Archive for the ‘UK’ Category

TV's Best Gaffes

Here is the selection of the best verbal slip-ups made by telly stars when they’ve been suffering from foot-in-mouth disease (article is taken from the Sun). Racing commentator Ted Walsh: “This is really a lovely horse. I once rode her mother.” US golf commentator: “One of the reasons Arnie is playing so well is that, [...]

Top 10 Funniest Exam Answers

Top 10 Funniest Exam Answers

Now that’s what I call creative! clipped from www.thesun.co.uk SOME schoolkids are in a class of their own when it comes to silly exam answers. Test chiefs in the UK yesterday claimed GCSEs need to get tougher to stretch pupils. But plenty of bright sparks out there are already getting pretty creative. New website funnyexam.com [...]

Rock Star Hotel

Rock Star Hotel

Not just money, this hotel requires a specific profession for its guest to stay in their posh room: a rock star! And apparently, ‘anything goes’ in this hotel. clipped from news.sky.com At prices starting at £175 per night for the tiniest crash pad, to £3,500 for a garden suite, this 30-room hotel is not for [...]

Is It A Bird? Is It A Plane? No, it's…. 60ft Penis Up On The Roof

Is It A Bird? Is It A Plane? No, it's…. 60ft Penis Up On The Roof

I have promised myself to publish at least one post on weekday and one interesting news from UK at the weekend. But this one news is worth it! clipped from www.thesun.co.uk Parents Andy and Clare were delighted when builders finished a new flat roof on their £1million house. But Rory, 18, had just watched a [...]

Jesus Is Found in Scotland!

Jesus Is Found in Scotland!

Although not as bad as Ponari and His Magic Healing Stone phenomenon, anything resembles religious figures always attracts attention. The problem is, I don’t see the similarity!

The Cruelty of Amazon

Amazon, Britain’s most popular website for Christmas shopping, is making its staff work seven days a week and threatening them with the sack if they take time off sick. clipped from business.timesonline.co.uk The company charges among the lowest prices for products ranging from books and CDs to sofas and lawnmowers, but those who use Amazon.co.uk [...]

On Live Concert

I just purchased two tickets for Nickeback concert in Glasgow next May, and am very excited since it would be the first live concert that I watch. To say that it was the first as real first isn’t true, because when I was working in Fox Studio complex in Sydney, the Channel [V] often hosted [...]

Something Scottish For Today

You might not realise that Donald Trump is half Scottish. But it is the only reason why he insists on building the golf resort in Scotland, surrounding his mansion (which is called ‘The Donald’ by his ex wife Ivanka) in Balmedie, north of Aberdeen. Trump was reportedly considered more than 200 sites in Europe before [...]

When It Became Too Real

A fan of online virtual reality game “Second Life” is being divorced after his wife caught his cyber character having sex with a two-dimensional prostitute (The Sun, Nov 14). clipped from www.thesun.co.uk David Pollard’s shocked missus walked out on him in tears over the fling between his randy computer “self” and the other player’s busty [...]

Mackintosh Is NOT Apple

Whenever you hear about Mac(k)intosh, you instantly think about personal computer or notebook designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. But it is Macintosh – without K. I am talking about Mackintosh. Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Those who are in architecture or product design, or have a slight interest in interior design, or maybe just chair [...]