When is Persil not Persil? Do you know the difference?
Well it is Persil, but it is not the Persil you think it is … Hang on, let’s start again from the beginning. I popped […]
Month: December 2016
Naughty Co-operative
I wrote the piece below back in June 2013. The store concerned is no longer a Co-op. It was one of the old Somerfield supermarkets […]
Diam bars and Dime bars (Armadillos, smooth on the inside)
When did Dime chocolate bars become Daim bars? They are not a sweet I often buy so I missed them changing to international branding, in […]
No fool like a gooseberry fool!
Something silly. Please feel free to share.
Tractors on our roads, a gripe or two
Living here in the rural South West it is pretty normal to encounter tractors and other agricultural vehicles on the roads as we drive around, […]
Looking for a photographic assassin?
I was amused by Why not let us shoot the one you love! on this poster, it seems a bit extreme. I was on Christchurch […]
Improving The Sound On A Modern Flat Screen LCD Television
Television sets have come a long way in recent years. The large bulky TV sets of yesterday have been replaced by modern thin flat screen […]
Vlad the inhaler
Vlad the inhaler Something silly. Feel free to share.
Unlocking the secret hidden picture on your Android phone or tablet
The Android operating system that comes on many mobile phones and tablet computers has a hidden http://yertiz.co.uk/unlocking-secret-hidden-picture-android-phone-tablet/picture embedded by the programmers at Google. If you […]
Do you know who or what Australians call “Banana Benders”?
The term Banana Bender was a new one on me. It is a term Australians use for a resident of Queensland. But why call them […]