Posts Tagged With : ramble

Formally known as Starbucks

Published January 6, 2011

I read just now that Starbucks Coffee have removed their name from their branding logo. This is a move designed to position them to sell stuff other than coffee under their brand, but I must admit it seems odd to me. When we see their shops with this nameless logo how are we to refer [...]

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A disturbing turn of events

Published September 11, 2009

It comes to something when I find myself agreeing with Esther Rantzen, but on the new rules for registering people giving lifts to children, I am in that exact position. This is a continuation of a slippery slope of suspicion against adults that is growing way out of proportion. Fever over peadophilia has been whipped [...]

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Nice things are bad

Published July 27, 2009

More nannying today as we are told that Iced coffees are bad. Some of them apparently contain over five hundred calories. Arrgh! Of course they contain a lot of calories, they’re a rich, sweet, treat. How is this news? The charity behind the figures is telling us that we should avoid the sweet, sugary flavours [...]

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Susan Boyle – An annoying favourite

Published May 26, 2009

So on TV just now in the UK is a talent show called “Britain’s got talent”. On it appear a number of variety acts that have been chosen by the judging panel for the live shows every day this week. Each day we pick two acts by phone vote, and the winning acts will all [...]

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Swine Flu

Published April 27, 2009

By the way it’s all over the news, it would seem that the world is about to end after everyone is stuck down by Swine Flu. We currently have 2 confirmed cases in the UK, who are recovering in a Scottish hospital. Strangely, though, they are not dead, nor are those in the US confirmed [...]

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