Archive for January, 2006
Monday, January 30th, 2006
Pint sized problem
The word ‘metrification’ is regarded by some sectors of British society as worse than cussing using the ‘c’ word. These people, with their irrational fondness for inches, feet, pints, fluid-ounces, stones, dozens, shillings, miles etcetera, appear to equate the possible loss of the most confusing and perhaps most stupid weights and measures system ever [...]
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Monday, January 30th, 2006
Giro Day
Why is it that every pensioner, unemployed dork and income support beneficiary still insist upon collecting their social security payment, in cash, in person, over the counter, on the same day, at the same time - at the post offce?
Some of us just want to post a sodding letter!
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2006
No Walkers wonder.
Just realised - those Gary ads were for Walkers Crisps, not Golden Wonder.
It just goes to show how ineffectual advertising really is, if you can remember the ad, but not the product!
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Monday, January 23rd, 2006
No Golden Wonder
R.I.P. Golden Wonder crisps. I loved your niknaks.
So is this an appropriate time to point the finger at their pathetic TV commercials featuring Gary Lineker? If you’re not aware of these commercials they ran for 10 years or so, cost a fortune and all went something like this:
OPEN ON CUTE LITTLE BOY EATING [...]
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Thursday, January 19th, 2006
Drunk blog
Just thought it might be interesting to write a few lines while reasonably pi**ed. Just been to the University of Westminster’s Alumni advisory eveing, to pass on my invaluable life’s experiences. Followed it up with a few glasses of wine, then beer, on an empty stomach. kjhsdiufhs ! A mistake obviously. [...]
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2006
Football = sport?
Why is it that (in the UK) we equate one game with a whole genre? In my mind ’sport’ does not equal ‘football’. Football is a sport, of that there is no doubt, but why is it that when pundits talk about it, they feel they can ramble on without even mentioning the [...]
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Monday, January 9th, 2006
Bad Parents
Our son is officially under-weight.
I’m thinking we should take him straight down to MacDonalds or KFC to remedy the situation. Would that be bad parenting?
