18 5 / 2012

Just seeing in the weekend, supping a delicious pint of Kirin in my local, when I notice this flyer bursting with goodness under my nose! I love it when a bit of effort is put into a drinks menu.

Just seeing in the weekend, supping a delicious pint of Kirin in my local, when I notice this flyer bursting with goodness under my nose! I love it when a bit of effort is put into a drinks menu.

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27 4 / 2012

The hairdresser submissions have started making a real comeback of late. Regular contributor Steve spotted this little gem on a visit to Hastings.

The hairdresser submissions have started making a real comeback of late. Regular contributor Steve spotted this little gem on a visit to Hastings.

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13 4 / 2012

Found by the hen on her very own hen-do! Thanks to Carolyn for spotting this little beauty (and a rarity in that it’s a hairdressers which has never previously been submitted!) while away in Brighton celebrating her impending marriage.

Found by the hen on her very own hen-do! Thanks to Carolyn for spotting this little beauty (and a rarity in that it’s a hairdressers which has never previously been submitted!) while away in Brighton celebrating her impending marriage.

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29 2 / 2012

I was alerted to an article today in everyone’s least favourite rag today by Andy, who is on a roll this week! Apparently the Sofa King is in trouble for his rude strapline! To save that particular bastion of tits and lies getting anymore clickthroughs, you can read the article below: A SOFA firm has been forced to ditch its advertising slogan because it’s too rude. The firm used the phrase ‘Sofa King Low’ to sell its cut-price couches, but advertising watchdogs have said it sounds too much like a swear word. The slogan, which has been used by the Northampton firm since it began trading nine years ago, appears on their shop front and vehicles. It first sparked fury in 2004, but recently an advert in the Northampton Herald and Post brought a raft of new complaints. Three readers claimed the catchphrase was “offensive and unsuitable for general display”. The Advertising Standards Authority upheld the objections saying: “The ASA noted the phrase ‘Sofa King Low’ used the advertiser’s company name but considered that it could be interpreted as a derivative of the swear word ‘f***’, which consumer research had found to be a word so likely to offend that it should not be used in ads at all, even when it was relevant to the name of a product.”

I was alerted to an article today in everyone’s least favourite rag today by Andy, who is on a roll this week! Apparently the Sofa King is in trouble for his rude strapline!

To save that particular bastion of tits and lies getting anymore clickthroughs, you can read the article below:

A SOFA firm has been forced to ditch its advertising slogan because it’s too rude.

The firm used the phrase ‘Sofa King Low’ to sell its cut-price couches, but advertising watchdogs have said it sounds too much like a swear word.

The slogan, which has been used by the Northampton firm since it began trading nine years ago, appears on their shop front and vehicles.

It first sparked fury in 2004, but recently an advert in the Northampton Herald and Post brought a raft of new complaints.

Three readers claimed the catchphrase was “offensive and unsuitable for general display”.

The Advertising Standards Authority upheld the objections saying: “The ASA noted the phrase ‘Sofa King Low’ used the advertiser’s company name but considered that it could be interpreted as a derivative of the swear word ‘f***’, which consumer research had found to be a word so likely to offend that it should not be used in ads at all, even when it was relevant to the name of a product.”

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29 2 / 2012

Thanks to Jim for clocking in at this upper market hairdressers in Fulham!

Thanks to Jim for clocking in at this upper market hairdressers in Fulham!

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27 2 / 2012

Now then now then, this little beauty spotted by my ex-colleague Andy in White City is particularly poignent given Sir Jim’s (fairly) recent demise. At least his spirit lives on, albeit in concrete form.

Now then now then, this little beauty spotted by my ex-colleague Andy in White City is particularly poignent given Sir Jim’s (fairly) recent demise. At least his spirit lives on, albeit in concrete form.

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16 2 / 2012

Palma Nova, Majorca. Not the first place you’d set upon in the global hunt for puns, let alone dentistry-based ones, but that’s where my good friend Ian came across this little gem. Now everyone say “ahh!”.

Palma Nova, Majorca. Not the first place you’d set upon in the global hunt for puns, let alone dentistry-based ones, but that’s where my good friend Ian came across this little gem. Now everyone say “ahh!”.

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05 2 / 2012

I saw this on Facebook recently. Yes, it’s easy to get a laugh with a Star Wars joke, but this has been beautifully rendered so it’s worth a post I think!

I saw this on Facebook recently. Yes, it’s easy to get a laugh with a Star Wars joke, but this has been beautifully rendered so it’s worth a post I think!

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02 2 / 2012

Check out who’s DJing at The London Fields! That should be something, huh?

Check out who’s DJing at The London Fields! That should be something, huh?

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01 2 / 2012

De La Soul Food

Sometimes people just go that extra mile to really make something good into something utterly wonderful. This is the case with the menu at the Atlanta-based hiphop theme restaurant Bon Rappetite.

Here are few of the delicacies you can expect to enjoy there:

Talib Quail-i
Wu Tang Clams
Roastface Killah
Ludacrispy Chicken Salad
Mushroom RZAtto
Queen LaPizza
Chili Akon Carne 
And my personal favourite, Ol’ Dirty Custard. 

Just FYI though, drooling and laughing at the same time is not a good look.
Thanks to Tom for the heads up! 

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01 2 / 2012

Durham has not been noted as a hotbed of activity for this little corner of the internet, but Kat has tried to drag it up the leaderboard with this little delivery of merriment! 

Durham has not been noted as a hotbed of activity for this little corner of the internet, but Kat has tried to drag it up the leaderboard with this little delivery of merriment! 

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30 1 / 2012

Pun of Your Business

Thank you to the lovely folk at londonlovesbusiness.com for asking me to do an article on my favourite capital puns!

You can read the article HERE.

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26 1 / 2012

There’s nothing quite like showing you have a sense of humour in the face of adversity. And that’s just what Charlie did during the naughtiness that engulfed the capital last year!  He did get asked to take the defiant message down, though. Spoilsports.

There’s nothing quite like showing you have a sense of humour in the face of adversity. And that’s just what Charlie did during the naughtiness that engulfed the capital last year! 

He did get asked to take the defiant message down, though. Spoilsports.

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24 1 / 2012

I’m going to be honest with you, I stole this one. But it’s alright, I let Sophia know as I work with her and no-one needs that hanging over their head in this office. She’ll be thankful of the opportunity of stardom anyway I assure you.

I’m going to be honest with you, I stole this one. But it’s alright, I let Sophia know as I work with her and no-one needs that hanging over their head in this office. She’ll be thankful of the opportunity of stardom anyway I assure you.

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23 1 / 2012

I went for a drink in Highbury on Saturday, and I was pleased to find this beautiful little gem next door to the pub my friend Mike had chosen! Anyone who’s read before will know I’m a sucker for some foreign wordplay.

I went for a drink in Highbury on Saturday, and I was pleased to find this beautiful little gem next door to the pub my friend Mike had chosen! Anyone who’s read before will know I’m a sucker for some foreign wordplay.

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