Survival, the Pint, and Weight Loss

Last week was a dangerous week. Not only did a woman in Hong Kong fight with a python to rescue her dog, but a hedgehog managed to survive the spin cycle at 40 degrees in a washing machine. A blind man defended himself from a mugger (ok, he might have been blind, but he was also a Judo champion), and an armed robber needed to be dealt with in hospital after he ill-advisedly tried to hold up a karate school.

As for the pint, this has been saved from the European metric monster at last. We can finally relax down the pub, calm in the knowledge that nobody's going to short-change us. Drink Britannia!

Now many people try it but don't succeed. Others achieve it but don't enjoy it. Yes, the losing of weight is a persistent problem in today's world. So what better news than without even trying weight loss can happen. Unfortunately not the type that you were thinking. The reference kilo weight has apparently loss some weight. They can't explain how it occurred. More importantly though, how did they know, if the standard itself decreases? Maybe they used our good old pint, that's not going to be changed for anyone :)

Eying those chillies for supper, but don't want any stomach problems afterwards? No need to worry. According to latest research, these hot beasts actually are good for you. Another great reason to celebrate with a pint (getting the theme yet?).

This will shock you to the toes. Prepare yourselves. Commercialism really has gone too far this time. Paddington Bear will apparently be seen to chuck away his marmalade for Marmite. It's time now to stand up for our childhood, and protect it from these money-wielding story-ruining city boys...

Didn't know what to have to eat the other day? Run out of meat? Don't worry, in Venezuela they managed to cook up a sancocho for 70.000 people. Now you know where all the supermarket meat went...

In order to have as many new babies born on the national day, a russian district has announced a regional holiday exactly nine months before, to allow couples to, well, get together. Prizes are offered, and with birth rates increasing year on year, it seems like the message is getting across.

Now for that surreal part of the day. Those people who ever wanted to combine various household devices will be thrilled (literally), after the announcement of the MP3 pleasure toy (and there was I thinking that was why mobiles have the vibrate function...).

Stay tuned...

Campaigns, Flying Lasers, Hidden Countries and Light Relief

It's not normal that I start off with such a long heading, but seeing as I haven't put pen to paper (or rather, finger to keyboard) for a while I thought it best to catch up.

Before I get on though, in case you hadn't already heard, on the 14th August I became an uncle. Yes, I'm feeling old already. My only consolation is the fact that at least I'm not a grandparent :)

Last night someone else felt older as well. Well, she got older. Whether she felt older or not is another questions. Yes, Jackeline celebrated her birthday by sending us all back into the realms of 50s films (it was a black and white party).

Anyways, back to the other news. For those who have not known what to do with themselves after production of the famous Cadburys Wispa bar ceased in 2003, never fear. The company has given in to a net campaign to bring it back, so go look at the supermarket shelves soon.

So you're off on holiday, packed your bags, checked in, got on the plane, and sat down next to the window. What more could one want. Well how about a laser weapon on board in case a hostile country decides to send off rockets into the sky (er, like guy falkes night, you mean?). Well, don't despair, as this is what is being attached to the latest Boeing 747s. Feel safer now? I didn't think so...

Been to the pyramids? No? Well now you can become your own pharaoh, as they are to start building a 578m high pyramid to entomb the graves or remains of the recently deceased in Germany. One would have thought that mass graves were not a thing to go around advertising in this day and age...

For those of you thinking that as China is to host the next Olympics and all, surely they have opened up their country more to the international journalists, right? Well read this report by a BBC correspondent and then make up your mind.

Ever tried to comprehend the Scots? Didn't succeed? Don't know why? Well try this site, which helps explain the usage, phonetics, etc of both Scotch and Scottish English.

Now just when things looked like they were getting too serious, here comes the entertainment for the day. Ever wondered what happened to pleasure toys that were no longer required? Well this site has a recycling scheme in place...

Well, that's it for now. Get back in front of the TV with a cup of Bovril and watch us get beaten at football once again.

Football's been coming home for ever...