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Masturbation: A Lesson in Effective Corporate Communications

November 18, 2011 · by Sam Michel · in Cantankerism

Masturbation Notice

Spotting this picture pop up in my Facebook feed, it was hard to resist following the link to the full story at The Poke, a collection of funny blogs, posts that bills itself as ‘time well wasted’.

The 10 Principles of Economics Explained

February 13, 2011 · by Sam Michel · in Half-baked

To try and understand the financial crisis from which the economy is slowly, probably, emerging, a rudimentary grasp of economics would be helpful.

For those of us without any formal training the self-proclaimed Stand Up Economist, Yoram Bauman PhD simplifies matter, with tongue firmly in cheek.

Swearing. Big & Clever. Part 4. The Sweariest Yet.

May 2, 2010 · by Sam Michel · in Cantankerism

Regular readers of this blog, may be familiar with some previous foul-mouthed episodes.

10 Bizarre Amazon Products (Insert Tongue in Cheek, Then Review)

October 4, 2009 · by Sam Michel · in Cantankerism

I blame Twitter. After being sent a link to an intriguing product in the depths of Amazon, I got sucked into a world of bizarro goods and their reviews.

Check out ten of the best with a taster of their reviews. And make sure you’ve got nothing planned for the next hour or so.

Without The Internet, Prostitutes Would Have to Find a Pimp Called Craig Who Had a List

August 6, 2009 · by Sam Michel · in Cantankerism, Half-baked

It’s been one of those days, in fact one of those weeks. Knee-deep
in unexpected documents that demand total concentration. Six pages of
contract terms and conditions. Anyone? No, I thought not. Much to do
before the fun stuff.

And whilst we’re at it, add a spot of
post-swine-flu cough (OK, OK, a chest cold) that’s slowly moving your
lungs from their rightful place to the open atmosphere, much to the
disgust of your colleagues. I’m a joy to be around, no, honestly.

Using your powers for good

October 30, 2008 · by Sam Michel · in Uncategorised

What happens when a hot new director makes a film, which turns into one of the 1990s’ most memorable ads, then turns his powers for good. Wassup? This. Brilliant.

Corporate Gobbledygook

August 18, 2008 · by Sam Michel · in Social

22373.JPGAs I was writing the post about phrases from baseball becoming a part of everyday office jargon, a Sunday evening TV stalwart flashed back into memory. The master of corporate gibberish was Gus Hedges from Channel 4’s Drop the Dead Donkey.

The website is down

June 28, 2008 · by Sam Michel · in Social

This video has been doing the rounds of Twitter, Digg and no doubt dozens of other social network-type tools. Having the dubious privilege of being one of the geekier people in the Chinwag office means what you see below sometimes hs a frightening similarity to my days.

Laydeez and Gentlemen. The website is down…

Film pastiche misses mark, hits vein

June 6, 2008 · by Sam Michel · in Cantankerism, Half-baked, Marketing

Whilst on a Friday afternoon diversion sent to me by a friend who knows I have the attention span of a….ooo, look a shiny piece of paper…

My gaze drifted towards this banner advert for Times Online’s Good University Guide – and there’s an expression that you don’t hear often:

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Remind you of anything? Ah yes…

Swearing. Big & Clever. Part 2

April 30, 2008 · by Sam Michel · in Cantankerism

Following on from a previous post about swearing, I couldn’t help but add this to the blog after being sent it by friends who are avid watchers of American TV. As a reminder, this all started with US talk show host, Jimmy Kimmel, started a long-running gag about Matt Damon at the end of his shows.

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