Whilst not eradicating the problem itself, it certainly improves the unfortunate view :
Beware of armed weather forecasters …
Possibly one of the strangest public procurement notices you will have seen : The NOAA National Weather Service - Western Acquisition Division, Boulder requires the following items, Purchase Description Determined by Line Item, to the following: LI 001, 16,000...
Accidentally killing your secretary with an Uzi at dinner? That would be Thailand …
Playing with your Uzi whilst dining is not recommended! A somewhat bizarre tale from the Bangkok Post : Mae Hong Son Senator Boonsong Kowawisarat accidentally shot and killed his personal secretary with a submachine gun in a restaurant in Phrae province, police said....
The postman still laughs
Hello once again, Mr Raccoon here with another post. Found this one when i was making some coffee before starting work so I though i'd put it here to start the day with some laughs. _ And to end the post with a small joke. _ Mr. Raccoon out! ...
Cartoon Interlude – the truth behind Curiosity Mars Rover images …
This one amused me :
Pictorial Interlude – Optical Illusions and a new take on The Little Engine that could …
I like this one, very creative (I assume it was projected first and painted in place) : I don't think this book is on the national curriculum :
Thank you for driving carefully …
Someone obviously wasn't paying attention to the signs ... Although the sign does look new with the disturbed soil at the base so maybe some council wonk was being sarcastic?
When importing buttocks be sure to check they are authentic …
Not very buttock like ... After being arrested for trying to import Saddam's buttocks it would appear that they may not be Saddam's buttocks after all : TWO men who allegedly illegally imported the buttock from a statue of Saddam Hussein to Derbyshire have been...
Orwellian references coming thick and fast.
Whilst drowning in work and not having a great deal of time to actually write anything here, the following two snippets caught my eye with references to 1984 : Firstly from ZeroHedge, the following excerpt from an interesting article on the "War on Terror" and how Al...
Video Interlude – Tennis line judge hiding balls …
Reminds me of something else on the internet with a lady firing ping pong balls from a particular orifice ...