Saturday 9 December 2006 7 of the worst named IT products

Typical! Less than 24 hours after putting up my last list, we were shopping in Waitrose when we saw 'Loyd Grossman Casarecce Pasta'. This however prompted the idea of doing a '7 things I didn't know about Loyd Grossman' list, but upon doing some research I found that there isn't 7 interesting things about him. (Number 5 was 'His middle name is Gilman' - Rivitting Stuff). So instead, here is a list of 7 of the dumbest named IT products!

  1. Ogio Shling
  2. Nintendo Wii
  3. Burning Love Pouch
  4. Tivoli Audio iYiYi Stereo System for iPod
  5. DigiScent iSmell
  6. Shuganano
  7. iMuffs Bluetooth headphones

Friday 8 December 2006 7 types of pasta I've never seen in a UK supermarket

  1. Gigantoni
  2. Garganelli
  3. Orecchiette
  4. Reginette
  5. Casarecce
  6. Lanterne
  7. Cencioni

Thursday 7 December 2006 7 things I didn't know last month (I)

Being the first '7 Things I Didn't Know Last Month' post of this blog, I thought it would be appropriate to reflect on the past month and give a little insight into my world.... But having just driven on a 250 mile round trip to Staffs and back and having drunk 2 glasses of wine I really can't be arsed! So... here's the list :)

  1. Boiling a kettle uses as much energy as lighting a living room for an evening.
  2. The meaning of the word vilified.
  3. The Virginia Opossum has opposable thumbs on its back legs to grasp tree trunks.
  4. The Internet Explorer 6 CSS box model is totally wrong!
  5. A Spanish Omelette's proper name is 'Tortilla de Patatas'.
  6. My brother wanted the exact same Yule present from us that we wanted from him (so he bought 2 and we split the postage).
  7. My cat prefers rain water to Volvic!

Wednesday 6 December 2006 7 TV programmes from my childhood

It's been a bit of a noodling day really, spent most of it finishing off a project and putting it live which isn't always as simple as it first seems. That and the fact that one of the sales team thought it a good idea to email out a video they had come across to 60 odd people they know, clogging up the mail system and grinding the whole network to a screeching halt. Which made me think how much easier things where when you were 8 and the only thing you had to worry about was whether they were going to put a proper Scooby Doo on; or one with that annoying Scrappy creature! So, in the spirit of nostalgia I present to you the following list of TV programmes from a simpler time:

  1. Mr Benn
  2. Mary, Mungo and Midge
  3. Battle of the Planets
  4. Rhubarb and Custard
  5. Hong Kong Phooey
  6. Babapapa
  7. Will O'the Wisp

Tuesday 5 December 2006 7 cars so ugly they make your eyes bleed

It was so tempting to fill all 7 list items with the Fiat Multipla for this one, as it is so damn ugly it deserves a category of its own really! Anyway, on with today's list.

  1. Fiat Multipla
  2. Scion xB
  3. Daihatsu Move
  4. Nissan Micra C+C
  5. Renault Avantime
  6. Porsche Cayenne
  7. Nissan Cube

Monday 4 December 2006 7 things to use when you've lost all your hats

(Click the links for shocking pictures)

  1. A Wok
  2. A Waste Paper Basket
  3. A Stocking
  4. A Cat
  5. A Tea-towel
  6. A DM Boot
  7. One of Your Other Half's Bras

Sunday 3 December 2006 7 things I wish I hadn't seen recently

  1. An overweight girl with matching mustard leggings and handbag, whilst shopping in the Lakeside Shopping Center.
  2. Any picture of George Dubya Bush (except the ones of him falling off a Segway).
  3. The local council switching on the Christmas lights and therefore draining several thousand watts from the grid.
  4. An unfeasably long twisty cat poo which our cat kindly deposited on our spare room floor.
  5. A rather worryingly large crack in our bedroom ceiling.
  6. Today's weather forecast which informed us that it was going to rain heavily, forcing us to postpone a trip. Guess what, blistering sunshine, thanks Mr Bond ;)
  7. 'The Ant and Dec Saturday Night Takeaway' TV show, which we were forced to watch as someone we know was on it! Utter bilge!