German Market

The German Market returns to Manchester. So after sitting through 90mins of a boring 1-1 game between Rochdale & Oldham in freezing temperatures, a trip to the Market is what's needed.


By the time we get to Manchester my feet have just about defrosted. Then back out into the cold we go. The first set of markets near the big wheel are the basic ones, with some cheap hats, jewellery & other tat. The next lot are a lot better, the smell of mulled wine & German Sausages... Mmmm


Some great stalls on the markets. Lots of good hand made stuff, but it's the food that wins. Loads of chocolate, nuts, sweets, and other various foreign yum yum food.
The only down side is the crowds, maybe best to go on a week day rather than a Saturday.
Wrap up warm, it was at least -3 when we went.


Go try the food, drink lots of mulled wine, even try ice skating or just watch people fall on their arse.


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Spider Scare

A quick post. Amazing what fun you can have at work with a dead spider.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uji8kcpfJU&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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Retards in disguise

Hasbro have destroyed my dream of owning a special needs transformer. My plans have now been scrapped - taking him for walks on a lead, day trips to pets at home but telling him were at Chester zoo and helping him to finally be able to transform.



Hasbro say "The TRANSFORMERS brand intended no offense by use of the name "SPASTIC" for one of its products which has not and will not be available via traditional retail channels in Europe, including the UK. Thank you once again for notifying us about your concern. As a marketer of children’s products, input from parents, families and fans regarding their experiences with our brands is extremely important to us. Our goal is to have all families who enjoy our brands feel good about their purchases and experiences"
Apparently in the USA, the word "spastic" means a clumsy person. But not here in England.

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Ginger-licking good

How did we get where we are with the ginger folk? Gingers are know by pale skin, freckles and red hair. Most people think that "Gingers" always smell of milk just like veggies smell of apple.




Approximately 1% to 2% of the human population has red hair, which put them in the firing line.
It's seems that gingers can be bullied with nothing done about it, yet racism is frowned upon. Surely it's the same thing.
I did a search for gingers and this came up...



The question is do Gingers have souls or not?

In the old days Redheads were feared because in folklore they were believed to be the devil's children and have red hair because they were conceived during their mother's menstruation. Amazing how folklore has carried on through the years with Ginger people still teased and looked down on.

Famous gingers are:
Chuck Norris - actor
Queen Elizabeth I - queen of the gingers
Ginger Spice - has been
Prince Harry - king of gingers
Nicole Kidman - actress
Mick Hucknall - tit
David Caruso - actor
Paul Scholes - man utd footballer




Alex Sim-Wise - sexy model, writer and TV presenter.

So let's all hug a Ginger, let them know we all still love them.

Holidays are coming UPDATE

Holidays are coming UPDATE

‘Holidays Are Coming’ TV commercial. The official start of the Christmas season, the much-loved coca-cola advert will be screened on Friday 12th November.


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Valentine

February 14th is valentines day. Not long to go to find a treat for that special person in your life. So many gifts you can get these days. A romantic meal is a good idea, flowers, a trip to Paris, sexy underwear or why not take her to Blackpool...


Just try and avoid the hen and stag drunks while walking down a cold, wet and windy promenade.

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It's not Christmas till...

It's getting to that time of the year again when Christmas starts appearing in front of you everywhere. It starts with supermarkets slowly filling up aisle at a time with Christmas goodies. First it's the cards, then food, then toys and then loads of other junk.
For me it's not Christmas till I hear the opening lines "holidays are coming, holidays are coming..."
Yes the coca-cola advert.
I've still sit infront of the tele waiting like an excited Christmas coke virgin for the advert.

Clock crazy

Why are we still bothering with moving the clocks forward or backwards? Why do we still need to do it?
The farmers have something called electricity these days, so why move the clocks?
It just screws up everyone:
1. People forget to change the clocks.
2. We wake up and it's dark, we go home when it's dark.
3. Apple iphone alarm software can't cope with it.
4. You have to spend an hour that you got free by going round and changing all your clocks at home.
5. There's always one clock or watch that hasn't been changed.
6. The confusion of, is it old time or new time when you first wake up.
7. More animals get killed in the mornings, as it is darker.

So let's just stick with a time and not change it.


On a separate note, why even start a game of football when the pitch is already waterlogged?
Rochdale v Oldham








From the Manchester Evening News:

"As well as protecting both sets of the players, it also meant the Spotland pitch remained unscathed ahead of Friday’s FA Cup first round clash against FC United."

Keith Hill quote from MEN:

"....unfortunately we’ve not been able to see the game through but we have an exciting game to look forward to on Friday against FC United, and the pitch will be good for that match. We didn’t want the pitch ripping up for the sake of one game."

Never mind about the 3200 latics fans that bought a programme, beer, food and travel costs. Should of been called off a 6pm!!!


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