Tuesday 9 September 2014

Swedish Piano Stairs

This is what happens when a country doesn't spend all its money on tax cuts and wars, illegal or otherwise. However it could be that VW paid for it all, which is a shame as their cars are still overpriced blandmobiles.

Monday 25 August 2014

This couldn't sum up my boring Bank Holiday any better

Best hospital food ever

It's all very well Channel 4 being sniffy about this. But they're the ones with a national TV franchise that puts out programmes for idiots all day long ... Also, I secretly want the pie.

Sunday 11 May 2014

The Nazi Oath to Hitler

Autocorrects don't usually make me laugh. This one did.

From Cormac O'Rourke (‏@cormacorourke19) on Twitter:

My mom always asks me what time I'll be home, so I changed "home" in her shortcuts to the Nazi Oath to Hitler.

Friday 2 May 2014

Got any tickets?

This 'Got any tickets?' cartoon appeared in a West Ham United programme just before the 1964 Cup Final - which took place 50 years ago today.

Tuesday 25 February 2014

Video games

This was the first video game I ever owned.



Well ... the one we had was a clone - a white plastic case instead of the wood veneer finish, but exactly the same four games and graphics (and yes there are subtle difference between this and others which I can identify!)

The game called Handball on the American version was called Squash/Handball on ours. The one we had might have also been called "TV Fun" but I can't remember who made it, it was someone like Binatone (but not them)

It was in white moulded plastic with two paddles and probably came from Romford Market. The above ad was from JC Penney in 1976; we probably got ours the same time.

Sunday 9 February 2014

Tuesday 4 February 2014

Ello Ello Ello, What's All This Then?

The Met Police's team after 27 Ryman League games this season.

Edit: Have been asked if they play their home games at Letsbee Avenue.

Monday 3 February 2014

Sunday 26 January 2014

Driving

Just made me laugh. Because it's so true.

Freckles and his Friends

From the Ottawa Citizen, 4 March 1936. This is the kind of thing I end up looking at when there's nothing on TV in the evening.



I'm not sure who needs a talking-to the most - the robbers or the kids. Hasn't he ever heard of the Darwin Awards?