Indian Premier League inaugural auction

Indian Premier League inaugural auction for players including Cannovaro, Pires, Okocha, Fowler… Could have just got Championship Manager 97/98? Or play some Match Of The Day tapes from 15 years ago at half-speed? Crespo draws most in Indian auction

America to remake Only Fools And Horses

America to remake Only Fools And Horses “Rodney, you asshole!”

Twitter

If nothing else, Twitter puts celebrity obsessives in direct contact with other derranged minds and that can only be a good thing.

Posted in: Blog by Andy No Comments

Big Breakfast

The Big Breakfast planning to make a shock return for the 2012 Olympics

Kodak Moment

Action pictures from the European Figure Skating Championships in Sheffield

ITV Football Commentary

Clive Tyldesley on Dalglish and Ferguson: “They go way back, it’ll be handshakes today, nothing more.” Not their usual French kissing then?

“This is the best headline you will ever see in your life”

Gordon Ramsay’s Dwarf Porn Double Found Dead in a Badger Den in Wales

Netflix Advert

Who needs instant access to watch Along Came Polly? WHO?!

BT Infinity advert

What happened to the old BT campaign with the guy from My Family, anyway? Gone for a Sky bundle instead? Also, a full series of Fresh Meat wasn’t enough, BT had to basically condense it into this advert?

MyWhat?

Is the “Share on MySpace” button on www.tinypic.com a joke?

Disney Is Selling a Joy Division Mickey Mouse Shirt

Disney Is Selling a Joy Division Mickey Mouse Shirt

More4 rebrand

The More4 rebrand is flipping rubbish.

Posted in: You've Got To See This by Andy No Comments

Breast implants

News: “…calls for an end to cosmetic surgery ads after sub-standard breast implants…” Well referring to “sub-standard breasts” won’t help.

Jesus contest

Danny Baker @prodnose: “In the Search for Dorothy losers each week were carted away over the rainbow on a moon. Can’t wait to see how failed Jesus’ get dismissed.”

INFINITE monkeys

Aaaargh, no, “a thousand” monkeys won’t write Shakespeare. A trillion monkeys won’t. An INFINITE number will.

Posted in: Drives Me Nuts by Andy No Comments

Monday

So much arrived in my inbox over the weekend I’ve not yet done my usual morning work. Mixed blessing: It’s no longer Monday morning.

Posted in: Blog by Andy No Comments

Favourite Simpsons episodes

The Simpsons at 500: what are your favourite episodes? Challenge accepted: 19 – 6 “Dead Putting Society“ Homer and Flanders put their sons against each other in the miniature golf tournament 22 – 9 “Itchy & Scratchy & Marge“ Marge campaigns against the violence in Itchy & Scratchy 23 – 10 “Bart Gets Hit by [...]

Posted in: Blog by Andy No Comments

History

Lana Del Ray – Born To Die is all well and good but it serves to remind me how good this song is: The Verve – History

Posted in: Blog, Sounds Good by Andy No Comments

Does anyone else smell bacon?

“Scientists link sausages and bacon to cancer” – Well thank you very much, scientists. You couldn’t keep that to yourselves? OK just heard the rest of the story: eating sausages and bacon every day increases risk of cancer. Probably die of a heart attack first, no? I hope Richard Bacon contracts and recovers from a [...]

Toys

“Watch toys re-enact dramatic events from history” (BBC Bitesize) The syllabus as taught by Adam and Joe?