That most British of foods, Marmite, the strongly flavoured dark brown spread made from brewer’s yeast has gone the way of Rice Crispies, Shreddies, Horlicks and Ovaltine in being banned in Denmark under legislation forbidding the sale of food products with added vitamins, viewed as threat to public health.
Saving Ryan’s Privates
According to PR guru Max Clifford, if Ryan Giggs had not taken out an injunction, then probably no-one would have known about the relationship. Max Clifford maintains that Ms Thomas had never intended to sell her story. That sounds highly believable. Must dash, my other leg is ringing.
Apocalypse later
Harold Camping, the evangelical broadcaster whose prediction that last Saturday would be Judgement Day says he miscalculated and the apocalypse would now happen on October 21st.
Stealing someone’s thunder
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has accused Western countries of stealing rain and plotting to cause drought in Iran by using high tech equipment to drain the clouds of raindrops. Unfortunately for him, a few moments after making this startling startling claim at the inauguration of a dam, it started to rain. Now I suppose he will claim he is being specifically …
Abandonment as a theme
Anyone interested in themes when choosing places to visit could always try the The world’s ten creepiest abandoned cities, it would certainly be different as well as interesting.
Important landmarks
Here is someone’s list of 50 of the Most Important Landmarks of the World with some very good photos and, naturally, comments from people who agree or disagree with the choices made. Did better on this one, although still not brilliant, have seen twenty of them. A second list by the author addresses many of the omissions from the first …
Get ’em working they say
In the UK, a Mori survey conducted for thinktank Policy Exchange reports that 77% of voters think long-term benefit claimants should have to do community work in return for the dole, with 69% believing that claimants should lose their benefits if they turn down the offer of a job, even if it pays the same or less than welfare payouts.
Probably started with autosuggestion
Edward Smith, who lives with his current “girlfriend”, a white Volkswagen Beetle named Vanilla, claims to have had sex with 1,000 cars and defends his “romantic” feelings towards vehicles, insisting that he is not “sick” and has no desire to change his ways. Read the full story
Clear favourite
The coveted Rear Of The Year Award celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and the red hot favourite, thanks to coverage of the Royal Wedding, is Pippa Middleton at 4/9 favourite. The first award, a one-off, was presented to Barbara Windsor in 1976 but it became an annual event in 1981 when Felicity Kendal won the award. Other recent winners …
Worth a try
A man has been captured on CCTV trying to board a train at Wrexham General Station in Wales with a white pony. Refused entry by the conductor, he then went to the ticket office where he tried, unsuccessfully, to buy two tickets, one for himself and one for his nag. Bet it livened up the day for the rail staff.