Gavin’s Gaily Gigest

From an interview in the Guardian’s G2 supplement with legendary author Terry Pratchett:
“It is a shock to find out that funding for Alzheimer’s research is just 3% of that to find cancer cures. Personally, I’d eat the arse out of a dead mole if it offered a fighting chance.“

Read the full interview here.

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Jokes in honour of today’s Mills v. McCartney £24.3 million divorce settlement:

She would have got £48.6 million - that’s £24.3 million per leg.

The judge, frustrated that she refused to retain counsel to fight her case and chose to be a litigant in person, threatened to award Paul McCartney her fake leg so we could all [...]

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The Queen, the delightfully camp Elizabeth Windsor, is set to open Heathrow’s new Terminal Five today and, well, maybe the aircraft hanger look was deliberate - in keeping with the spirit of the surrounding area - but it’s not the first thing I want to see after a long-haul flight from New Zealand.
Reminds me [...]

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Wikileaks, the confidential document provider that has played host to such things as the Northern Rock briefing paper for private investors (which, of course, the public are not allowed to see), was stripped of its normal URL by a judge in the US last week.
Far from letting that deter it, the site is now [...]

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On the day Kosovo (hopefully) becomes an independent nation, we in England apparently have our own breakaway province: Berwick-upon-Tweed. According to an ITV1 poll, the residents of this small border town voted 1,182 to 775 in favour of becoming part of Scotland, after politicians in the town had vowed to block any move moving the [...]

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A story doing the rounds on BBC News 24 today concerns a gambler who is suing William Hill for £2 million for um… letting him gamble.
"I’m sorry, what?"

Now, I’ve only been in to William Hill once (go Obama!), but I’m fairly confident that their sole business is betting. This case has arisen because Graham Calvert, [...]

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Just popped in to my inbox, if spam has to stick around, this is the kind of stuff I want to see in the future:
"Good Day, old chap! Want to be ready for sex in a minute? If so, our products are for you!"

Preferably, I think, said spam should come with this picture attached:

Just [...]

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Spotted on the London Underground, an advert for Coventry University:

So the best that can be said about Coventry University is that it’s only an hour away from London?

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The ludicrous sign in King’s Cross St Pancras has been removed. Another victory for this crusading campaigner!

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Spotted in King’s Cross St Pancras:

Yes, that’s right ladies and gentlemen, a sign marked "ATTENTION" in bright red lettering, warning you not to become distracted.

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