September 15, 2009

Adios Keith Floyd

So farewell Keith Floyd. The broadcasting legend, raconteur, bon viveur & erratic chef went out surely in a way of his own choosing – passing quietly away after a typically understated meal of oysters, partridge & champagne. His final words apparently were “I haven’t felt this well in ages”.
I had a lot [...]

September 9, 2009

Winning the lottery is an illusion

I hate the national lottery. It’s voluntary tax on the working classes. So I was not particularly interested to hear some illusionist called Derren Brown appeared live on television to predict the winning numbers in the National Lottery.
The illusionist claimed to have printed his prediction on six white balls earlier in the day and these [...]

September 4, 2009

Millionaire’s secret is a secret no longer

Interesting snippet of news today that one of the alleged millionaires in that hideous TV programme ‘The Secret Millionaire’ turns out to have about £30million less than you and I. According to the BBC today, a Nottingham businessman who featured in the TV series Secret Millionaire has been declared bankrupt. So much for [...]