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The meaning of life ... doughnutsThe meaning of life ... doughnutsLife is a funny old thing sometimes. This blog is a collection of my comments on life and daily events or news stories, and various fun things I've found on the internets ... enjoy Articles
Virgin radio
2008-05-04 20:51:00 Listen to Virgin Radio - Connect With MusicListen to Virgin Radio Xtreme - new music, no limitsListen to Virgin Radio Classic Rock - the classic rock authorityListen to Virgin Radio Groove - non-stop classic soul and Motown
The Bugle with John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman
2008-05-04 20:44:00 The Daily Show's John Oliver and fellow comedian Andy Zaltzman analyse the latest news in a new satirical podcast for Times OnlineThese guys are great - Check out the weekly podcast (click here) More About: Bugle
Microsoft walks on Yahoo acquisition
2008-05-04 13:17:00 Microsoft on Saturday yanked its proposal to acquire Yahoo , saying the struggling Internet pioneer refused to budge on price despite the software giant upping its offer to nearly 50 billion dollars.Talks aimed at resolving corporate dueling that began with Microsoft’s offer on February 1 tobuy Yahoo for 31 dollars per share ended with the two firms unable to close a multi-billion-dollar gap in price expectations…Ballmer said in a message to Jerry Yang that Microsoft did not intend to go hostile and buy the company directly from shareholders…“Yahoo is going to have to convince the market they are worth more than they were before the Microsoft offer,” Gartner analyst Van Baker told AFP. “They have their work cut out for them.” “Microsoft could be rolling the dice here,” Baker said. “They could be betting Yahoo’s stock price is going to collapse and they will be able to get it for even less.”Just sit back and watch Yahoo's share price drop on Monday .... More About: Microsoft , Walks , Acquisition , Yahoo!
Barclays Capital Hires CIA For Search Work
2008-05-04 13:08:00 Barclays Bank Recruitment from janes on Vimeo. More About: Work , Search , Barclays , Capital
Johnson wins London mayoral race
2008-05-03 23:35:00 Boris Johnson has won the race to become the next mayor of London - ending Ken Livingstone's eight-year reign at City Hall.The Conservative candidate won with 1,168,738 first and second preference votes, compared with Mr Livingstone's 1,028,966 on a record turnout of 45%.He paid tribute to Mr Livingstone and appeared to offer him a possible role in his new administration.Lib Dem Brian Paddick came third and the Greens' Sian Berry came fourth.Mr Johnson is expected to stand down as MP for Henley, triggering a by-election.'Exuberant nerve'After signing his official declaration of office at City Hall, he urged people to help build upon the "very considerable achievements of the last mayor of London".In his victory speech, he described Mr Livingstone as "a very considerable public servant".He added: "You shaped the office of mayor. You gave it national prominence and when London was attacked on 7 July 2005 you spoke for London."Mr Johnson also paid tribute to his "courage and the s... More About: Race , Wins
'Beer O'clock' at 6.14pm
2008-05-02 20:41:00 Beer O'clock, originally uploaded by NELVEY.com. "Beer O'clock" in Britain is 6.14pm, new research has revealed.That is the time the average drinker makes it to the bar after work, according to a survey.The research also found Britons spend longer in the pub than their continental neighbours.The survey of drinking habits across Europe found drinkers in this country spent an average of four hours and 27 minutes in the pub.On average British drinkers leave the pub around 10.30pm. Spanish drinkers have their first drink at 5.45pm, and the French start drinking around 6pm.In France they spend an average of around and two hours 35 minutes drinking and in Holland three hours and 30 minutes.The research, by SAB Miller, also found Brits were more likely to go to the pub on Friday than on any other day. And it revealed one in ten workers in Britain have a pint at lunchtime, compared with more than 20% of Danes and 18% of Spaniards. It found around half the alcohol consumed in the UK wa... More About: Beer
Cheers
2008-05-02 04:43:00 Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got.Taking a break from all your worries, sure would help a lot.Wouldn't you like to get away?Sometimes you want to goWhere everybody knows your name,and they're always glad you came.You wanna be where you can see,our troubles are all the sameYou wanna be where everybody knowsYour name.You wanna go where people know,people are all the same,You wanna go where everybody knowsyour name.Full Lyrics never actually airedMaking your way in the world todayTakes everything you've got;Taking a break from all your worriesSure would help a lot.Wouldn't you like to get away?All those night when you've got no lights,The check is in the mail;And your little angelHung the cat up by it's tail;And your third fiance didn't show;Sometimes you want to goWhere everybody knows your name,And they're always glad you came;You want to be where you can see,Our troubles are all the same;You want to be where everybody knows your name.Roll out of...
Taco Bell - Bacon commercial
2008-04-27 21:54:00 It's funny because it's true .... ummm bacon More About: Video , Commercial , Bell , Taco Bell , Bacon
The Last Laugh For Tonight
2008-04-27 14:43:00 Staler and Waldorf .... these guys are great. More About: Tonight , Laugh
NEW UNIFORM WILL TURN MY LIFE AROUND, SAYS TEARFUL McDONALD'S WORKER
2008-04-26 14:21:00 A NEW designer uniform is going to generate the most amazing improvement in overall quality of life, grateful McDonald's workers said last night.Nikki Hollis, a flipper from Harlesden, said she was so happy with her new smock and little scarf that she could not wait to get home to her bedsit and show it off to her three year-old son Kyle.She said the Bruce Oldfield designed outfits would make her the envy of all her friends, and brought home to her, once again, McDonald's high level of respect for its staff."As you can see it's 'mocha' which is all the rage in Milan this season. As soon as I slip these manmade fibres over my head I feel just like Sienna Miller on a night out in Malibu."Kyle may not have any toys, and be a bit stunted, but at least I've got something all scratchy to wrap him in when the electricity gets turned off. I think I'll change his name to Bruce."Hollis added: "I suppose it might have been nice if they'd used the money to give us a pay rise, but it's ... More About: Life , My Life , Uniform , Turn , Worker
ODE TO JOY - Beethoven
2008-04-26 14:15:00 I have Die Hard on the mind this morning for some reason ... enjoy. More About: Beethoven
Die Hard Trailer Original.
