Category: General Entries

  • Big Brother’s been highjacking Channel 4 for a week or so now. And it took about 5 minutes to establish that it would be a load of rubbish, thanks to the complete freaks that have been selected to live in…

  • So the MacBook Pro comes with motion sensors… What purpose does that serve, other than protecting your hard drive in case you have the misfortune of dropping it? Someone has written a script to make use of the motion sensors…

  • Heather, of Dooce fame, makes fun of her husband Jon for his gullibility (is that even a word?) in believing that using their new toothbrushes was a lifechanging experience. Is it just a man thing to be convinced that four…

  • I came across this site last night and was fascinated by the concoctions some people managed to come up with! Gigantor Jaffa Cakes, one-foot-wide Toffee Pennies and even Samosas the size of your head! It’s Pimp my Snack! Rather than…

  • I’m not sure whether to call this political correctness or a frightening attempt at sheltering children from reality, but it’s completely bonkers! Five girls were suspended from school and banned from going to their Grade 8 graduation, all because they…

  • Every few months, I like to post some of the most unusual and bizarre Google searches that have landed people on my site. It’s a good laugh so I thought I’d share it. “turkey twizzlers nutritional breakdown” – 95% fat,…

  • Play-Doh has a very unique scent, which we associate to so many childhood memories. To me, it’s a reminder of the salty homemade “pâte à modeler” my mom used to make instead of buying us Play-Doh. It did mean I…

  • This Saturday will be the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held in Athens, Greece. It’s a unique event for so many reasons, but mainly, it’s the one time of the year where each country agrees to making a complete fool of…

  • I’m not sure I mentioned before that one of my three lovely sisters was coming to England for 3 1/2 months this summer, hoping to get a job in Cambridge and enjoy a different lifestyle for a summer. I can…

  • This afternoon, while walking around Cambridge, I saw an impressive bit of driving. Cambridge is filled with rising bollards, allowing only tagged vehicles (usually buses, taxis and emergency vehicles) to lower and cross the bollard. The unfortunate driver of this…