Andy Ramblings

That's all there is to say.. Fireworks over the London Eye where simply brilliant. as they say, Twas a Jolly good show, pity about a certain Kerplunkski!... Off to bed I goes....

Pity all the Gales wanted to be party poopers... never call your kids Gail... to many jokes for them tonight. So no show for the Scots.
Glasgow Hogmanay cancelled but we are all happy that Kylie gears up for gig and is back in town.

Night all.. Sleep well and take care!

After an appalling incident on an internal flight in the US, where a woman who had a serious problem with flatulence wanted to hid the problem by lighting matches. Now, I know farts can be a bit wiffy, but lighting a match isn't the best of ideas if you have a methane problem, using channel 5 or something like that may have been a wiser option.
Needles to say, all the passengers got a tad worried when they didn't smell the fart, but the smell of sulphur. The plane was forced to land all passengers were searched for explosives, obviously, non were found and the poor woman was a tad embarrassed.

She had "no malicious intent but had struck matches which is against [Transport Security Administration] rules," Ms Lowrance said.

The unidentified woman had an unspecified medical condition, Associated Press news agency said.

She was carrying safety matches, which the TSA allows in carry-on luggage.

The matches are not allowed to be struck, however.

So, the new security measure now, as this has been identified as a potential terrorist threat.
The scenario is as follows.

 A***: Hey A___ (name hidden for anonymity reasons) l, you must eat two of those gallon cans of beans, all of them?
A____: But But A** I don't like beans, they make me fart!
A***: That is the master plan! You eat the beans, get on a plane with a box of safety matches, when the plane is about to take off, you let rip, and light a match, If you don't go, by the powers of Allah, the infidels will die from that awful smell you make.
A___: Wow A** that is a cool plan, but they don't smell that bad?!

In respones to this risk, all passengers will be required to go via a Fartarium, to let rip safely before the plane leaves.

Stop press:
Fartarium in local airport blows up, some passenger went in with a lighted cigarette!

Source of inspiration here

Not normally a fan of cricket, but it appears that the English are getting a hefty pummelling by the Australians.
The BBC should really be the team playing.... looking at their tag graphic.

Well, it's been a while since I bloged here, this is beginning to sound like a confessional but heck... I've been busy doing other things. Like trying to find a job,  and oh! I may have a new one by the end of the week.

So what's mad or what then? It's Mr David Blaine again, He will only ever do stunts in New York as the last time he did one in London, we Londoners took the piss out of him big time when he was doing his stunt of being in a glass box near Tower Bridge. Twas good TV seeing him being so sad.. heheheh.
SO, his going to be in a gyroscope for 3 days before he tries to escape, wow, what a stunt?!
This is the gyro...

Well the 2nd image is Blaine 'trying' to hold his breath... Bugger he made it!!
Here's the link from the BBC. Lets hope he pukes his guts out while he is spinning.

While I was browsing the BBC 'have your say' section, there was an important debate going on, on the subject of fireworks. Yes, it's Guy fawkes tomorrow. England now becoming a country where the kids are beginning to rule the roost (British adults 'fear youngsters').
So the topic of course was:

Have you experienced any anti-social behaviour involving fireworks? Will you be letting off fireworks or attending an organised display? Should there be a ban on buying fireworks? Have you attended other firework festivals recently?

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Now as you can see by the question, it's thought provoking, Till you come across the comment done by a certain Nicky B, from Kingston, in the UK. To quote:

Added: Saturday, 4 November, 2006, 16:00 GMT 16:00 UK

Come on fireworks are great and we all watched Blue Peter enough to know that pets should be inside and fireworks should be kept in a tin.

I do realise though that some of the larger ones would probably take your arm off if they went off accidentally. So perhaps we should limit shop bought ones to the ones that just emit showers of sparks. After all I'm sure everyone likes a golden shower.

Nicky B, Kingston, United Kingdom

Hehhe, but then I decided... to have a look to see if there was a 'Golden Shower " Firework.
Sure enough there is, I don't know these things your see, my mind sometime drifts on other topics... what do you expect?! eh?

Anyway, I found what I was looking for, and can safely get out of the gutter! So for your enjoyment. here's what they look like and no doubt there will be golden showers all over the UK tomorrow night!

