When he’s ill and you don’t have time to be…
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Have you ever been enticed by a mobile or broadband package describing itself as “unlimited” only to find that in fact it was very much limited? I’ve seen a few of these and as updated recently decided to contact the Advertising Standards Authority to question the practise. Here’s the response. Continue reading “Sam vs All Telecoms Companies Part 2” »

In case you haven’t been paying attention, in the last couple of years those in the banking profession and the institutes they work for have been taking something of a public perception kicking. Whether this is due to them being parasitic minions of beelzebub, or whether we’ve got the wrong end of the stick is neither here nor there, the one thing for sure is that the charm offensive is now on.
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Could be that I am simply getting old. Actually, I’m definitely getting old but that’s beside the point my argument is still pretty solid – what the hell happened to the future?
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If you’ve met me, and you may well have done so, you’ll know me by my sunny disposition, snappy wardrobe, vertical hair and constant consumption of various stimulants that make me awesome. Indeed I was often advertised for my end of the pier show with the slogan “a smile, a song, a faint smell of Marlboro”. Well those days are over kids. I’ve quit. So naturally I wrote to Philip Morris to let them know.
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Shoes are important. They are delightful extensions of your very soul. They change your mood. They can be both a weapon and fuzzy comfort. They bring you endless happiness and never once do they drunk call you or want a lift to the station at 6am.

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