tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49420540856781035802024-02-07T04:13:41.541+00:00Phill Gillespie's Blog - PhillG.comPhillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857195748336974713noreply@blogger.comBlogger296125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942054085678103580.post-35843315671751278552015-08-13T17:38:00.001+01:002015-08-13T17:38:56.718+01:00Add An S To A Plural To Get A Single? <p dir="ltr">This headline probably makes no sense. Allow me to elaborate. A word that is plural usually ends in an S. What if you added another S to that plural? Would you loop around to get a singular word again? Absurd I know. Until I thought of the word Princes and the extra S version Princess. Plural + S = Singular. My mind is blown. Are there any other words like this is wonder..? Answers on the back of a postcardss please. </p>
Phillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857195748336974713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942054085678103580.post-52171037480803036982014-11-11T20:24:00.003+00:002014-11-11T20:24:37.579+00:00Exclusive: Toy Story 4's European Premiere Will Be Sat 17th June 2017!Yes, I am crazy enough to state the date almost 3 years out...! Why? Well it will be 7 years since <a href="http://www.phillg.com/2009/10/exclusive-toy-story-3s-european.html" target="_blank">Toy Story 3</a> which I correctly predicted would be <a href="http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/news/2010/04/toy-story-3-to-eiff-and-beyond" target="_blank">premiering at EIFF 2010</a> (4 months before it was announced). With a summer Edinburgh International Film Festival, it fits in nicely with Disney / Pixar's summer release in the States, and is earlier than a lot of the English school holidays (which child-friendly films are reserved for). So assuming EIFF2016 is still in June, and EIFF2017 too, as well as assuming Cineworld is still trading and a sponsor of the EIFF, and they manage to secure the rights like they did for Wall.E and Toy Story 3, (phew!) then the European Premiere of Toy Story 4 will be in Cineworld Edinburgh (Fountainpark) on Saturday 17th June 2017 at 6pm. Let's see if I'm correct, just 2.5 years until the programme is announced... ;)Phillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857195748336974713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942054085678103580.post-17622225871982194452014-07-12T09:48:00.000+01:002014-07-12T09:48:33.150+01:00Heart-breaker: Pram, Never Used, *Not* For Sale.As a surprising twist on one of the shortest stories out there ("For Sale, Baby Shoes, Never Worn") we have this heart-breaking story. Pram, never used, *not* for sale. I would pay a silly amount of money for this pram. Well, if I had somewhere amazing to display it...<br />
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<br />Phillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857195748336974713noreply@blogger.com0Stockbridge, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh EH3, UK55.9578822 -3.208772199999998555.8519857 -3.3701336999999985 56.0637787 -3.0474106999999986tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942054085678103580.post-7028149104532058652014-07-11T09:51:00.000+01:002014-07-11T09:58:33.378+01:00Truly Of Biblical Proportions - It's Coming In Only 7 Weeks!I know the headline reads like linkbait, but oh dear God, this has caused tears to start running down my face. It has to happen in the UK, it has to... Don't make me beg. Please....!!<br />
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Phillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857195748336974713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942054085678103580.post-20175142265182279042014-04-26T15:17:00.001+01:002014-04-29T13:33:27.371+01:00Unintentional Institutional Racism In AdvertisingUKIP have had a bit of attention this week for alleged 'racist' adverts ahead of the European elections. I've only seen this one advert complaining about excessive EU salaries. That's a relatively safe opinion to voice. Just so long as they don't put the advert up next to something that can be misconstrued....! It would seem that in advertising, positioning is everything - in both senses of the word.<div><br></div><div>Update: It seems someone has posted this *after* me on Twitter and then had it picked up by Edinburgh Evening News. </div><div>http://m.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/ukip-poster-next-to-no-poles-required-tent-ad-1-3392092<br></div><div>
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Phillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857195748336974713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942054085678103580.post-39440832904304387222014-02-09T08:21:00.001+00:002014-02-09T08:21:33.129+00:00Co-op Against Independence And - Or Basic Geography Knowledge <p dir="ltr">Wow, never expected The Co-operative supermarket to come out with such an early pro-union message! Near the West End of Edinburgh, the Friday before the Scotland vs England 6 Nations game, in their supermarket closest to Murrayfield (depending on travel direction), the Co-op proudly promote a special offer on Coca Cola when you buy the Coventry Telegraph - a paper for a city a mere 300 miles away and in another country! I can't see what else this could be other than an anti-independence statement - surely no one could be that oblivious to put that out by mistake? <br>