In the UK, the land of safety madness and wonderful warnings. Today, while I was out, yes I do go out from time to time. So I had a good giggle when I saw this sign, advising Bus drivers to be aware that there may be low trees, Having a look at the trees, I think the person who printed these signs didn't have a look at the trees in question...

This site www.myheritage.com where they allow you to put a photo of yourself up and it will look through it's massive database of famous faces and see which ones you 'look' like... Below are those who I'm supposed to look like....

Yep and it's almost over. So, what is it with Friday 13^th? Nothing special about it, it's a day like no over, But. according to Wikipedia.

Strangely, there is evidence to suggest that Friday the 13th is actually unlucky. Psychologists have found that some people are especially likely to have accidents or fall ill on Friday the 13th[citation needed]. This has been attributed to such people feeling a heightened state of anxiety on that day (see nocebo effect). The Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in Asheville, North Carolina estimates that in the United States alone, $800 or $900 million is lost in business each Friday the 13th because people will not fly or do business they would normally do. [1]

The date is also well-known in the motorcycle (biker) community: since 1981, motorcycle enthusiasts and vendors gather every Friday the 13th in Port Dover, Ontario, Canada. This tradition started on November 13, 1981 by Chris Simons as a gathering of approximately 25 friends. The event has grown substantially, with an estimated 100,000 people attending in August 2004, as well as music bands, vendors, a bike show, etc.

In the Spanish-speaking world, it is Tuesday the 13th (as well as Tuesdays in general) that brings bad luck[citation needed]; a proverb runs En martes, ni te cases ni te embarques (on Tuesday, neither get married nor start a journey).

So there is something in it.... I feel a little bit sorry for the Spaniards, Tuesday, is always Bad...

But it's also bad for this poor chick... Lost his friend...

So the BBC has an article on Tesco (UK's biggest retailer) that it was entering the software market, to compete with the likes of Symantec and Microsoft. Haaahhahah

Tesco is to launch a range of budget own-brand PC software, in a move that will pitch the grocery giant against the likes of Microsoft and Symantec.

Tesco said it would offer six packages, including office software, security systems and a photo editing tool.

Britain's biggest retailer said each title would cost less than £20, challenging what it described as the current "high" price of PC software.

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Now I would have taken that seriously if Tesco was also producing an Operating System then I would have had a second look.
I decided to have a look to see what they were selling. what software packages. I looked up Formjet Plc. They are a holding company for a group of companies.

Six trading units which currently make up the Formjet group are described in detail on a dedicated area of this site These are . . .

•   Panda Software (UK) distributes Panda Software antivirus and security products in the UK.
•   Ability Software International distributes a powerful suite of office products.
•   FileStream (UK) is involved in applications ranging from the backup of computer resources to highly sophistcated graphics solutions.
•   Software Dialog UK is a specialist security reseller to the corporate marketplace.
•   South Coast Distribution is an established supplier to the OEM market.
•   Ideal Innovations.co.uk is an online marketplace. It services the electronic trading requirements of the Formjet Group and third party vendors.

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Ok, so I was a wee bit cheeky the other week chez MBIAT. Yep, I kinda said, Phew I got away with it, then Sim from Sim's Blog thought otherwise. So, here's my first MeMe. It's all about Books! Bugger I don't read many I don't have room in my brain for stories, that make me laugh, cry or do anything, but here goes..... ready or not. (has a quick look at his great library or err 20 or so books. )

1. One book that changed your life - the hardest question first.
Now that's a very tough question, When I was younger, I did read quite a bit mainly because I had to, you know shool and all that. Am this is bleeding hard, As I can't remember most of the books I have read. (struggling at the first step.
Ok I could say the Bible, I was brought up in the west coast of Ireland, But the problem was, the more I read it, the more I realised that WTF is wall this claptrap. It wasn't long afterwards I became pretty much an atheist and became more into science and stuff like that.

2. One book that you've read more than once.
I'm not really someone to read books more than once, but then again, there are a few. This is one that comes to mind, The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier. This book still has resonance to this day, in any conflict.

3. One book that you'd want on a desert island.
On a desert Island? Sheesh, It would have to be something on survival, but if it's one whith one Palm tree and a few nuts, Then that's a hard one. But I'm sure you can do things with the nuts, so it would be Ray Mears, watched him on TV and well he could light a fire in a few minutes!

4. One book that made you laugh.
The Dilbert Principle by Scot Adams, Ok not quite a book, but if your and engineer like me, then Dilbert's work place does resonate. Read More