AnotherCraig
VUE Cinema Argument
I went to watch a film at my local Vue cinema. It amazed me how expensive it is nowadays to watch a film. For 1 ticket, it costs £7.50. Back…
Chatting with Spam
It’s rare that I’m the recipient of odd messages out of the blue, but here’s one I received recently. I was going to change the names to protect the innocent,…
Subway Complaint
Dear Subway. I visit one of your establishments every Tuesday. My favourite filling is the Meatball Marinara so I usually visit when Meatball is the Sub-of-the-Day offer. It just seems…
Being on BBC Genius
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…
Jim Bowen
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)…
Could 1 person eat 50 McNuggets
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…
Why you MUST go to a school reunion
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…
Flavia Coffee Enquiry
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…
Meeting Matthew Smith
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…
Haribo, you disappoint me
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…
A Scissor
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…
Texting Strangers
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…