Staples and ring binders pierce the eyes of zombies, opening a card blows the brains out of a zombie’s head. 13th Street, the European action and suspense TV channel, has been employing some gory stationery for its corporate correspondence.. CREDITS: Client: NBC UNIVERSAL Global Networks Deutschland GmbH Agency: Jung von Matt AG, Germany Creative […]
Librarians in the New York Society Library, the city’s oldest, have discovered that two books George Washington took out in 1789 have still not been returned. Adjusting for inflation, this means that the dead president owes some $300,000 in library fines. On 5 October 1789, Washington borrowed Emmerich de Vattel’s Law of Nations, a […]
From: Guinness World Records: “The most books typed backwards and in their original languages using a computer with four blank keyboards and without looking at the screen is 68 (3,663,324 words, 20,680,060 characters , 24,154 pages, 266,741 paragraphs, 516,498 lines) and was achieved by Michele Santelia (Italia), in Campobasso, Italia, on 16 June 2009.” […]
Cashiers at a bank in Xi’an, Shaanzi province, China were taken aback when a customer turned up with a van load of banknotes. Women started unloading seven big boxes of one yuan notes (worth about 10p each) and bringing them to the counter. The deposit in total was worth about £50,000. In addition to […]
A new world record has been set for the largest house of cards in China by an American artist, Bryan Berg. The “house” is modelled upon – and resides in – the world’s biggest resort hotel, the Venetian Macau. Berg’s house of cards weighs 272 kg, measures 10 x 3 metres and required 218,792 […]
It’s old news now, but we could not but report that Jennifer Love Hewitt – star of I Know What You Did Last Summer and Ghost Whisperer – finds office supplies a real turn-on. The 31-year-old has recently split up with Ghost Whisperer co-star Jamie Kennedy whom she dated for a year, but an ideal […]
Copyright holders have long since labelled the practice of online copyright infringement ‘piracy’. ‘Piracy’, it was thought, sufficiently connoted theft and illegitimacy. However, the term has been happily adopted by the ‘pirates’ themselves, with the Jolly Roger a badge of honour for sites like, The Pirate Bay. The 7.13% vote that the Pirate Party […]
A Michigan man is awaiting "mental evaluation" after he shot up the hotel room he was staying in and put an alarm clock in the microwave and turned on the oven. He was arrested after emptying his last shell and he was babbling and apologetic, according to one witness. He had left a note in […]
Almost 500 job-seekers competed in a “binman Olympics” in Gumi, South Korea in which the prizes were 14 jobs as road sweepers. These civil service jobs are coveted at any time, but especially in the current economic austerity. Olympians sprinted with heavy bags of rice against the clock in one contest and picked up pieces […]
As environmentalists, we are suckers for anything with “bio” or “eco” in their name. But a new Department for Transport (DfT) report has found that using fossil fuels in vehicles does less harm to the environment than “green” fuels made from crops. The current DfT targets to increase the level of biofuels in all fuel […]
Need some healthier lunch inspiration? Feeling the pinch on your bank account, and your time? Rising prices seem to be affecting everything, from groceries to energy. As a result, people are left looking for ways to cut back on expenses wherever possible. One expense that can quickly add up is lunch for work. To make […]
Setting up a small office, or already have one and need to make it more functional? Being a small team ourselves, we thought we’d share our list of the top 10 must-have items for your small office – some practical, some often overlooked, but all essential! Coat stand If you’ve ever walked into an office […]
4: Power on your mouse 5: Pair (if using Bluetooth) 6: Test 7: Adjust your settings (Optional) 8: Enjoy your wireless mouse Troubleshooting tips By following these steps, you should be able to set up your wireless computer mouse successfully. If you have any questions our team of experts is always on hand to help. […]
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