Which side of the river is London Bridge on?

The Times Website published the following list of "The strangest and funniest questions asked at the City of London Information Centre." yesterday, I have to repeat them here as they made me giggle:

1. How can I have tea with the Queen?


2. Could you recommend a good plastic surgeon?


3. Are there guided tours of M15?


4. When do the clowns come on at Piccadilly Circus?


5. What number in Oxford Street is Oxford University?


6. Where can I buy paraffin for my lamp?


7. What time does “evil song” start at St Paul’s Cathedral?


8. Which side of the river is London Bridge on?


9. Where can I hire a banana boat?


10. Is it a long walk to Times Square?


11. Where abouts is the Eiffel Tower?


12. Which way to the beach?


13. When does Tower Bridge move?


14. Where can I see the buildings destroyed in the Second World War?


15. Where do the Spice Girls live?

(via @LDN)

Racing track set takes the biscuit

Something else to add to the list of essential modern kitchen items: racing track cookie cutters.



Except of course, the first thing that sprung to my mind on seeing this was:

If you put a couple of strips of food-grade gold leaf down the middle and electrified it could you make an edible scaletrix track?

(via uberreview)

Escalation of the NHS-saga

This is utter genius:

US ‘may take military action’ to liberate Britain from the NHS

So much political satire on so many topics all rolled into one article.