The London Pube Mat By Nic Price on 13 February 2006 — 1 min read Newt Arrester was where my journey started. After a minor delay at Hawthorn-Hero-Ill, I wound up down Bowel Mind way. For a while Queer Spank was where I got off, though some call it Ink Blur and others (estate agents mainly) Lava Media. That was after Blather Month. I work between Trek Beakers and Otter... More
Fab photos By Nic Price on 12 February 2006 — 1 min read You just have to see these amazing photos. Brilliant! [Via The Obvious?] More
Thigh Tech By Nic Price on 16 January 2006 — 1 min read Just wondering… Was this intentional? Does it bring in more business than if they’d placed their logo somewhere else? More
Old Git By Nic Price on 16 January 2006 — 1 min read When a man gits old he jist likes to sit without botherment. From a book on photography from 1943. More
If you go down to the tube today By Nic Price on 1 December 2005 — 1 min read There I was staring at the Independent on the District Line this lunchtime when I heard this slightly high-pitched voice coming from a seat nearby. “Can I have a sip of your cappuccino?” said the voice. “No, you might burn yourself” said a man’s voice. I looked round to see small brown bear wearing a... More
Japanese slang By Nic Price on 22 November 2005 — 1 min read Japanese slang for a man with a combover hairstyle is “barcode head” Heard on Anita Anand’s show on Radio 5 Live last night. More
Priceless By Nic Price on 29 October 2005 — 1 min read My three-year old son and I went on a walk to Lordship Lane yesterday afternoon to pick up something to cook for my parents for supper from William Rose the butcher. When we got back we sat on the ledge of the fence outside our house for a well-earned rest and looked up at the... More
Bunny ha ha or bunny peculiar? By Nic Price on 7 October 2005 — 1 min read I’m happy to fall for this great publicity for the film which I’m really looking forward to and will gladly walk under a ladder to get to. Posters for the new Wallace and Gromit film on a south coast island will not feature the word “rabbit” because of a local superstition. […] In Portland [Dorset],... More
In case you haven’t heard this one already… By Nic Price on 3 October 2005 — 1 min read Donald Rumsfeld is giving the President his daily briefing. He concludes by saying: “Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed in Iraq”. “OH NO!” the President exclaims. “That’s terrible!” His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the President sits head in hands. Finally, the President looks up and asks, “How many... More
Locked out By Nic Price on 21 July 2005 — 1 min read Thanks to my feedreader getting in a muddle over what year it is I got to see this the other day which really made me chuckle: The Secure Entrance Paradox To the Residents… One of our engineers visited today to repair the fault in your Secure Entrance System. Unfortunately, we were unable to gain entrance.... More