Category Archives: Random

What a scumbag!

Posted on May 22, 2026 by james

I see it’s being reported that Bill Winters, the head of Standard Chartered Bank referred to some employees as “lower value human capital” at a conference recently. Of course now he’s been called out on it he has apologised for … Continue reading →

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Lidl’s “Chunky Guacamole”

Posted on May 21, 2026 by james

My wife bought a pot of this recently and I’m pleased to report that I did (eventually) find a “chunk” in it. I was slightly amused that it is sold under the brand “Meadow Fresh”, given that none of the … Continue reading →

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What’s with this “Royal Pop” watch?

Posted on May 18, 2026 by james

I can’t understand it. They look like a child’s toy. I can’t help feeling that the emperor has no clothes (nor a watch, in this case). Ok, so I may not be the best person to judge given that in … Continue reading →

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What does this tell us?

Posted on May 16, 2026 by james

From the BBC’s coverage of Trump’s visit to China, the following quote from Trump caught my eye: I’m going to say I have to speak to the person that right now is, you know, you know who he is, that’s … Continue reading →

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And again, DHL

Posted on May 16, 2026 by james

I had no idea these had been dropped off until someone else told me. Otherwise they’d have ended up out in the rain 🙁

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So they say

Posted on May 14, 2026 by james

this is a “posh” sandwich Really?! I can imagine quite a number of things that look less appealing, but I’d not want to eat any of them either. The photo is from Gail’s own website by the looks of it, … Continue reading →

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This is what I want, kind of

Posted on May 14, 2026 by james

Human composting I’d actually just like to be chucked onto a compost heap and left to break down. None of this poncing about sending me off to have a company do it. Composting happens for free, after all. Just heave … Continue reading →

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So they’ve spent all this money

Posted on May 14, 2026 by james

To build a high-speed railway that we quite possibly don’t actually need. Any now they’re talking about not having the trains running as fast as planned. In what world does this make sense, exactly?

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Replica football kits

Posted on May 14, 2026 by james

This is a crazy thing. Why do people complain about this stuff? They’re not a necessity. No-one’s life was ruined because they didn’t have a replica kit, though granted some people can get quite upset if they’re unable to express … Continue reading →

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DHL again

Posted on May 13, 2026 by james

“Delivered”. In strong winds. And no-one was even home to take them indoors. You can see that one parcel has even made a break for it already.

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