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Hell is Other People

As John-Paul Satre once said, “Hell is other people”.
It’s a phrase which popped into my head on Friday night. I was heading to Hoxton for a night out.
The train I caught was more than half empty; so I gladly bagged the window seat of an empty trio and began reading the complete and utter dross which is the [...]

Head Smackingly Stupid Advertising Slogans

Ah advertising agencies. Sometimes they get it so very, very wrong.
Or indeed perhaps, sometimes the advertising agencies are just victims of over-zealous clients who believe unerringly in their own perfect slogan (the client is always right.. accept when they’re wrong).
Either way here’s a list of my favourite head smackingly stupid advert slogans:
  
1. Phillips Arcitec - “Conquered [...]

Grammar & Punctuation - That’s How I Roll

Today I was moaning (once again) about how there are far too many people on the planet who use ‘your’ when they mean ‘you are’ or ‘you’re’ and vice versa. It’s one of those things that just makes my blood boil (yep, I should get out more).
Anyways, as a result I was delighted when I [...]

Oven Pride Ads - Surely We’re Better Than This?

Firstly dear readers, an apology. I feel like I’ve been ranting a lot of late. I’m kinda hoping this will be the last rant for a little while (I’m *really* going to try, ok?).
So, anyways, back to the rant.
There’s an advert which has been driving me loopy-la-la of late.
It’s for a product called Oven Pride.
Now, [...]

The Edge of Reason

Dear readers, today I am full of self-loathing…
Last night, I watched a little of the second Bridget Jones film - ‘The Edge of Reason’.
I am very disappointed in myself. Right now, I’m hanging my head in shame, thinking (yes really thinking) about what I’ve done.
I’m not quite sure what came over me. I wonder if [...]