12 July 2014

Heart-breaker: Pram, Never Used, *Not* For Sale.

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As a surprising twist on one of the shortest stories out there ("For Sale, Baby Shoes, Never Worn") we have this heart-breaking st...
11 July 2014

Truly Of Biblical Proportions - It's Coming In Only 7 Weeks!

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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, ...
10 July 2014

Tesco Find A New Pathway To Failing At Basic Maths

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The strange thing is, this didn't shock me that much. Not being able to spot that £1.50 is not 25% of £8, despite such a simple check. ...
26 April 2014

Unintentional Institutional Racism In Advertising

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UKIP have had a bit of attention this week for alleged 'racist' adverts ahead of the European elections. I've only seen this one...
31 March 2014

The Only Flight From Edinburgh To Edinburgh Has Been Cancelled!

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Oh no! Arried at Edinburgh airport early morning to find that the 08:55 FlyBe flight from Edinburgh airport to "Edinburgh" has bee...
13 March 2014

Princes Mall Possesses Party Season - Or Can't Punctuate!

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Ah, Princes Mall... That weird "shopping centre" attached to Edinburgh Waverley railway station. It seems in your quest for atten...
9 February 2014

Co-op Against Independence And - Or Basic Geography Knowledge

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Wow, never expected The Co-operative supermarket to come out with such an early pro-union message! Near the West End of Edinburgh, the Frida...

Taylor Walker's Classic Pub Food? Classic Mistake!

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Sigh. Big companies are still making the same basic mistakes. How can you seriously not employ a proof reader with marketing / quality assu...
26 January 2014

Tesco Ireland Have So Much Better Worse Deals Than The UK

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Ahh, Tesco.  You never fail to entertain me.  So here I am in Ireland towards the end of last year, looking at coffee.  Whilst there are no ...
18 January 2014

(Glasgow) Evening Times - Haunting Sponsor of Celtic Connections

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Have I been watching to many J-Horror films?  Because sitting in a lovely venue for the opening Saturday of the Celtic Connections music fes...