Okay, so this is nothing to do with television at all but it’s my blog and I’ll do what I like with it (and if you get to the end you may just learn something).

I was listening to BBC Radio 5Live this morning, when this story was told, in which a judge in New Zealand made a nine-year-old child a ward of court, so that her name could be changed to something more reasonable than the one that her parents thought it appropriate to give her.  Her name: Talulah Does The Hula From Hawaii.

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Tags: Names, New Zealand, Registrar General, Talula, Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii

How Was That For You?

The second test between England and New Zealand looked odds on to be another tale of woe to add to England’s back catalogue of miserable recent history. Facing a first innings deficit of 179 runs (after a woeful batting display yesterday morning) seemed to be an insurmountable task but some inspiration from the man they call “Monty” and a miraculously rejuvenated batting display meant that England made the victory target

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Tags: 2008, Cricket, England, Monty, New Zealand, Old Trafford