Consumer Confidence

What the fuck is consumer confidence anyway?  How is it measured? I’m sure you’ve all wondered.  Well, here’s the answer. How else does one judge the mood of the nation?

Words I like to use a lot: Part 2

Morass Nothing better than hearing a politician go on about a situation being a “morass”.  It underlines just how serious the state of affairs is. “Senator, is the situation as under control as the government make out?” “Quite the opposite, dear.” “Don’t call me ‘dear’.  I’m a professional broadcaster.” “Sorry, love.  What we have here […]

Death Threats are a compliment

If the only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about and you accept that usually the best sportsmen get booed because of petty jealousy, then can there be anything more flaterring than being recipient of a death threat? A death threat sounds like a very scary thing to get.  I’ve seen […]

Words I like to use a lot: Part 1

Tedious I love this one….teeeedious.  You are sooo teeeedious. It’s a great way to illustrate disregard for someone or something. Teeeedious. “Did you hear that new Oasis single?” “Oh, God.  Oasis *heavy sigh*  Oasis are sooo teeedious.  The cursing, the drinking, the repetitive chords.  I mean, why?” “How did your date go last night?” “Not […]

Unloved guitarist

I saw an acoustic guitarist busking away at the top of Grafton Street this evening.  A small crowd – maybe a half-dozen people – gathered to listen to his musical prose.  He played some hippy-style seventies tune (probably Wings or something) and received a smattering of applause from the handful of passers-by. As he started […]

A Day at Dr 9tendo’s surgery

Dr 9tendo knows that not everyone can be a computer whizz. So with that in mind Dr 9tendo’s Surgery is now open for business, giving you the best free computer tips this side of sticking the new Sony Vaio down your pants and running out of Dixons. So if you think that a megahertz is […]

TevezTubby is a bit of a Dipsy

TEVEZTUBBY IS A BIT OF A DIPSY No one likes footballers, that’s for sure.  Bling, roastings, tinted windows – the list of reasons to loathe our heroes goes on and on.  But Carlos TevezTubby has thrown this perception on its head.  The man, who has been linked away from West Ham since the day he […]