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<p dir="ltr">So Taylor Walker pubs have "classic pub food" do they? Well, as the possessive apostrophe doesn't exist in the third person generic, their follow up line must mean "at it is best!". Unsurprisingly that doesn't get my taste buds tingling, instead it gets my grammar goat up! <br>
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<br />Phillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857195748336974713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942054085678103580.post-85272724564942137772014-01-18T17:40:00.000+00:002014-01-26T17:44:27.134+00:00(Glasgow) Evening Times - Haunting Sponsor of Celtic ConnectionsHave I been watching to many J-Horror films? Because sitting in a lovely venue for the opening Saturday of the <a href="http://www.celticconnections.com/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">Celtic Connections music festival</a> I naturally scanned around the room. Unsurprisingly I saw a sponsor, the (Glasgow) Evening Times. What is frightening is that the image they use has trailing blood from a haunting female ghostly face. Start at her little finger coming off the end of her bow. Just above, can you see two chilling eye sockets? And leading down from her little finger, the definite structure of a nose, and below that a blood red mouth open - trying to communicate her warning from the other side...? Apt choice of a violin to play the scary music...<br />
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Phillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857195748336974713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942054085678103580.post-5581264985461594362013-09-13T09:02:00.000+01:002013-09-15T20:11:54.861+01:00Announcing The Official Technical Sales Blog at NUM6.co.ukSo this is a weird situation, where my personal world and professional world start to mix. The technical sales, training and consultancy I set up, <a href="http://www.num6.co.uk/" target="_blank">NUM 6</a>, is now starting to push out useful (and free!) technical and sales training tips and advice via our new <a href="http://www.num6.co.uk/sales_blog/index.html" target="_blank">Technical Sales Blog</a>. It's strange having two different audiences with two different messages, but I hope it provides some value. It's relevant if you sell anything - such as your ideas to your peers or customers or family. Yep, almost everyone "sells" something, and here are some regular useful tips on how to excel at doing it in a sincere and honest way. Sell well!Phillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857195748336974713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942054085678103580.post-54151213469269111182013-08-10T21:23:00.000+01:002013-08-11T09:48:18.016+01:00A Rosé In Any Other Colour Would Still Taste As Sweet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Beringer make an amazing sparkling rosé. It may very well be one of the best summer drinks there is. Not all supermarkets sell it, but if you see their Sparking Zinfandel Rosé you really should grab a bottle to try. Of course, the correct name is White Zinfandel, but as with many other producers they drop the "White" to avoid confusion as it is actually a rosé wine (and has often confused many bar tenders when ordering a white zinfandel). So that's fine then. Well, seems that Beringer are wanting to go a step further and make their soft strawberry coloured wine look more hot pink! The photo here is exactly the same wine but in the new bottle and branding (left) compared to the classic version. Are they now pushing this harder to the female market and wanting to be see as "pink fizz"? The answer is probably yes, but when you have such a delightful strawberry and raspberry bubbly wine you can do what you want to get as many people as possible to try it.<br />
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Phillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857195748336974713noreply@blogger.com0Edinburgh, Edinburgh55.95325 -3.188267tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942054085678103580.post-52497208351608554842013-06-02T12:16:00.001+01:002013-06-03T12:57:28.788+01:00Martian Road Signs In Glasgow Are Alien To Me<br />
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Is this a Martian turning his head to the<br />
side when looking at me, or is it instead the weirdest road sign in the world? Curvy lines, looping back and extra bends make navigating at the West End in Glasgow is very strange... Phillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857195748336974713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942054085678103580.post-11236326774566784572013-05-28T16:36:00.001+01:002013-06-03T12:50:25.849+01:00Guess Who's Back Beautiful? Gorgeous Edinburgh! <br />
