» Beautiful Moments, Part Two

We once saw
in Basingstoke, a large and perfectly vertical dog turd in the middle of the pedestrianised area. Not even the slightest lean; it was like a brown fissured Saturn V rocket waiting for blast-off.
(Sat 7th Aug 2010, 11:56, More)

» Expensive Mistakes

This has to be the winner...surely
I used to live in Plymouth, and a friend worked at Devonport dockyard, refitting nuclear submarines. Basically, a sub would come in, they'd strip it, inventory everything and replace any parts or kit that were missing or broken.

Anyway, one sub had a problem with a big circuit board, something to do with the missile firing system. So the boss ordered a new board. Except he didn't...somehow he managed to order two by mistake. These things are custom-built using special components (EMP-proof or something), take months to arrive and cost an absolute metric shedload of cash. We're talking a career-threatening waste of money here, and the boss is fearful for the consequences.

So the unwanted board is surreptitiously buried in a skip, and no-one ever notices.

The cost? Approximately one million quid.
(Thu 25th Oct 2007, 19:46, More)

» Things you've done when you've had no money.

Oats
A guy at work went to Edinburgh University. One of his flatmates decided food was too expensive so he bought about 25 bushels of rolled oats at the start of the year and ate nothing but porridge until February. Then he went to the doctor and was diagnosed with Scotland's first case of scurvy in the 20th century.
(Fri 8th Oct 2004, 18:20, More)

» Bullshit and Bullshitters

Homeopaths
They make me so mad, I'm going to go drink a pint of water which may or may not have the memory of Hitler's kidneys.
(Thu 13th Jan 2011, 18:18, More)

» Ripped Off

The film "Snatch"
Lying bastards, it turned out to be a gangster flick.
(Mon 19th Feb 2007, 18:55, More)