February 2003
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Poo PurchasedSolution found: walk into shop, spot a fake poo under the countertop, point and say “I’ll take one of the round ones”. Yes I’m wondering why I phrased it that way too. Aside: If you are ever in Glasgow city centre, take 5 mins to visit Tam Shepherds Joke shop on Queen Street. It…
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Searching for wordsAt lunchtime today I will be going shopping. I will be buying a ‘joke’ gift. I should stress that I am buying it for someone else. Thing is I’m worried about how to phrase my request, which do you think: Can I have a plastic poo please? Can I have a fake turd?…
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Scottish heroesYou know, we should be damn proud of our nation, we’ve given a LOT to the rest of the world. Why the sudden patriotism? Well Scotblog asks who we think could be a definitive national hero? I had a few suggestions… Sir William Arrol – builder of Tay and Forth Rail bridges John Logie…
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RageWe’ve had road rage, queue rage, and a lot more, but why does it happen? Anyway, I will happily admit to being a rageaholic. Road rage occasionally but mainly pedestrian rage. This morning, for example, was obviously the perfect morning for four people to go for a stroll along a busy Glasgow street. How better…
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Redesign thoughtsAside: What did the person who invented the drawing board go back to? Anyway, that’s where I am. Sitting at the ‘virtual’ drawing board. Do I stick with a CSS ‘no table’ layout? Worry about XHTML, or head back to my old friend the table. To mouseover or not to mouseover, that is the…
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Chicago
Chicago Was mildly sceptical of this, having seen Moulin Rouge and not being that impressed (it was good but not that good). Quite simply this film hits the mark. So much so I’ve ordered the soundtrack. It is a real hark back to the days of the MGM Musicals, and about time to. Simple enough…