McDonald's Collection Point

I went to McDonald's yesterday and encountered a very unusual experience. I ordered my food as normal but at the point of handing over change they said, 'your number is 173, if you'd like to make your way over to the collection point please'. What.....? I thought i was in argos.

It was so surreal to be standing in McDonald's with monitor above me flashing numbers. About 1 minute later 173 flashed on the screen so i walked back up to the counter 'the collection point' and collected my food.

I'm not sure if this is a new thing, or if this store was testing the idea, but watch this space and be prepared.

Dubbing

I keep seeing this annoying TV advert so it's time for a blog post on it. Neutrogena is a well established brand so i dont know why they cant afford to get their adverts dubbed correctly. Watch and you'll see what i mean:



She doesn't even pronounce all of the words... 'Now i can ....(?) goodbye the blackheads'

To me it just feels like it's laziness. There must be an excuse why some adverts do this, but i am yet to find out. For the time being i will remain annoyed and frustrated at these particular adverts. (There's a bit of a toiletry theme) Here's a few more:





My personal favourite Mr Muscle


Mr muscle advert
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Car Faces

A lot of people describe cars to have faces. This is how i come to an aesthetical decision about the style of a car and whether i like it or not. My Dad however thinks im slightly mad for doing this?? I dont know if it's a male thing, or just people with less imagination that find visualizing more difficult...

Basically this post is to defend myself. I am proving that im not mad, cars can be related to having faces. I have collected some evidence to support this theory:

This is an article explaning that cars are made to represent similar characteristics to human faces, which also leads us to give them personalities, such as friendly, aggressive, sad etc.

'It probably won’t come as a surprise that most people viewed cars as having faces. Nor that there was often agreement on the corresponding “personalities,” as with the “submissive and friendly” Nissan Micra pictured above. What was surprising to me, though, was that most people, including both men and women, seemed to agree on their preference. From the study:

…the better our subjects liked a car, the closer it matched the shape characteristics corresponding to high values of “power.” Thus, people seem to like mature, dominant, masculine, arrogant, angry-looking cars.'

http://artandperception.com/2008/09/car-face.html

Herbie ofcorse... need i say more



And a whole film based on cars with faces and personalities 'Cars' 2006, Disney Pixar Films



This sums it up perfectly i think:

Chicken or Egg?

I am going to settle this argument once and for all.

THE EGG CAME FIRST!

It's like saying what came first the foetus or the human? A person did not just suddenly appear in his/her mid 30's on the earth. It wasn't a click of the fingers and a person appeared. Things have to grow somwhere, eggs and sperm, all that jazz. So the egg was obviously first, then it grew into a chicken.

'Oh, well where did the egg come from?' you may ask: probably a similar animal to the chicken. It just evolved into the chicken. What came first the ape or the human? The human evolved over time, just like the chicken would of. Come to think of it, the whole question 'what came first, the chicken or the egg?' is wrong. It's not taking the theory of evolution into account at all. Which has lead me to believe the saying was around before Charles Darwin.

Rare Coins

So, i've been doing a bit of a 'spring clean' during the summer. Amoung the many things i've held onto are some coins. I remember when i was around 11 my next door neighbours took my brother and myself to the Millenium Dome. When we were there we bought an ice cream and this man handed some change to me. He said hold on to that one (indicating to the 50p) because it will be worth around £10. So i did.

This 50p has dolphins on the back, which is why im guessing it's supposedly rare.



I've done some rare coin hunting and the highest it will get me so far is £2.95. But i did find one bid that has now dissapeared that was a whopping £6.99! I'm thinking if i hold on to it long enough, one day it might pay for my tuition fees.
I had some other 50p's i thought had the same 'rare factor' but thanks to wikipedia it turns out they're not http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifty_pence_(British_coin)

Wrong Number

Even though neither person can see eachother in wrong number phone calls, it's still embarassing and awkward. You have to be overly polite and friendly 'No, i'm sorry but i think you may have the wrong number'. Really we mean 'Who the hell is that!?' or even just hang up.
I remember once having a wrong number call and after i'd done the 'No i'm sorry' line, they said 'Are you sure?'. Hmmmm... 'Yes, there's no John here'. And then they were so persistent i was asked to physically go check my own living room just to be sure John wasn't there. The worst bit is, i did!
It becomes quite hostile if they call a second time: now they're wasting my time and ignoring my previous, helpful information.'Same number, sorry', 'Oh is it? sorry about that.' Mmmm Well..yes, ofcorse it's the same bloody number DICK, you've just dialled exactly the same number and hoped somehow it would magically travel through the phone cabling to another destination.
My current home phone number recieves quite a few wrong number calls (just incase you didn't guess). They seem suprised when i say 'No, this isn't NatWest i'm afraid'. We must have one digit difference... not the worst place to have a similar phone number to however. Especially in these desperate times.

