Monday, July 16, 2007

News of the BEST!



If there's one thing that Old Ken knows, it's that washing windows is a hard days work. But sometimes, you need to do that sort of thing if you want to see things properly. You know, really get down to business.



Now, I ain't in the telephone-operator business, but we sure do get a whole lot to look at here.



Rotary dialling? Cable hook-ups? What more do you want, except a gigantic bouquet on top?



Now, if all of that doesn't grab you, how's about this little gem? No further words are needed.



And speaking of verbal economy, here we find its antithesis as the dripping-with-money Wellcome Trust offers us some conspicuous verbal consumption. Surely "out of order" or "don't pee here" would have done. But, no. We are told about the repair schedule, our other options for performing excretory functions (question: can I use BOTH the adjacent urinal AND the toilet cubicles?), and we are then thanked. No, thank YOU, Wellcome Trust.