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Clarity
Consider the marketing campaign of one of the biggest and most visible official sponsors of the London 2012 Olympics:
The strapline at the bottom of the billboard reads: Do something for the team on Green Britain Day.
Now consider that EDF Energy is a subsidiary of Électricité de France, a French power company that was wholly owned by the French government as recently as 2004. In fact, even though Électricité de France is now a limited-liability corporation, the French government still owns 80% of the company.
Am I the only own who sees the irony here?
P.S. Yes, the London 2012 logo is still ugly. Hasn’t grown on me at all.
Today’s guest post is from Ninja, a very witty and observant reader in New York.
The Ninja writes: “Road close? You’ve dug a ginormous hole in the asphalt, so no. That road is a long time coming.”
And we laugh. Great catch, Ninja. Please remember to send in your quirky observations.
I thought that if there could be anything better than Thai Iced Tea, it might be the Thai Coconut Cookies and their recipe listed on the side of the box of tea. Unfortunately, neither the cookies nor the recipe were that great.
Can you figure out what’s wrong with this recipe (copied from the back of the box)?
Here are the ingredients:
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup Thai tea powder
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup shredded coconut
And the directions:
- Preheat oven to 300F (190C).
- In a large bowl, beat together butter, sugar, and Thai tea until smooth. Add egg and mix.
- Combine dry ingredients and stir into the mixture until well blended. Add coconut flakes and mix.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Spoon dough into 1/4 inch drops on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
- Allow cookies to sit on baking sheeting for 5 minutes before placing on a wire rack to cool.
HINT: The problem is not with the ingredients.
Ok, so please forgive the quality of the photo (had to quickly grab mobile phone camera, switch it on, point, focus and shoot from a moving bus), but I think I passed possibly the coolest name for a bus stop ever:
If you can’t read the name on the sign – and obviously you can’t given the image quality – then I’ll tell what it says: Hillingdon Circus Master Brewer. How cool is that?!? A circus and a top quality brew master all at the same bus stop? I bet that is one rocking place to catch a ride. If that bus shelter is a-rockin’, then don’t come a-knockin’.
Salisbury Cathedral is a wonderful and beautiful place. If you’re ever in southwest England, do make the time to visit. With the tallest spire in all of England, the cathedral is something to behold.
That said, I think there might be some signage underkill (is that even a word? If not, it should be) notifying visitors of the location of the cathedral.
