Month: May 2010

On Thursday I went to the barbers. Here in the UK men go to a traditional “man place” to get their hair cut unless they want one of those weird spiky hair-cuts that teenagers and generally cool people want. Unfortunately I wasn’t really paying attention, and I didn’t quite get the haircut I wanted. I’ve done this before. I go to the… Read more →

I received this email this morning. It’s a typical junk / phishing email… I was just expecting a badly stuck-together Government website, but this one is quite nasty. It actually has links to several carefully-crafted bank-login pages, so it’ll capture people using any high-street bank. They’re all very well done too, with only the URL giving things away. I say… Read more →

There’s no stopping it. Just to prove, they’ve put this on their main page… Read more →

I’ve moved “Dons World” over to www.donscomments.com. This will be filled with funny and strange comments overheard in offices around the world. Read more →

They’ve got one of the most insane recycling systems in the UK. Click here to see how the bizarre system works. Newcastle-under-Lyme is famous.. Luckily our local council have invested in kit that will seperate the stuff, so we only get three bins – one for general waste, one for food waste and grass cuttings and one for glass /… Read more →

Another classic from the office today.. “He just said I should have a nice day. What am I ? American?” Read more →

No Sky TV. Nobody uses your website like this. Nobody smiles while looking at the hugely expensive TV packages. Oh, and we don’t lie down like that either. It knackers your arms up after a bit and you have to admit that it was a bad choice of position. ;) Read more →

I’m starting a new section today. It’s due to the very strange comments that go around the office and I’ll be tagging them under the “Dons World” category. Anything I hear in the office that sounds funny will be going here. Today we have this.. “I’ve been out with a Chinese girl once. The thing that put me off was… Read more →

Spam scanners do a really good job. Sometimes too good. You’ll find yourself sitting there thinking, “Hey, I’m sure I used to get loads of mail – I used to be so popular”, then you’ll kick yourself and remember that it was mostly junk. So, when a mail does slip through the net it’s usually one that someone has manually… Read more →

I’m a bit late to the party on this one (nearly a million views as I type), but this kid is 13 and peforms an pretty stunning version of “Paparazzi” for the crowd, who quickly become mesmerized. He’s done many more, which you can find here in his YouTube channel. I think this kid has got a bit career ahead… Read more →

Nagh… Vodafone. Stop it with these ads. You’re killing me. Oh. Pass the tissues… Read more →

Hmm.. who’s idea is this? The election results are to be beamed onto Big Ben “from 05.30 when the first results are announced.” Hmmm.. isn’t it kinda getting light at 5.30am ? No-one is gonna notice a laser show on Big Ben in the morning sun are they ? Oh, and if you read into it more you’ll see that… Read more →

Peter Kay said that he wouldn’t be doing any more of these, but I’m SO glad he’s changed his mind (I’m sure it wasn’t the cash) :) Here’s a preview of the new advert for John Smiths featuring Peter Kay. Love it! Link – JohnSmiths.co.uk Read more →