Well, it seems my last post may have been based on a hoax — but much was based on sense to me. This is from my old friend, partner and boozing chum Glenmore Trenear-Harvey. I believe a lot of it …
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The Slithey Toad’s inspired new pre-election strategy at work
Gordon Brown called Alastair Darling into his office one day and said, ‘Alastair, I have the answer to Cameron. We’re going to win back Middle England’. ‘Brilliant, PM! What’s the plan?’ said Darling. ‘Well’ said Brown ‘we’ll get ourselves two …
Read MoreWeird shit going on here – don’t confuse change with improvement – well, not yet, anyhow
You know those silly signs you sometimes see? A building is getting tarted up and they say something like, “Please forgive our appearance while we do … whatever … but soon you’ll see our wonderful new etc., etc.” Then nothing …
Read MoreA tricky situation
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 …
Read MorePepsi 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 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 …
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