Fag ash Lil
There is no worse image than that through a car windscreen of a woman driver holding a cigarette sticking out of the middle of the top, offside quadrant of the steering wheel, ready to tap those next few centimetres of ash out of the window.
With the possible exception of images of war.
Lucky Kayleigh
"Kayleigh is one of the many cat owners who’ve been delighted by the difference Purina ONE® has made to their cat. Developed by Purina vets and made with high-quality meat, it contains all the vitamins, minerals, omega oils and anti-oxidants a cat needs. The results could be everything from healthy teeth and fresh breath to high energy levels and a shiny coat."
Lucky Kayleigh.
It took me a while to type that advert into my phone on the Tube the other day, but I loved the promise that was being made, emptied by the words "could be". The last sentence makes zero promise about the effect on your cat, or indeed Kayleigh’s.
Lewis Hamilton and the ladies
"I’m so busy over a weekend I don’t even notice the grid girls."
Lewis Hamilton before last weekend’s race weekend. Is this him coming out?
International roaming
Rod Baber is in the final preparation stages for an attempt at the summit of Everest, in a bid to make the highest ever mobile phone call. Exactly who he’s going to call, I’m not sure. For his sake, I hope it’s not Virgin Media, as he’s likely to get severe frostbite waiting for a worthwhile response. For what it’s worth, Lloyds TSB’s waiting times have gone up immeasurably of late too.
Anyway, in describing his team’s chances of reaching the summit, he indicates that their chances are very good. "But, it’s when Everest lets you climb it, not the other way round", he adds. I think I know what he’s getting at, but I’m intrigued as to how the other way round reads. When you let Everest climb you?
In a word
According to the BBC tonight, the weather is going to be, in a word, pretty unsettled.
I’ll always remember Sid Waddell’s quote from the Lakeside darts championships many years ago:
There’s only one word for that. Magic darts!
lawyers should write in lowercase
I’ve been involved in some legal document reviews of late. It always amuses me the fastidious approach that lawyers employ when it comes to capitalisation. If a word takes a capital first letter, then it needs to have a formal definition. Or rather, any word requiring a formal definition needs a capital first letter.
But what if the word appears at the beginning of a sentence? Obviously, but in that case doesn’t, but when a more contextual word adorns the space after the full-stop, then its need for a definition comes into question. The word London appeared mid-sentence today, and I was eager to define it.
so, i propose that all lawyers always employ lowercase type, with the exception of words needing a definition. any proper nouns, like london, should be lowercased, as should acronyms (e.g. the bbc) and at the beginning of sentences.
Happy Birthday, Helvetica
Helvetica is 50 today. Happy Birthday!
I love a good font.
Rob becomes Carluccio
I have too many friends called Rob. As such, Rob will henceforth be referred to as Carluccio. If you know Rob, please use this new monicker in all communications with him.
Next career move?
I thought I’d found exactly what I wanted of my next job while watching this video:
But then I saw this one, and now I’m torn:
Bank of America or Ernst & Young? Which is worse?
On sending me the first one, my wife summed it up beautifully.
- "Oh. My. God.
- When Corporate America disappeared up its own chuffing arse.
- I can’t not look at it."
The number 360 bus
We caught the number 360 bus today, westbound from the Albert Embankment. Apparently it goes from Elephant & Castle to Kensington Queen’s Gate. I’d much prefer it if it simply did a loop like this one.