Apparently the Stranglers will be playing at Glastonbury this year. I was astonished to learn today that their drummer, Jet Black, is 71. No wonder they decided to pack in touring. I know it is a job you can do sitting down, but I still think it requires a lot of energy to play the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'WTF'
Pointless, unproductive and fun
February 26th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Technology
If you saw a link on a website that pointed to http://5z8.info/cats-being-dropped-into-the-sea_p6d8l_hot-older-goats.mov I bet you would think twice before following it – and then decide not to. If you received an email with a link to http://5z8.info/olive-loaf-penetration.gif_u0p8z_ninjastaroutlet it would probably get stopped by your mail filters and marked as spam or potential malware. But you [...]
Now that’s what I call a health warning
February 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Life
Did everybody see the story about the bloke in Indonesia who was smoking a cigarette when it exploded and blew six of his teeth out?
A couple of things to note:
He got compensation of £335 (plus medical expenses). Doesn’t sound a lot for what must have been a pretty traumatic experience.
The brand he was smoking was [...]
Tags: WTF
National TV Awards
January 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Life
I caught something on the news this morning about the National TV Awards which really summed up for me the atrocious state of British TV at the moment: X Factor won the award for best most popular TV talent show, which implies there are now so many of the damn things it is worth having [...]
iPhone alternative
November 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Life
Want an iPhone for Christmas but can’t really afford the huge monthly charges? Well here is something that is a lot cheaper and yet still reassuringly overpriced for what it actually is while being strangely desirable despite everything. Easier to use than a real iPhone as well!
Badly Drawn Boy wanted for taxi murder
November 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Life
Hat tip to Angry people in local papers
You know what? I reckon even I could get a job as a police artist in Bolivia. Love the way they keep zooming in on the picture to try and make it scary…
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Postal miracle
October 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Life
I received a letter today and I have no idea how it got to the right house. The address on it was my name but the address of the secretary of Horsham Labour Party – yet it was delivered to my house.
In the past if anything has gone to Ray’s address he has either put [...]
Tags: Royal Mail·WTF
Run that by me again
October 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Politics
At work we have TV screens in various public areas like in the canteen and the lobby area outside the lifts. The screens display a slideshow of company information, but also have a scrolling RSS feed of the latest BBC news headlines. On Friday one of the headlines was “French ‘boy sex’ minister issues denial”
My [...]
Happy 23rd?
September 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Life
The Wikipedia page on wedding anniversaries looks like a popular one for vandalism at the moment. Somebody was looking at it at work today and I noticed, in the section on traditional and modern gifts, that the traditionl gift in the UK for a 23rd wedding anniversary is “dirty protest”.
Tags: WTF
Can Dec anally match Ant?
September 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Life
A question we have all pondered, but not dared to voice aloud… see the Guardian for an explanation of exactly why and how the Express ended up with such an eye-catching headline. It turns out there is a perfectly logical explanation – they cocked up!
Tags: Doh!·Newspapers·WTF
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