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I used to listen to a radio programme called Genius. It was a 30 minute comedy show hosted by Dave Gorman. People would write in to the show with their genius ideas, and Dave, a guest and the audience would scrutinise it. Each show had between 4 and 6 ideas crammed in. Genius ideas were…
I phoned up my wife one lunch time. “Don’t be angry,” I paused, “but I think I’ve upset Jim Bowen.” She is used to me doing (what she classes as) stupid things, but I could tell by her “……oh?” reaction that this took even her by surprise. I own 80sNostalgia.com and, as I was a…
From: Craig Anderson Sent: 01 October 2010 17:24 To: Westhoughton McDonalds Subject: Chicken Nugget Enquiry Hi there. I work in the new-ish building next to the garage, about 2 minutes walk straight forward from the front of your store. A colleague suggested that they would easily be able to eat 50 McNuggets(tm) during a 40…
I went to my school reunion recently, as it was 20 years since I left high school. Despite initially being incredibly sceptical for the entire month beforehand, I can honestly say it was one of the greatest things I’ve ever done and I’m really glad I went to it. Around 50 people went in total…
This is an update to a story I put online a few years ago, documenting emails between myself and a hot drink supplying company called Flavia, discussing a concern I had. I did re-read the original 2009 blog post recently, and was unhappy with a few parts of it, so I have re-written the inbetween…
Since being about 8, I’ve always wanted to meet Matthew Smith. It’s like something I’ve always wanted to do. Not just any Matthew Smith would do, though. It would have to be the one who wrote Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy on the ZX Spectrum. Yes, THAT Matthew Smith. That man is responsible for…
Dear Haribo. I recently purchased a bag of Fantasy Mix sweets. The reason I opted for Fantasy Mix, as opposed to your other wonderful selections, was simply this; I wanted fantasy. I wasn’t in the mood for your otherwise excellent Tangfastics, and since our abysmal performance in the World Cup football match, where we didn’t…
From: Craig Anderson Sent: 30 May 2010 16:38 To: Brian@*******.co.uk Subject: Scissor Help Hi there. I know this may be a peculiar request, but I’m having a bet with a work colleague in which I could win the contents of their office desk drawer. This may not seem like the most exciting prize, but it…
When I was young, I used to think that everyones phone number was sequential like the house numbers. As in, your next door neighbour had almost the same phone number as you but minus or plus one. As you know, my mobile number is 07919 390145. The numbers that have the same beginning but end…