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On the day Edinburgh is named <a href="http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/latest-news/edinburgh-is-uk-s-happiest-city-1-2945993">happiest city in the UK</a>, guess who's back to make our city life full of more genuine smiles...? It's the subversive <a href="http://www.phillg.com/2012/03/altruistic-graffiti-or-another-art.html"> graffiti artist / art student project</a> with more complimentary chalking! Either that or I'm imagining messages just addressed to me at St James Centre... Phillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857195748336974713noreply@blogger.com0Saint James Centre, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh EH1 3SR, UK55.9547357 -3.188969899999960930.4327012 -44.49756389999996 81.4767702 38.119624100000038tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942054085678103580.post-2908158220224483612013-05-16T12:11:00.001+01:002013-05-19T22:21:27.856+01:00Paint The Whole World With A Rainbow . Every Little Helps...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f9bedc572a2cb10ab5d5383a0829f62c/tumblr_mmw1573tw81s0vxx6o1_500.jpg"><br><br><p>A lot of big downpours lately and some nice Spring sunshine means a plethora of rainbows popping up all over Edinburgh. They are almost as common as Tesco stores, but certainly far prettier to look at and feed my soul rather than my body. </p> Phillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857195748336974713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942054085678103580.post-63754557293039474822013-04-09T11:36:00.001+01:002013-06-15T23:11:56.659+01:00Ireland Has Some Strange Traffic Rules, Perhaps From The Dark Side<div style="text-align: right;">
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Ireland has some strange rules… For example, during peak travel no more than 5 Imperial Tie Fighters allowed at one time. It seems they do as much damage as schoolchildren in corner shops!Phillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857195748336974713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942054085678103580.post-35050577582344943622013-04-09T11:35:00.001+01:002013-05-28T16:45:36.943+01:00A Sign People Are Ho-pin-g To Leave Dublin? <div style="text-align: right;">
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Oh dear… In central Dublin this sign is great to drum up business for attracting tourists in. Shame the socket and pins are the wrong way round for Ireland! And for those who dispute that they could be advertising that for people about to travel from Ireland to Europe, nice idea but I saw the adaptors they were selling and they are the usual tourist sockets to Irish 3 pin plugs... Phillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857195748336974713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942054085678103580.post-64664443948360112242013-04-08T19:41:00.001+01:002013-04-09T11:27:35.374+01:00Best Gents Toilets sign ever! Or rather, best “Used Beer Dept.”...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/72f1cf3f08ed9bd485f5131302349cae/tumblr_mky90zEU6F1s0vxx6o1_r1_500.jpg" /><br />
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Best Gents Toilets sign ever! Or rather, best “Used Beer Dept.” sign… Hugely impressed with The Porterhouse in Bray, and very grateful the sign is outside the gents and meant I didn't have to try and snap another photo inside the gents! Again! Phillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857195748336974713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942054085678103580.post-10104750920778938792013-04-08T14:29:00.000+01:002013-04-12T17:29:47.796+01:00Molson launches in Ireland today - Get it in The Bailey, Dublin<br />
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Molson launches in Ireland today, in The Bailey, central Dublin. Great Canadian lager with a crisp clean taste. Just been in there having a few pints of it whilst they go through the press launch and have a few cool photos taken (the bar is kitted out with a moose's head and gorgeous white wolf). Here's my entry for the competition they were running to snap a pic to celebrate their launch. I even managed to get the compulsory bicycle in the shot (as every Irish-themed pub would have me believe). Phillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857195748336974713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942054085678103580.post-29128843703516587972013-03-30T18:22:00.001+00:002013-03-30T18:34:10.932+00:00Which Came First, The Chocolate Chicken Or The Egg? <br />
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Surely the chocolate Easter Egg has hatched and we know have chocolate Easter Chickens... But inside this chocolate chicken is a chocolate egg...! Either way, this is a great reason to eat your Easter Eggs as soon as possible else they may hatch and you'll have to feed the chicken and give it space to roam around. Phillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857195748336974713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942054085678103580.post-9390843931406630042013-02-23T10:21:00.001+00:002013-02-23T10:23:46.216+00:00Stocks & Shots - The Press Loved It Too!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcl82HEwRnLZhJsl0GHe8QS0sZrhXyNjXNoLuCEhOUpWCrr4Pc0LRx5AOFQujVkjPZt3DpaxHpqme0ukfl1x3S-wRQk-2DhjdCBmZGgr6cT8ihyphenhyphen20-wrvkDwhiGsLdw44NSFOx3woovxq/s1600/student.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcl82HEwRnLZhJsl0GHe8QS0sZrhXyNjXNoLuCEhOUpWCrr4Pc0LRx5AOFQujVkjPZt3DpaxHpqme0ukfl1x3S-wRQk-2DhjdCBmZGgr6cT8ihyphenhyphen20-wrvkDwhiGsLdw44NSFOx3woovxq/s400/student.jpg" width="90" /></a>Student, The Edinburgh Evening News and The Herald all picked the story up and ran some nice pieces on it, unfortunately the only high quality scan I have access to is from Student. We also made a video too!<br />
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