Recession
Someone posted this flyer through my door today. First time in a long, long time that someone has done this.
Screenshot of symmetrical spam
This is a screenshot of a recent spam comment I received on my blog. There’s a certain symmetry to it.
What national emergency?
I received my 80 page booklet today from the Office of Emergency Planning. Half of it is written in Irish and the second half is in English. In the foreword, our Dear Leader writes, “there is no reason to think that a major emergency is likely in the immediate future“. Most of [...]
Brainwashing Children at Christmas
It turns out my 9 year old niece has a nintendo ds, a PSP and a computer (and possibly another console but I got a bit confused!) and she’s just left here after a short visit. I subjected her to a not-so-subtle interrogation so that I could figure out what to buy her for Christmas. [...]
Rebel against telemarketing in Ireland
Next time a telemarketer calls you, make sure you’ve read this page in advance. It might be useful to print it out…
The Direct Marketing sector regards the telephone as one of its most successful tools. Consumers experience telemarketing from a completely different point of view: more than 92% perceive commercial telephone calls as a [...]
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