To infinity and beyond

Taking nothing away from Felix Baumgartner's recent record-breaking display of bravery and madness, I came across this the other day.

Many superlatives were used in the commentaries both during and after his fantastic achievement.

But MSNBC, you need to hold your horses.

Yes, Felix made a jump and he certainly has drive.

But there was no jump drive involved.

c what I did there?

Tesco the munificent

Thanks, once again, to Dennis A who came across this sign displaying Tesco's generosity.

Still piling 'em high and selling 'em cheap.

Well, ever so slightly cheaper.

A rubbish bin

Householders in the Aylesbury Vale District who signed up for the Aylesbury Vale District Council's garden waste collection service were surprised last week to receive a new wheelie bin.

It's brown and it's for collecting garden waste.

OK. No surprise there. After all, that's the very least they'd expect for their £36.

(Actually, the fact that householders must pay for their garden waste to be collected comes as a monstrous surprise to me.)

Anyway, the main surprise for AVDC householders is this uneditable typo.

Radwort?

Now I'm no Botanist but, as a boy, I enjoyed collecting caterpillars on many family holidays in Anglesey. And even my 8 year old self knew where to find them. On Ragwort.

That's Ragwort, AVDC. Ragwort.

Or, if you prefer, Stinking Willy. (Another name for the plant, I hasten to add. Not for AVDC.)

Uneditable?

Yes, because AVDC saw fit to have the rules moulded into the lid. Not printed on, say, an easily-removable, self-adhesive paper. Not even printed on an information sheet.

No. Moulded in. Permanently.

So what does AVDC mean to its householders?

A Very Disappointing Cock-up.

Tomato source

Thanks to Dennis A who spotted this John West ad in Sainsbury's magazine.

Someone can't read.

Or check.

Or both.

Gas mask required

I've never been to Airdrie and wouldn't, therefore, presume to know anything about the place.

It's one of those Scottish towns that make an appearance every Saturday teatime when the football results are announced.

Anyway, Airdrie may well be very pleasant.

But ScotRail isn't exactly encouraging anyone to visit, based on this poster spotted at Partick railway station. (There's another of those footballing towns.)

ScotRail clearly has a need for a Proofreader.

A dire need.