man who went to casualty with his penis stuck in a steel pipe had to be cut free by firefighters using a metal grinder. Published: 12:49PM GMT 07 Jan 2010 Medics at Southampton General Hospital could not get the man’s …
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Pepsi gets smart – and not before half time
As my Aussie pal Malcolm Auld first pointed out to me, the largest single discharge of effluent into the U.S. sewage system coincides with the most expensive TV commercials of the year – half time at the Superbowl. This year …
Read MoreMore smoke up your arse from those Internet Marketing Liars – Were YOU ever caught? Amen to this from Michel Fortin
I’m amazed at the cons that go on every day on the internet. I spend a little time studying them, because you can learn so much. They all start with one fact I learned years ago. People believe what they …
Read MoreFeet in the oven, head in the fridge?
The most amusing demolition of statistical tripe may be the joke that if my feet are in the oven and my head in the fridge my temperature may be on average normal. I was reminded of this on seeing that …
Read MoreHow I got eaten by alligators – a true story, with a penis thrown in
Nearly twenty years ago I did a couple of talks at American Express in New York. In fact if I crane my neck I can see the video tapes of one of them from my desk in our sordid basement. …
Read MoreCrazy thinking on Twitter about Wikipedia
I am getting lots of invitations – as no doubt you are – from people to follow them on twitter. Most twitterings are witterings, but since I hardly ever get invited to anything nowadays (sad little chap) I tend to …
Read MoreNew Year’s Day Games in Kabul – from a marketer I REALLY admire
I somehow doubt whether all that many able copywriters are currently serving as soldiers of fortune in Afghanistan, but Greg Waggett is. These photos were taken by him in Kabul on New Year’s Day. They show the players and spectators …
Read MoreA new year joke. Don’t all laugh at once
I found this in a magnificent book of old Punch Cartoons given to me by my ex-wife and friend Pam. The book has convinced me that few things wear as badly as yesterday’s jokes. But it does contain an enormous …
Read MoreThree charity lessons from Scrooge Bird before the New Year begins
An hour ago I was stopped outside Heals on the King’s Road by a guy collecting for the Painted Children Charity. “Sorry,” I said, “I’ve already given. You lot are everywhere.” This is true – they’ve been doing an amazing …
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