Episode 11: Chris Cleave
In this week's fun-packed edition of Shift Run Stop we hear the sounds of ponies, meet real life author, Guardian columnist and dad Chris Cleave, learn about the San Francisco weather system from our foreign correspondent Anna Pickard, get a topical confectionery newsflash from our snacks expert Dave Green and more besides! Something for everyone, surely?
Links:
- Chris Cleave: blog, twitter
- Chris's books: Incendiary, The Other Hand (aka Little Bee)
- Anna Pickard's blog plus her new tellywonk site)
- Dave Green's snackspot
- New Forest ponies (Wikipedia)
- Rubbish A.I movie (IMDB)
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Posted: January 28th, 2010 | 6 Comments »
I think I have seen the Feral ponies with the red eyes busking
in front of Boots. They run like the wind when the local nick shows up. They like drophead coupes because of the texture
of the canvas when they eat it. It reminds them of eating
people lost in the forest. Afterward they steal the gear shift knobs and sell them on E-Bay.
Hi Beano! You were my source of info for the “horses prefer women” statement by the way
Yes I heard that. Men have a hard time with that and the matriarchial society bit. In Britain and other Celtic societies
it was common also. The name used to be passed down on the woman’s side. Christianity changed that.
A.I quite a good film h’actually. I dare you to watch it again.
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