My waffling.

Cool new icon!

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:20:34 GMT

A photo nickys took of me at the Ring of Stenness on Orkney.

The map also shows the GPS log of our walking around the Ring of Brodgar nearby.

A victory for common sense!

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:21:56 GMT

An RAF fighter pilot has won his battle with the United States Air Force over the size of his handlebar moustache.

I have no words....

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:15:38 GMT

Giant Vulva Bicycle Taxi Is Freudian Wet Dream

Not safe for work, or delicate sensibilities.

"Thrice weekly cruising the streets of Helsinki. inviting its inhabitants to take a ride by slipping inside her giant disembodied vagina mounted on top of her bike taxi."

It's a Rickshaw, modelled on a ladies's vulva. There are pictures. You have been warned!

More "Stupidity in the US" news

Sat, 31 May 2008 20:53:31 GMT

US coffee chain Starbucks has come under fire for a new logo that critics say is offensive and overly graphic.

The Resistance, a US-based Christian group, has called for a national boycott of the coffee-selling giant.

It says the chain's new logo has a naked woman on it with her legs "spread like a prostitute... The company might as well call themselves Slutbucks".

Starbucks says the image - based on a 16th century Norse design of a mermaid with two-tails - is not inappropriate.

Rather, the image is a more conservative version of the original Starbucks design, which hung above the chain's first store when it opened in Seattle's Pike Place Market in 1971.

You decide:

I had to check the date...

Mon, 26 May 2008 15:34:57 GMT

An unwitting passenger arriving at Japan's Narita airport has received 142g of cannabis after a customs test went awry, officials say.

A customs officer hid a package of the banned substance in a side pocket of a randomly chosen suitcase in order to test airport security.

Sniffer dogs failed to detect the cannabis and the officer could not remember which bag he had put it in.

Anyone finding the package has been asked to contact customs officials.

Apologies, but it made me laugh.

Tue, 20 May 2008 18:12:50 GMT

A man is cupping his hand to scoop water from a Highland burn.

The Gamekeeper shouts, "Dinnae drink thon waater! It's foo ae coo's keech an' pish!"

The man replies, "My Good fellow, I'm English. Could you repeat that in English for me?"

The Gamekeeper replies, "I said, use two hands - you'll get more that way!"

Platypus proves even odder than scientists thought

Thu, 08 May 2008 19:04:52 GMT

According to this article in the guardian,"While humans have two sex chromosomes, the X and Y, the platypus has 10, with five of each kind." "In theory it means there are 25 possible sexes, though in practice that doesn't happen." When discussing this with zotz tonight he said "That makes them even wierder than Goths!"

So now I have an image of a platypus in a corset and silver jewelry in my head. Any artists out there want to realise this?

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:43:32 GMT

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:39:43 GMT

Before today I hadn't seen this really poor taste VW advert on Youtube. So I'm sharing it.

Because it's genius!

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:13:15 GMT

Cheap GPS!

Table Art?

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:17:31 GMT

Tonight I was eating Nachos when I dropped some. The resulting mess on the table, of salsa and sour cream, looked to me very like a skateboarding penguin. What do you lot think?

That was just as it fell, purely random, no human intervention.

Struggling to keep a straight face

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:43:17 GMT

Now, I know allergies are a majpr problem and anaphylactic shock is not a laughing matter but...

Pants allergy claim investigated

"Clothing retailer Primark has launched an investigation after a woman claimed a pair of its pants triggered a severe allergic reaction."

Allergic to her knickers?!?! Allow me to relieve you of the problem m'dear!

Although on second thoughts, since it also says "she bought the support pants at a shop in Greenock" maybe I'm not so keen to help out!

I had a thought last night

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:53:30 GMT

While watching my current screensaver, "Ribbons" that there should be an animated Yellow Sign screensaver. That would be cool. Does anybody know where I could get one? For Vista, preferably. Though just a gif would be cool too.

Thanks!

Oh, and if you haven't seen the Yellow Sign, just keep on walking, you don't want to know!

Inappropriate Christmas Presents - the answer!

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:05:02 GMT

It was the Aftershave! From the web site,

Dunmail - A new classic fragrance

A complex with top notes of mandarin, lemon, galbanum cypress. A heart of lavandin, basil and geranium resting on a base of cedarwood, musks and amber.

So congratulations to tehblahhh, thehumanstomach, suzerain and ffutures!

The socks and bathroom set were from nickys's grandparents, the soaps were from my sister and the liqueur from my mother in law. All genuine presents to nickys and/or I, but fortunately all in different years.

Mostly for puzzle_

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:57:55 GMT

Paddington, the bear from Peru, will be arrested and interrogated over his immigration status in a book marking his 50th birthday.

Didn't want you to miss it!

This looks familiar

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:27:11 GMT

I've definately done that.

From xkcd

Durex is not just for Christmas

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:53:11 GMT

Consumers, says Watts, chief executive of SSL, the company that owns the Durex brand, get ready to get lucky twice a year - on Valentine's Day and Christmas. "People stock up on condoms for the holidays," he says.

I suppose birthdays average out over the year....

Gave me a giggle, anyway.

I have no words.

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:40:56 GMT

An appeal court in Saudi Arabia has doubled the number of lashes and added a jail sentence as punishment for a woman who was gang-raped

Yes, she is being punished for getting raped.

There are no words to express my feelings at this point, but I would very much like to be alone with the judge right now.

Excuse me while I go and hit something very hard.

OK, jumps on bandwagon...

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:13:35 GMT

If you woke up and I was in bed with you, what would be your first thought?

(Now post this in your LJ and find out what mine would be)

Rather unfortunate positioning for the exhaust pipe...

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:39:53 GMT

This is rather good:

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 06:40:25 GMT

I'm inclined to agree.

This is cool:

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:21:18 GMT

From here

I thought this was a cool way to do a CD

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:05:30 GMT

TV Smith's new CD, a live recording of him performing the songs from the first Adverts LP with his current band, the Bored Teenagers. It's totally black, on both sides, and has a fake spiral groove on the top..

Stuff for the cyclists

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:42:57 GMT

£270 for a bike chain? OK, it may be Titanium but really..

I may have had occasional nervous moments out in the Pentlands, but at least I don't have to worry abou this: Did she cycle on the cracks in the pavement?

One for all the gamers, and those who have to breathe near them...

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:18:24 GMT

From ctrl-alt-del