Promotion for Sir Les!

No not Sir Les Patterson (Austrailian Cultural Attache) but Sir Leszek Borysiewicz. He will be the 345th vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge but the highest Scrabble score ever.

Cue the diet

Along with his £100,000 first prize for winning the UK Snooker championship, Ding Junhui also scooped an unusual prize from new sponsors Pukka Pies as he takes home his own weight (69kg) in pies for winning their event.

Oh that Bill Werbenuk were alive today!

Ursine news

Apparently bears don't like honey!

We eagerly await an update on their defecatory habits.

Shop ping

Natalie sends this lovely pic saying "If you can't find the book you want, you are probably in the ...."

PS If you track back in this blog to Oct 29, 2008 you will see my own sap of the shop.

No news is , err, no news

Apparently Good Friday, 1930 was a slow day.

The BBC announcer said "There is no news tonight"

This has not happened since.

Spot the artist 3 - Beginners level

This is Liu Bolin - The Invisible Man. He literally paints himself so he fits in with the background.

Now can you see him by the digger?

(Thanks to Alf who sent me this)

Spot the artist 2

Clue: Look carefully at the area around the front wheel and the bucket