A wonderful example of product extension – Nestle style

As anyone with babies will tell you – the process of correctly mixing formula is excruciatingly painful at the best of times – particularly on a few hours sleep. Clumping, correct temperature, AND mess are…

Britain gone mad?

Something is up in little Britain. The news for one. This weekend alone; 1. Runaway Scooter carries away pensioner 2. Hope the white German Shepherd mowes the lawn 3. Lap dancing Nun to perform for…

Twenty things they dont tell you about Halloween in the United States.

OK, from someone who CLEARLY didnt get the memo about Halloween in the USA – here are Neil's top ten things you should know before being in the States on the 31st October. 1. Kids…

Two superior victories!

Autumn 2008 – two days ago – Didcot. Neil celebrates with his two friends the two magnificent victories against his nemisis – the evil – younger brother in the board game Axis and Allies. Whilst his…

Ginger kid acknowledged on the front cover of Vogue! World in shock!

So. Having successfully removed the excessive levels of zink protecting my little ginger skin from the sun today - my red head loving wife sent me a link to a Telegraph article that she found on Vogue. It seems that…

Rochester gone loopy – the Lupin Festival

So, everyone's talking about purple. The street signs are suddenly purple – we even have purple cross walks. Which come in handy since there are lots of people in Rochester right now and not a…

What do you get when you cross Mentos with Diet Coke?

The answer – 1500 Belgian students playing silly buggers down town. That's what. I love Europe and I love Europeans. I prefer viral marketing however… Coke finally gets it – what with all its free…

Britain gets 1.6 inches of snow and closes.

An amusing report from the old country on last nights storm in the UK. All 1.6 inches of it has basically closed the country as both government agencies and the MET office (the UK's national…

You know you live in Rochester when…

The weather people get all excited about the possibility of serious snow and go on about nothing else for three days. Allow me to elaborate: Thursday 13th. Weather on the 9's report the possibility of…

Amerikingdom or Happy Thanksgiving

So, having recently estolled the special relationship England has in my mind with Canada I came across an article from the BBC reflecting on Prime Minister Brown's position on UK foreign policy (the BBC is…