Archive for December, 2005

To Select The Wanted Bomb

Tuesday, December 6th, 2005

An, uh, “interesting” Italian to English translation on a petrol pump:

To insert the notesaligned to the right in any verse
To wait the accreditation in the display
To select the wanted bomb
Out to the spy of the selected bomb, to take the supplier

So, Fabio: Dodgy translation? Or is buying petrol in Italy more fraught that I’d ever [...]

Footwarmers of Crawling Insanity

Monday, December 5th, 2005

I MUST HAVE THE CTHULU SLIPPERS!

Let the Profiteering Begin

Saturday, December 3rd, 2005

As a side effect of the Xbox 360’s huge stock shortages when the console launched, the potential reselling profit margins for anyone who managed to get their hands on one are huge. Sitting around the office yesterday we were tracking one particular eBay auction where a system finally sold for £925. For this, the buyer [...]

It’s Sharks All the Way Down

Friday, December 2nd, 2005

Recursive fishing: The shark lines on a Queensland beech caught a small shark, the thrashing of which attracted a large tiger shark, which was pulled up onto the beach still gamely clinging onto its dinner.

The Return of Mr. T

Thursday, December 1st, 2005

Please, please let this not be true:

Mr. T
Reality TV show
Rocky VI
Comic book
No gold chains