Engrish Funny

Nice to have a daily view of some class Engrish mistakes. How many of them will become common usage within the year? Very few, but I’d guess more than none.

The Big Picture: Congo

If you had to choose a subset of your stuff that you could carry on your head, what would you choose? The solidier below is in a bullet-riddled tent, not under the stars as I first thought. As always, the photos tell a story that some of the words you read don’t...

Chelsea not London?

No, nothing about footie, I’m afraid. I found it interesting that Pepys was writing at a time when Chelsea was a trip out of London, that the Florentine’s sent a special poison to trial on a hen, a kitten and a dog (they survived, btw). Fascinating view...

Choclate wine

Hmm. Sounds like a posh version of the Basque drink Calimocho which mixes red wine and coca cola.