I don’t normally do stuff like this, but I thought this was mildly amusing (from the FT): Coca-Cola names Chuck Fruit as its chief marketing officer

Fumier has found another Hong Kong blog, Asialand diaries, which seems to be written by an American woman living in Hong Kong. She has a photograph of the ‘care label’ from a laptop bag, which has different instructions in French and English. You can see the photograph at Asialand diaries, but this is what the…

I think that “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” started on British TV after I fled the country, so I have never fully understood the hysteria that seemed to accompany the show. For some reason it caught the public imagination, and not just amongst the normal couch potatoes who watch ITV game shows, but amongst…

According to a documentary shown on Pearl a few months ago, Warren Buffet’s theory is that the secret of a happy marriage is low expectations. Well, now some academics have done a study that appears to support his theory. I’m saying nothing…

One of the more interesting development in the UK since I moved to Hong Kong has been the growth of budget airlines such as Ryanair and EasyJet.  It’s now possible to fly to many destinations in the UK, Ireland and the rest of Europe very cheaply – as long as you book early, don’t travel…

I think this is supposed to be a serious story about the problem of batteries being dumped on or near farms. However, I was intrigued to learn that: One problem is that cows seem to like the taste of the electrolyte solution that reacts with batteries’ lead plates to form lead sulphate. The animals probably…

From Popbitch, a rather bizarre collection of names inflicted by the rich and famous on their offspring: A comprehensive guide to the most appallingly named celebrity babies of the 21st Century 1. Pilot Inspektor Riesgraf Lee – (Jason Lee) 2. Tu Morrow – Rob Morrow (Tu Morrow… geddit?) 3. Audio Science Sossamon – Shannon Sossamon…

Today is April Fools day. I haven’t seen any amusing jokes, but given that I don’t watch TV or listen to the radio in the morning, and didn’t read a newspaper today, I suppose that’s hardly surprising. I deduce from BWG‘s comments that one of the local TV stations had an April Fools story this…

After my recent mention of Dasani (bottled tap water with added bits, most of them not harmful to humans), this amused me.

From Mozambique (allegedly):