Pardoning Audi's French

There are not many laughs to be has at the consequences of global climate change, but here is one...

In a bid not to be seen as polar bear drowning environment destroyers, car manufacturers have been putting out electric vehicles. There is the luxury electric sports car, the Tesla and at the other end of the size spectrum you can even now get electric trucks. The new offering from Audi is causing a few eyebrows to be raised though - because of its name.

Audi E-Tron

The name of this swish new futuristic auto is the Audi E-Tron. The problem with this name? The French word  'étron' which means, 'turd' apparently. Rumours that it will only be available in brown are probably not true, but it surely leaves the German manufacturer facing certain difficulties in marketing the thing in France. Mind you the embarrassment caused by driving a car named after faecal matter can't be any worse than purchasing a French car...

How To Get Banned

It hurts to be banned from places. Yesterday I got barred from one of my favorite taverns. My crime? Arguing with the landlord over whether the jumper I was wearing constituted acceptable street wear or forbidden 'sports attire'. I wouldn't have minded if taking the thing off had settled matters, but the dude insisted that even having a garment with that particular branding (Adidas) on it was absolutely forbidden on the premises "to keep out the wrong sort". Well,I guess I won't be eating lunch in there again...

If You Prick Me Do I Not Bleed?

Well, I got banned from a pub for my stylish garb, a bit annoying but reading about that kid who got banned from the entire USA puts things into perspective! This 17 year old apparently rattled off a bad tempered email to President of the United States of America and alledged 'Leader of the Free World' Barack Hussein Obama. While drunk out of his skull.

The exact contents of the email have unfortunately not been disclosed, but were apparently enough to earn a lifetime ban on its author ever entering the USA. It is known that their was 'abusive' language used to describe the president including the apparently calling him a 'Pr*ck'. Perhaps the US government should publish an exhaustive list of words that the President is to thin-skinned to withstand. 

Things For Friday

Today I have come across a couple of things that I think are pretty special. They do however have a most asymmetrical level of awesomeness. I'm really not sure whsat order to put them in. I could put the slightly 'meh' one first and risk boring you, dear gentle reader, into leaving. Equally if I put the 'meh'ish one after and have it as some massive anti-climax...

you know what?

Lets just ruddy forget about the meh one. It surprised me, it made me raise an eyebrow - but really its probably not that interesting. It was just about this story on the BBC about the world's most expensive book. 'Birds of America' by John James Audobon. RRP on this title is a cool $8.8m - so if you find a copy on your shelves don't chuck it out!

anyway

The most awesome thing that I have seen lately as to be this IMDB page. The Internet Movie DataBase is a fantastic resource - its one I check all the time. When I watch a film I am always like "oh is that thingy that was in that one film about the thing with the stuff". It drove my ex up the wall. So yeah, uyou can be pretty sure that that site is in my bookmarks.

The one page that is so great is the page for an actress with the name of  Anne Sellors (pictured). Ms. Sellors does not seem to have had a particularly active career in film and television (possibly on the stage she was more prolific) as she only has one credit next to her name.

I wonder if you had told her in 1984 that the one thing she would be remembered for in 2010 was that role how she would have felt about it. The part was in a TV movie called Threads which is described as being :

Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run affects of nuclear war on civilization.

 Which was probably no laugh riot. Ms. Sellors character in this presumably hard hitting issues driven drama is not given a name. Her character is referred to simply as "Woman who urinates herself". Am I very immature for finding this funny?

Woman who urinates herself

Season's Greatings

Well, it's that time of year again it seems...

Just seen the first Christmas display in a shop. Never mind that the sun is shining and it is still very much summer, the reindeer are on there way. Sad as it is, I have already started looking for gifts. Every ear I try not to buy into the whole consumerist thing, I tell myself it is just so much future landfill that no-one needs.

One thing I can't enough of over Christmas though is the over indulgence. I love my food, I love my drink. Right now it is still barbecue weather, and I am still enjoying that. All it takes is the word 'hampers' though to set my mouth watering...