In this modern age of the informative superhighway it has been suggested that we, as consumers of modern life have become considerably more demanding, more impatient and as a result more unreasonable. While there may be some truth to this, what is never explained in any detail is why this has happened, and this dear friends is where I come in, offering enlightenment through the singular example of a vacuum cleaner.
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When he’s ill and you don’t have time to be…
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Given the recent passing of an allegedly spooky time of year it seems that the humble zombie has become the most popular nemesis in current popular culture. We’ve got books, movies, TV and it seems that no matter what video game you have a preference for the ingenious designers will find a way to crowbar zombies into it. With this in mind I decided it was high time for another guide on surviving the inevitable apocalypse that is coming for us all, so in this installment we’ll cover off how to survive the dead rising from the grave.

Given the breadth of information and coverage the subject has received this part of the apocalypse survival guide will be in multiple parts. Today, we start by dispelling the logic behind firearms. Continue reading “Surviving The Zombie Apocalypse : Weapons” »

I hit upon the idea to confront perpetrators of heinous advertising very easily – they create a horrible ad and I go for the very obvious jugular. So far, business as usual. Sometimes however I go chasing some heinous advertising and find that it gets worse as I go looking for the “contact us” link on the website. (I do link to the advert, sorry in advance.)
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I find sexism as funny as the next man, but when it’s used to portray a product as being “so simple a man could use it” I’m curious as to whether this is sensationalist marketing for the sake of it. I have tried to figure this out by writing to the makers of Oven Pride, and they obliged me with a response.
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Apparently this marvellous product is “so easy a man can do it”. As a domesticated badass I am obliged to find out exactly how simple that actually is, just in case I have the double digit IQ necessary to use it.
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This is the first in what will undoubtedly be a series of guides written by yours truly on the subject of surviving inevitable apocalyptic events in the future. What is unknown is the nature of said inevitable apocalyptic event, so we’ll take no chances and cover as much as possible. In this first installment we’ll be suggesting the right course of action to be taken in the inevitable apocalyptic event that the whole world is blinded by astronomical phenomena and triffids take over.
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