Gadget that can prevent strokes?
I get some fairly interesting propositions cross my path from time to time, especially from China, but this one is something of a wonder gadget by the looks of things.
A job is not done until it is done
If ever you want evidence that a job is not done until it is done, then look at this video and have a thought for goalkeeper Loris Angeli from Italian seventh division club Dro facing Termeno’s Michael Palma.
Be warned, shellfish contains shell
One has to have sympathy with supermarkets that are forced into stating the blindingly obvious I guess – assuming this is a response to some legislative edict or other. But just for the avoidance of doubt shellfish contain shells, a natural extension to the usual statement on packets of nuts that they contain…errr…nuts.
Chase me, chase me
Is it me, or does the ‘Police follow this van’ sign seen on the back of Group 4 cash trucks these days conjure up images of a Keystone Kops scenario in which the security wagon drives past, the boys in blue read the sign and immediately obey by running after it up the road, truncheons drawn at the ready?
Toilet humour
It’s a slightly odd business, trying to take a picture with an iPhone in the gents at Waterloo station in London. I contemplated the folly of it for a moment or two. But the new signage above the urinals got the better of me.
Fortunately there was a lull in the steady flow of discharging vessels and so my snapping could not be overseen nor misunderstood (“it’s for my blog!” he was heard crying when lead away by British Transport Police).
Nanny state bans baked beans for underage eaters
As perverse as it might seem here is photographic evidence from our local branch of Sainsburys that the humble baked bean has been identified as a major threat for the British juvenile population. Proof of age will now be required to purchase.
Jingle bells nuked
Jingle bells on 49 microwaves