Suspicious: Janitorial trolley Police are recovering up to 27 tonnes of stolen office supplies from the apartment of a 69-year-old janitor from Stuttgart, Germany. After an anonymous tip-off, the man was questioned by police and admitted to multiple thefts of stationery and cleaning equipment over several decades up to his retirement in 2007. He then […]
A Salford man has been issued with an ASBO and banned from carrying scissors in public after severing hair from the innocent heads of two women. Darren Dixon, 48, sneaked up unwitting victims, lopping chunks of hair off them. Police relayed the experience of one 19-year-old victim in harrowing detail. While walking down the road […]
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The Pope was presented with a huge chocolate Easter egg in the Vatican yesterday. The egg was made by Cremona-based Tosca which specialises in oversized treats. The company donated a 1,000-kilogram panettone to inaugurate the millennium on New Year’s Eve in 1999. The Easter egg stands at six and a half feet tall and weighs […]
The soroban is a type of abacus from Japan which, deriving from the Chinese suanpan, emerged in the 17th century. The soroban survived the arrival of electronic calculators and is used widely in business today. In the last three decades or so, dual soroban-calculators, combining the two calculation tools, have been popular. The model above […]
The Erascan whiteboard eraser, described over at Yanko Design, is a whiteboard cleaner that commits to memory that which it erases. The Erascan scans the scribbles and notes on a whiteboard and saves the images to a memory chip, so that digital copies of notes, etc. can be kept for future reference. The device is […]
Lethal: A pencil sharpener A teenage girl’s dreams were almost dashed last week when an over-cautious cashier refused to sell her a Glee stationery set because the pencil sharpener included was deemed too “dangerous”. Emily Davies, 14, tried to buy the set at a 99p Store in Boscombe, Bournemouth, but was refused on the grounds […]
Crimestopper: A sticky tape dispenser An Orkney thief was stopped in his tracks mid-robbery when an enterprising till worker hit him on the head with a sticky tape dispenser. Christopher Baird, 18, of Finstown, held Euan Brown, a till worker at Baikie’s Stores, at knife point, demanding money. But a defiant Brown challenged the robber […]
Leo Deis is a man perplexed by odd broom behaviour. The 76-year-old from Regina, Canada witnessed his broom strand up straight on its britles without support for 45 minutes. “We were in shock when it actually stood there,” says Deis. “I took a lot of physics and chemistry at one time in my life and […]
Back in January, a mad dentist from Massachusetts called Michael Clair was given a year in jail for using Paperclips in root canal procedures. Recently, 20-year-old Joshua Almeida, a victim of this surreal mouth-bothering, spoke of his pain. “When I chew food it, like, hurts, and like, when something’s cold, it hurts even more,” says […]
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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