A. Unfortunately, your assumption is wrong. Google is not a stock image library and above each image it finds, you will see a message: ‘Image may be subject to copyright’. The only copyright-free images I know of on Google are if you use advanced image search > labelled for commercial Read more…
I drove past a Burger King poster yesterday, with a picture of a juicy Angus burger and the caption ‘King Delicious’. They like to elevate their branding above Maccy Ds. If they’d added an apostrophe it would have descended to the unnecessary level that French Connection UK did (remember?). I’m Read more…
As a waterholic, I judge restaurants by how quickly they bring me tap water when I request it*. Last night, I had a meal at a South American restaurant in the O2, prior to a brilliant FeedMe Music gig. I had to order the water three times – three! – Read more…
Mollycoddle As heard recently in a radio ad for the British Heart Foundation. A woman talks about losing her Dad. Her voice breaks with emotion as she talks about her fears of losing her Mum too. Sometimes, mollycoddling is no bad thing.
The driver of a white van unexpectedly slowed to let me cross the road today. It was a Virgin Media van. Well done to them for training their drivers to represent the brand so favourably when they’re out on the road. In case you don’t know, the weather in the Read more…
I regularly collect a repeat prescription from Boots the Chemist. It’s up the High Street where I walk almost every day on one errand or another. Maybe to pay in a cheque at the bank (unbelievably, some people still pay by cheque!). Maybe to buy a birthday card for one Read more…
Lingscars breaks all the rules about good design, but I give it 10/10 for personality. What do you think?
Muller Lite is now available sprinkled with chocolate. Seems odd to me. If you’re going to eat chocolate, then eat chocolate. If you’re trying to lose weight, eat light yoghurt. The ad seems odd too. A bunch of women drive up in their open-top car. The ground is too muddy Read more…
That’s what the fox says in the Old Speckled Hen beer ads on the Dave comedy channel. It’s also what my friend Helen said about almost everything we saw when we visited Venice together. She even said it about her chicken dinner, to which I replied: “Well, actually, it *is* Read more…