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Tue 15th April 2008

Jack's £60k prang


Filed under: Random Stuff

93-year-old former Pentecostal minister Jack Higgs has miraculously escaped unharmed after an accident outside his house.

Jack lives next door to RS Porsche in Penarth, Wales and for the last 45 years has driven across the garages forecourt to get to his driveway.

    
    

However, just the other day while reversing his £600, 13-year-old Fiesta into his driveway, he somehow managed to strike a Porsche Carrera II.  The next thing he knew, he had flipped his car and was hanging upside down on top of a Porsche 911. Both Porsche's were in the garage for servicing. 

Jack's OK which is the main thing, although he has said that his driving days are now behind him, relying on lifts and the bus service from now on.

Unfortunately, one of the Porsche's is a write-off as well as Jack's Fiesta.  The other Porsche is going to need some extensive repairs.

More over at the Beeb.
 
 
Sat 5th April 2008

Pendulum


Filed under: Random Stuff

Never heard of the band 'Pendulum' before, but their latest single rocks harder than a bucket of volcanic granite.


Did a little research and I think this band are quite big in the drum and bass scene, a style of music I've never really got into myself - hence why I've never heard of them I suppose.

Anyhoo, hope you enjoy ;)
 
 
Mon 17th March 2008

Elbow - Grounds for Divorce


Filed under: Random Stuff

One word - QUALITY.  Another class tune from Elbow.



 
 
Fri 14th March 2008

Bears don't like turbo-folk music


Filed under: Random Stuff

It's official.  A naughty Macedonian bear has been convicted of honey theft.

After repeatedly raiding the hives of bee keeper Zoran Kiseloski, it has been found guilty of theft and criminal damage.  Initially, the keeper kept the bear away by playing Serbian turbo-folk music via a portable generator.  But eventually the generator ran out of fuel and the bear returned.

Full story over at the beeb, and if you live in Macedonia, keep your honey under guard - the bear is still at large.  Oh, and Zoran, if the bear returns, try Westlife.
 
 
Sun 24th February 2008

Stig unmasked at last?


Filed under: Random Stuff

Some say his earwax tastes like Turkish Delight, and that on really warm days, he sheds his skin like a snake. All we know is, he's called The Stig.

Some say he once, preposterously, had an affair with John Prescott, and that he has a tattoo of Buzz Aldrin on his thigh. All we know is, he's called The Stig.

Some say he has a digital face, and that his skin has the texture of a dolphin. All we know is, he's called The Stig.

Some say he was raised by wolves, and that if given an important job to do, he'll skive off and play croquet. All we know is, he's called The Stig.

Some say his voice can only be heard by cats, and that he has named every single blade of grass surrounding the Top Gear test track. All we know is, he's called The Stig.

Some say he does not see like humans do, instead he sees numbers in green scrolling down, and that his brain is a Satellite navigation system. All we know is, he's called The Stig.

Come on, someone must know who he is!  Take a look at the photo's above which were taken in London the other day.  The flash has managed to penetrate the black visor so some of the face is visible.

Anyone wanna hazard a guess?  Anyone recognise those eyes?  Come on......

Full story over at the Autotrader.
 
 
Tue 19th February 2008

Psycho Fish


Filed under: Random Stuff

Just the other day in the river Witham in Lincolnshire, Licolnshire based angler Andy Alder managed to land the most mentally unhinged of all fish - a Snakehead.

Here's a picture of the psycho killer fishy wishy.



Andy said “It had a gob full of razor-sharp teeth. To be honest it looked terrifying.” 

Apparently, these crazy fish originate from south-east Asia and eat anything that gets in their way and can even kill humans - being able to live out of water for up to 4 days.

Full story at the Sun, where the crack news team have named him "Sid Fishious" - hilarious.  For a more educated view on the Snakehead, visit Wikipedia.

 
 
Sat 9th February 2008

Utah Saints!


Filed under: Random Stuff

Hold on to your hats people, Utah Saints are back!  They return with a brilliantly remastered version of the classic "Something Good" and an even better video.






Watch the video and get ready to download the song on the 10th of March.

Brilliant.
 
 
Wed 6th February 2008

Online Catalogue Explodes


Filed under: Random Stuff

Check out the following website for some amazing Flash work, and a clever marketing ploy.

Pure class!

Clicky

P.S. Once the page has loaded, give it a few seconds ;)