Electric cars - so popular that the government is now going to spend even more of our money on bribes to increase their use : The government has announced that it will cover up to 75% of the cost of installing charging points for electric vehicles in garages and...
Artistic Interlude – Infinity and Alice in a suit …
Hopefully only another month of slavery but in the mean time, this one caught my eye - simple but very clever : And I wasn't expecting this one from a Finnish poster campaign - scrubs up rather well I think :
Modern British Life – Nag, Nag, Nag …
Nag, nag, nag ... Today started for me at 04:30 when the radio alarm came on with an NHS advert reminding me that A&E and 999 are only for emergencies. After a shower and coffee, I drove a few junctions down the motorway and was reminded on the first overhead sign...
Video Interlude – Pedestrians in need of clean underwear …
Whilst work is preventing anything useful here, how about these lucky buggers : Notice the chick on the right nearly being decapitated by the tailgate!
Very lazy bat …
This one amused me somewhat : I am not sure if it is an ex-bat or if it just felt the need to put its feet up while sleeping. Still not as good as bat kitty though :
Parents think it is too dangerous to let their kids play in the snow. I wonder why that is …
We seem to have become a timid race here in the UK. From the Torygraph, we have this : Nearly a third of parents believe it is "too dangerous" to let their children play outside in the snow, in case they slip on ice or get hit by a snowball, a survey has shown....
Apparently, we used to make things here in the UK …
A brief snippet - the following graph from a ZeroHedge article showing the share of global exports in 1980 and 2011 grabbed my attention with the declines in every category for things made in the UK : Interestingly, South Korea's gains in each category over the last...
Even The Daily Mash would consider this news story to be too bizarre …
The opening paragraphs from two articles, one from The BBC and one from The Daily Mash - the question is, which is which? Article A : SKY viewers on unemployment benefits will only be allowed to watch documentaries, according to new guidelines. As part of a radical...
The world’s most useless machine gets an upgrade …
The world's most useless machine has been upgraded - looks like fun for an hour or two at least : _ _ Now we have to wait for the upgraded version to throw a tantrum just like version II did.
Back to the UK which is decidedly still in la-la land …
The Wasp is knackered after a long day of wing flapping to return to this strange little isle, where it would seem the government is still as demented as a box of frogs : The prime minister said it was vitally important the government maintained its "credibility for...