Reindeer in Norway are to be fitted with high visibility collars in a bid to reduce road fatalities of the Christmassy beasts. Some 500 reindeer are killed in car crashes each year in Norway. Now the population of 200,000 reindeer are to sport reflective yellow collars or antler tags to alert drivers to their meaty […]
A man who has celebrated Christmas every day for the past 17 years is set to marry a Christmas tree, according to The Sun. Forty-seven-year-old Andy Park, also known as Mr Christmas, has eaten Christmas dinners every day since 1993, eating mince pies, sipping champagne and watching a recording of the Queen’s speech every afternoon. […]
In the mid-19th century, under Queen Victoria, Boxing Day began as a day on which the economically privileged would bestow gifts on the servile classes. Seasonal gifts to be given to the poor and socially inferior were kept in a "Christmas Box" which was opened on 26th December. In the words of Charles Dickens, Boxing […]
One in three adult Britons already know what they’re getting on Christmas Day because they’ve sneaked a peak at their hidden presents. One thousand British adults were interviewed for the survey, commissioned by insurance company insurastore.com, which found that 37 percent of them have sought out their gifts and eight in ten of these […]
A woman from Birmingham was horrified when live baby mice fell out of a bag of crisps she had just picked up at Tesco. They dropped out from multipacks of crisps in the Aston branch of the supermarket. “They were repulsive and made me feel revolting,” Liz Wray told the Daily Mail. “I was with […]
It was intended to satirize the use of sex to sell but now the creators of a nude Barbie calendar are being sued by Barbie doll makers, Mattel. Two Argentinean student artists, Breno Costa and Guilherme Souza, seem to have fashioned the calendar, in which Barbie appears nude, sometimes “provocatively posed” with another female doll, […]
The latest in cash storage is a piggy bank fashioned from a real taxidermized pig. The “Piglet Bank” is brought to you by Vancouver-based thecheeky.com. In the words of the creators: “Designed for anyone who has far too much money and loose change, this is the piggy bank of all piggy banks. Its [sic] a […]
As you will probably now be aware, one of the best known advertising icons, the Andrex puppy, has been replaced with a digital version. In a brand “refresh”, the Labrador puppy, who first appeared for the toilet roll brand in 1972, has been reinvented as a character in a digital “puppy world”, joined by British […]
A considerable amount of workers don’t want their boss at the office party – for fear his or her attendance will spoil the fun or bring out a violent reaction from someone. A TGI Friday-commissioned survey of 2,000 adults found that one in five did not want the manager to attend at all, one-third thought […]
A cat has been caught phoning the emergency services in the middle of the night. Police officers woke retired lecturer Howard Moss at his house at 2.30am and told him that they were answering a 999 call made from his house. When Moss told them he had been asleep for hours yet computer checks traced […]
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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