Archive for May, 2008
Today’s choke-on-your-cornflakes story of stupidity from the Daily Mail is a report on flocks of killer ravens that are attacking and killing livestock in Scotland. Yes, you read that right. There’s no report yet on disturbances in any towns called Raccoon City, but surely it’s only a matter of time before seagulls are blowing up petrol stations.
Before you get too worried, though, bear in mind this story comes from Jane Fryer, who in recent weeks has brought us such Pulitzer-worthy material as the supermodel who catches stray cats, and the shock revelation that WWF wrestling might be fake. That is all.
May 5th, 2008
Spotted today as I was lazing in front of the TV: this nonsense advert from fertiliser makers Miracle Gro. Playing on current fashion surrounding all things organic, a heavily pregnant woman fawns about the benefits of Miracle Gro’s new organic compost. She blathers:
It’s 100% chemical-free
Say what?! That doesn’t even make sense. Please, will someone report this to the ASA before I go apoplectic?
May 4th, 2008
Just in time for lunch is this gem: Roller Coaster, produced by the Centre for Applied Research in Educational Technologies. Produced to teach children about physics and g-forces, Roller Coaster puts you in the shoes of an intrepid theme park designer who must build a big dipper that thrills but doesn’t make the passengers throw up, or worse, black out.
It’s a little bit like line rider, but with more challenge. A scoreboard featuring ‘max g force experienced by passenger’ would be a great feature for the deviant minded amongst us.
May 2nd, 2008
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