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Thursday, February 25, 2010

The Ten Most Populated Towns in England in 1377*


1. London (40,000 people)
2. York (12,100)
3. Bristol (10.600)
4. Coventry (8,000)
5. Norwich (6,600)
6. Lincoln (5,900)
7. Salisbury (5,400)
8. Lynn (5,400)
9. Colchester (4,900)
10. Boston (4,800)

*With apologies to Ian Mortimer (who did all the work)

Saturday, February 06, 2010

Ten Posh Ways To Eat Toast


1. Toasted and then turned inside out
2. Done on one side
3. Anchovy toast
4. Roasted marrow on toast
5. Canapé Martha
6. Melba toast
7. Welsh rarebit
8. With beef dripping
9. Pain Perdu
10. French toast