Archive for April, 2008
It’s time to look back now at some of the silly bints from past gone days of old. Today’s history lesson comes courtsy of a man who was once named ‘Italy’s most well dressed hick’ Mr Vivaldi Conosucus.
Time has over shadowed his important in one of the great disasters of the then modern and now old times. Many think that when Mount Vesuvius erupted it was because it wanted to. Recent findings have come across an altogether different account. Apparently Mr Conosucus was having a picnic at the very peak of the volcano by himself because his sister, Henrietta, was off having a song written by the Fratellis about her. He was in the middle of a packet of custard creams when a moistened chipmunk popped up from the ground, frightening the young man and consequently knocking a cucumber into the heated vat of doom. And doom it was, for minutes later the volcano burst forth with hot, lava juices, destroying the nearby cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum and knocking over a lemonade stand.
Vivaldi escaped by the skin of his teeth by selling it to a old man in exchange for a pair of wings. He was last seen trying to invent a dance using only his trousers.
April 28th, 2008
Mr. Cockall interviews tomorrow’s geniuses (using song)
Who are you? Ernest McFurnace
What’s the Idea? Toast-it Notes, the warm, crisp and adhesive breakfast.
What is it? The only breakfast that can help you memorise your to-do list.
What does it do? Many people have trouble at work because they forget what they have to do during the day. Some people write it down, but this system is fraught with social and practical problems.
That’s where Toast-it Notes can help. At breakfast time, drop a pad of Toast-it Notes in your toaster. When they’ve popped up, butter them and then write one item from your to-do list on each one. Then enjoy their crunchy, toasty taste.
While you go to work, the Toast-it Notes are at work inside your stomach, using their patented adhesive to stick to your stomach lining, allowing you to ingest your daily tasks direct into your bloodstream.
You’ll never forget an important appointment again!
So what are you gonna do about it? Nothing (!) Mr. Cockall, it’s all in my head >:)
April 24th, 2008
I stumbled accross this little gem and thought i would share the fun with you all:
http://ifyoulikeitsomuchwhydontyougolivethere.com/
Enjoy.
April 17th, 2008
Yes I have returned, to so much fanfare I think my ears are bleeding in disgust *silence…*
I haven’t really done much to be honest. I haven’t been able to write anything for a while hence the lack of content on here and on Face-A*se-Book. It was mainly to do with work like pushing me into a small tupperware box, as with everyone else, and them expecting us to see the funny side of it. Sigh, but I’m better now.
Have I been living an active lifestyle? I’ll answer that right now and say, “chuff no!” Aside from squeezing in late night sessions on Halo on a free X-Box given to us by a nice lady at work, trying to learn the guitar and jogging twice a week it’s been the same routine of Reuben and work.
Have YOU *points* been doing anything worth knowing?
April 15th, 2008
This afternoon, it was brought to my attention (by Mr. Marshall) that another blog was linking directly to images on our glorious site.
The image in question is the Eagles album cover that Ian opsted in his Mr Smudgey Exposé. As you can see if you visit the offending blog, we were a bit devious about getting his to think about stopping doing it…
http://blogdoikee.blogspot.com/2008/04/eagles-1976-hotel-california-01-hotel.html
Tee hee hee.
April 9th, 2008
It’s been pretty quiet round here lately, so what better to stoke up the discussion than another ever-popular Week of the Week? The last Week of the Week was, you might remember, slightly controversial because it discussed such a very well-known week. Well, as promised, this week’s Week of the Week will be a real undiscovered gem: a true prize week, but not as well known as most other weeks are.
This week’s Week of the Week is 20-26 November 1932.
Sunday 20 November 1932 – Wilbur A. Sawyer writes to his wife Margaret from Cape Town, saying: “The weather has been fine, cool except for a few hours in the afternoon.”
Monday 21 November 1932 – Following an explosion at Cardowan Colliery, Glasgow, on the 16th, the Scotsman reports that Shettleston Co-operative Society has donated £50 towards relief work.
Tuesday 22 November 1932 – T.E. Lawrence warns that “celibacy has its dangers!” in correspondence with G.W.M. Dunn.
Wednesday 23 November 1932 – In the Irish Dáil, Mr Anthony asks whether Mr Derrig is aware that the appointment of Mr Cornelius McGiff as school attendance officer has caused “a good deal of discussion in Cork City”.
Thursday 24 November 1932 – The FBI Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory opens in Washington, D.C.
Friday 25 November 1932 – Melbourne Cricket Club gives Tate his first outing. He bowls out New South Wales, scoring 4-63.
Saturday 26 November 1932 – There is a small amount of restrained celebration to mark the tenth anniversary of Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon’s discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun.
A bracing whirlwind of a week, I’m sure you will all agree – obscure but by no means dull.
April 9th, 2008
We are now all up and running again!
We do look exactly the same as we used to (except for the categories is now a drop down box) But rest assured we are nothing like the same as we used to be. We have moved up many versions of the software, which you’ll notice when you log into the admin deeley. There are also some new things like we can add picture galleries to posts. Which is nice. Basically if a button is new, click it and see what it does!
Enjoy.
April 4th, 2008