‘McDonald’s, McDonald’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut’ according to the song. Pizza Hut is going through a dramatic rebranding exercise to provide a more healthy public image and is becoming Pasta Hut.
Gaffe, or attempt at a cheap laugh?
The jury still seems to be out on whether the question posed by a rather paunchy Eamonn Holmes was a genuine gaffe or an attempt at a cheap laugh.
Paul Newman and the Meerkats
A wildlife documentary narrated by Paul Newman has received its world premiere at the Dinard Film Festival in France. Newman, who died of cancer last month aged 83, recorded the voiceover for The Meerkats at a studio near his home in Connecticut in late 2007. It is a BBC co-production and follows a family of meerkats fighting to survive. It …
Know your wares
There’s malware, from the words malicious and software, which is software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner’s consent, adware, which is a package which automatically plays, displays, or downloads advertisements to a computer after the software is installed on it or while the application is being used, spyware, which can collect personal information without the …
The Lady in Red
Amazing that static electricity causing Liz Hurley’s skirt to rise and reveal her knickers made the front page of several newspapers in the UK.
Get researching, you could become famous
Who on earth would want to know, let alone conduct research, into whether rats are able to tell the difference between a person speaking Japanese backwards and somebody speaking Dutch backwards? The chances of meeting a Japanese and Dutch person engaged in backward conversation in the presence of rat must be quite phenominal.
Massacre in Alice Springs
A smiling seven year old boy has been filmed killing rare reptiles and feeding live ones to a crocodile at the Alice Springs Reptile Centre in Australia. The boy climbed over the perimeter fence and managed to avoid various sensor alarms as he went on his killing spree, battering the reptiles with stones. Others he threw over the fence to …
Bournemouth rocks
The loonies are starting to return with a vengeance! Cash-strapped Bournemouth Borough Council, heading for a £2.4 million budget deficit at the end of this year, have just splashed out on two giant rocks.
A claim too far
Forklift truck driver Mohammed Ahmed, a devout Muslim, worked in a Tesco distribution depot for eight months before quitting ‘in protest’, and is now suing the company for religious discrimination. He claims he was forced to leave because handling beer, spirits and wine is against his strict Islamic beliefs and that he was victimised when he asked the company to …
Careful where you put it!
Things are starting to get back to normal as the Government backs a plan to fine people for putting litter in the wrong bins on the streets! Putting a crisp packet in a bin marked for cans could get you a fine of £110 and a court appearance if you refuse to pay the on-the-spot fine! That’s £30 more than …