2008-04-26 14:12:00 Classic... More About: Video , Trailer , Original , Hard , Die Hard
Crazy Bike Messengers in New York
2008-04-26 03:28:00 I used to race mountain bikes but this just plain crazy .... helmets people! More About: New York , Bike , Crazy , York , New-York
Peta - John Mcenroe
2008-04-25 13:58:00 This is important plus I like the commercial. More About: Video , John , Peta
Crazy japanese train loaders
2008-04-25 04:25:00 These people are there to make sure the train is full before leaving. And I thought my commute was bad.... More About: Japanese , Crazy , Train
Flaming Robot Walking Shopping
2008-04-24 04:16:00 Possibly the strangest video I have ever seen........ More About: Shopping , Robot , Walking , Flaming
David returns
2008-04-24 02:42:00 Michelangelo?s famous statute, David , returns to Italy this week after a successful 12 week, 20 city, US tour.
Happy St George's Day
2008-04-23 13:37:00 Winston Churchill wrote:"There is a forgotten, nay almost forbidden word,which means more to me than any other.That word is ENGLAND." More About: Diary , Happy
RISING SEA LEVELS TO REACH RONNIE CORBETT
2008-04-22 13:30:00 EXPERTS have upgraded their estimates on rising sea levels, predicting they could submerge Ronnie Corbett within a decade.The previous worst-case scenario involved sea water lapping around the chin of Taxi star Danny DeVito.Now climate scientists are warning we face the loss of not only DeVito, but Holland, Norfolk and the golf-loving Scottish comedian and his famous chair.Dr Tom Logan, of the Institute for Sea Level Studies, said: "The planet is now so damn hot we will almost certainly lose an entire generation of stars under 5' 6"."Joe Pesci - Gone. Dustin Hoffman - Gone. That bloke who played the dwarf in Lord of the Rings - Gone."Last year Close Encounters star Richard Dreyfuss paid $2 million for a pair of titanium stilts while the Jockey Club has demanded aqualungs for their horses.Meanwhile the Institute has published a revised sea-level scale, beginning with R2D2 and rising through DeVito, Corbett, Tom Cruise and the average Welshman.Dr Logan added: "At this stage we don't... More About: Reach
Scientist Finds Truthiness in the 'Colbert Bump'
2008-04-21 13:14:00 With the intense competition between the two contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination, pundits have mused over whether Hillary Clinton?s appearance on "The Colbert Report" last night will give the former First Lady a so-called "Colbert bump," a surge in popularity which the show?s host claims will accrue to any politician that appears on the show.Stephen Colbert first coined the eponymous term on his show after John Hall won in a close election to become a representative from New York in 2006 after an appearance on the "Report." Hall defeated incumbent Sue Kelly, who had declined to make an appearance on the show. Colbert himself commented on this after the election:"And how did he beat Kelly? According to the American Prospect, quote, 'Her refusal to appear on cable's popular "The Colbert Report" may have also proved somewhat costly,'" Colbert reported, adding, "Somewhat? All what. She could've gotten the 'Colbert bump,' instead she got the 'Colbert dump.'"Ever... More About: Scientist , Bump
Steve Jobs Parody
2008-04-20 14:55:00 See more funny videos at CollegeHumor More About: Video , Steve , Parody , Steve Jobs , Jobs
John Oliver - Alternative Energy
2008-04-18 20:17:00 WARNING: EXPLICIT (Language)John Oliver at Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ, 12/5/07. Opening for Yo La Tengo on the 2nd night of the band's Hanukkah run.John Oliver - Sticker ShockUpon fortieth reflection, John thinks putting a sticker on science textbooks isn't such a bad idea. More About: Video , Energy , Alternative , Alternative Energy
Dilbert, Dogbert and the theory of evolution
2008-04-17 14:46:00 It's just a theory........ More About: Evolution , Theory , Dilbert , Theory of Evolution
Weekend at Bernie's
2008-04-16 20:06:00 Found this on Hulu.com ... enjoy More About: Video , Weekend
What Created The Subprime Mess
2008-04-15 17:32:00 Clarity at last...Broadcast on 4/10/2007. John Fortune & John Bird on the South Bank show. More About: Video , Subprime , Mess
I Can't Imagine Why Anybody Would Want To Stop Crying...
More articles from this author:2008-04-12 01:00:00 Life has so many wonderful experiences to offer. Like sleep. Or ingestion and evacuation. But I find life offers few opportunities more rewarding than screaming like a maniac until your voice cracks with the strain, so that the entire universe can share in your distress. That's what life is all about, right? The sheer exhilarating thrill of nonstop crying at the top of your lungs. It's such an important part of why we are here?why would anybody ever want to do anything else? Don't get me wrong?I like squirming, drooling, and sporadically attempting to focus on colors and shapes as much as the next guy. But of all the various activities one can choose to pursue in life, crying is tops as far as I'm concerned. In my opinion, I find nothing is more fulfilling than a good steady holler. It takes no experience to begin, and within moments, all one's needs are instantly met! It's my favorite part of the day. Heck, I'm crying right now! I suppose some people might enjoy wasting thei... More About: Stop , Imagine , Crying 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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