The Genius Of Phonetic Emphasis

Apr 29

Driving to work today I was behind a van belonging to a kitchen fitting specialist. This, in itself, is nothing remarkable. Then I noticed the tag line across the top of the back of the van: “Thee kitchen fitting and flooring specialist” Interesting. Is it a typo? Some weird Elizabethan theme? Plumbing in a ruff? As the van turned a corner in front of me...

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PhotoBlog : Sunday @EdinburghZoo

Apr 26

PhotoBlog : Sunday @EdinburghZoo

Had a very pleasant couple of hours in the Zoo yesterday. The sun was out but because of the earlier rain, the zoo was quite quiet. Been a while since I did a photo blog post so here is a selection of shots from yesterday. Click on the images to download a free hi-res version from Morguefile. The very last picture of the day and my favourite by far. He just started...

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TuckerWorld

Apr 22

To whom this may concern: I’d like someone to build a very simple theme park. It’s merely the set of the BBC series The Thick Of It. It is populated by various characters from the show (played by the theme park staff) and you get to pay £20 to be Malcolm Tucker for 30 minutes. During that time you can march about the offices shouting and swearing and...

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