, Chit-Chat, Helter-Skelter, Knick-Knack, Riff-Raff, See-Saw, Tick-Tock, Pitter-Patter, Ping Pong, Zigzag, Tittle-Tattle, Mish-Mash, Flip-Flop, Higgeldy-Piggeldy, Hoity-Toity, Heebie-Jeebies, Hip Hop, Criss-Cross, Aye-Aye, Bye-Bye, Boo-Hoo, Hurdy-Gurdy, Razzle-Dazzle, Ding-Dong, Boogie-Woogie.

Number One Hundred and Forty Three: Fractal F1005

Number One Hundred and Forty Two: Post Purchase Rationalization

Post Purchase Rationalization (Buyer's Stockholm Syndrome) can make you think it was money well spent.

Number One Hundred and Forty One: Remorse

Remorse is a haunting feeling of regret or guilt for a past act.

Number One Hundred and Forty: Call Centre

At this moment many people are phoning helplines and call centres.

Number One Hundred and Thirty Nine: Alerts

The car alarm is a common feature of urban living. It is one of many devices that sometimes want to attract your attention.

Number One Hundred and Thirty Eight: Interest

Thanks to the concept of interest someone will pay you just for having lots of money.

Number One Hundred and Thirty Seven: Suggestion

Humans are very susceptible to suggestion but few people think this applies to them.

Number One Hundred and Thirty Six: Paper Dosa

The Paper Dosa, a variety of Indian pancake is so big everyone wants to photograph it.

Number One Hundred and Thirty Five: Fractal F1004

Number One Hundred and Thirty Four: Consciousness

Consciousness is difficult to explain but is present when you are aware of yourself and your experiences.

Number One Hundred and Thirty Three: Regifting

Regifting is the recycling of your most inappropriate presents.

Number One Hundred and Thirty Two: Feet

When showering don't forget your feet.

Number One Hundred and Thirty One: Fontart FA002

Number One Hundred and Thirty: Fontart FA001

Number One Hundred and Twenty Nine: Snow Symbol

This is a weather symbol for continuous heavy snow.

Number One Hundred and Twenty Eight: Fractal F1003

Number One Hundred and Twenty Seven: Kirigami

Kirigami is a form of origami that involves paper cutting.

Number One Hundred and Twenty Six: Paper Cut Two

This is a paper cut.

Number One Hundred and Twenty Five: Paper Cut

This is a paper cut.

Number One Hundred and Twenty Four: Snow Crystals

Wilson Bentley from Vermont took his first photo of snow crystals in 1885 and went on to take 5,000 more. He would catch them on black velvet.

Number One Hundred and Twenty Three: Desert and Snow

Christmas became confused when it was necessary to reconcile desert landscapes with the snow of the North Pole. Luckily there was heavy snow in parts of the Middle-East this year.

Number One Hundred and Twenty Two: Hamper

The Food Hamper is a common sight in the British Isles during December and January.

Number One Hundred and Twenty One: Fractal F1002

Number One Hundred and Twenty: Light Entertainment

So much light entertainment.

Number One Hundred and Nineteen: Dentistry

Throughout history dental problems, teeth and dentistry have been treated as comic subjects. This is rarely the case for the owner of the teeth.

Number One Hundred and Eighteen: Patterns

We discover and interpret patterns in everything.

Number One Hundred and Seventeen: Dream Narratives

In dreams the brain can construct complicated illogical stories. Last night I dreamed I was storing possessions in a wardrobe in the street and a woman was sleeping in a skip on top of neatly folded sweaters.