Belly Buttons

Innie or Outie? Outies mean your an alien...? Remember that theory? (i believe it was in an episode of Rugrats).

The belly button is a mysterious thing. Whilst it is a scar left behind from the umbilical cord, it's also a fashion icon, object of sexual fetishism and taboo area of the body.
Belly buttons have more uses than you'd think. They are not just a one trick ponies, they can be used as a way to distinguish between twins or they can be pierced or even this...

Grapes

There is an art to the eating of grapes. A recent conversation had me outcasted because i admitted to occasionally eating my grapes slightly different to what you'd expect. I was unaware that some people had never done this before.

When eating a grape (not everytime because thats too time consuming) thou should delicately remove the peel with thy teeth. This is the bitter part of the grape, once removed the sweetness of the grape can be fully enjoyed.

If you choose to then bite around the grape you will discover the centre section of the grape is much sweeter than the fleshy outer layer. This is where the grapes flavour and sweetness is hidden. Although, the pips are in this section which again taste bitter so try to ignore this...

If you've never done this then your missing out. I therefore have a superior knowledge of the grapes inner characteristics and should be respected and listened to. Not mocked. Check out the picture below, there is clearly a lot than can be learnt from the inner grape.

I'm not alone, there are many people that share this habit (knowledge). I know at least... 4.

Be Kind Rewind

I watched the film yesterday and thought it was genius. Not only the concept of 'Sweded' videos but the 'special effects'. I was trying to find clips of the creativity but came across a load of films made by 'real' people that have been 'Sweded' for a Be Kind Rewind Competition.

Here's a couple: Jurrasic Park



and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Tea Making

How do you make the perfect cup of tea?
Teabag in whilst adding the milk? or teabag out then add the milk? I've even seen teabag in, then milk added before hot water!

Personally I take the teabag out before adding milk, it seems to clog up the whole tea making process otherwise. A recent debate left me in the minority group, more people added the milk before taking the teabag out.

Well i have done my research and can conclude that teabag out before milk is the correct and best tea making way as it allows the tea to brew properly thus increasing the flavour. If you add the milk whilst the teabag is still in the fat molecules in the milk clog up the teabag and prevent any further brewing.


Thankyou and goodnight.

Flooding

I don't understand why people buy houses in flood areas.
When there's heavy rain they still manage to act suprised when their ground floor becomes a pond and their belongings are floating away down the street. Surely you'd expect this if your living in the middle of a dried up lake?

Every year you see people on the news complaining about damage to their houses and what a terrible disaster this year has been. Well, why build a house ontop of a flood plain? Or better yet, why then buy one and live in it?
When people become stranded on there rooftops, i can't help but think - it's your own fault.

Lucky for them i have come up with a genuis plan to prevent such issues: The dinghy in the attic plan.
Every (floodrisk)home will have a dinghy in there attic. When such flood arises, a roof hatch/axe will allow the person to escape out onto the roof and set sail in there dinghy to safety.

Tada!

The Manthem

Another lyrical genius.

Toilet roll

This is one of my ultimate hates. Pure laziness.

The toilet roll has run out, some people don't even make the effort to change it but if you do manage PUT IT ON THE RIGHT WAY! It actually takes the same amount of time to put it on the correct way (crazy, i know).

My heart sinks when i find a toilet roll that spins the wrong way. It's just not right.

Football

As there's so much of it at the moment, it seems appropriate to write a blog about it.

So first of all, the people that are constantly blowing those horns throughout the whole match ruin my quality of life. If i happened to be sat near the guy, i would have to kill him.

Secondly, England are not going to win, but it's nice to be patriotic isnt it.

Thirdly, i know im not the only one to mistake a replay for a second goal.

Fourthly(?), i also know im not the only one to wait for others to cheer around me before i do - due to past mistakes. Such as mistaking a replay for a second goal or the ball looking as if it's gone in the net but really it's gone to the side which everyone else seems to know except me and my eyes.

Fifthly, as i watch a match i am constantly aware that i am female and will be judged by men as being a tomboy, lesbian or wag so must seem as femininely intellectual at all times to avoid such labels.

Come On England!

2p machines

First of all im not a gambler, but if i was - this is the way i'd go. If i happen to be in an arcade i will only spend money on the games i can win it back (a business mind i like to think). My personal favourite 'the 2p machine'. At first you think 'aww i need to get rid of my change so i'll stick it in here', however then your addicted and refuse to walk away with nothing. I end up playing until i walk away with more change than i first started out with. It's even more tempting when they put additional prizes right near then edge.
The tension kills me.