Well what would you put in an undertakers' window?

Scooping the top prize of the Bill Barby Shield for window display originality in Stony Stratford High Street was funeral directors J Cowley and Sons whose design included paper models of swans-a-singing and an Alan Partridge DVD in a pear tree.

mk news 21 Dec 2005

Helpful hints on camping...

• Get even with the bear that raided your food by kicking apart his favourite stump and eating all the ants.
• If you dig a hole and bury a Scout up to his neck in it, he can be fed a complete meal without getting it all over his shirt.
• You can compress the diameter of your sleeping bag by running over it several times with your pick-up truck.
  

Camping News Dec 05

I know what they mean but...

Operation Noah Welcomes Climate Change Agreement

http://www.christiantoday.com 14 Dec 05

Interesting gift for children from Hilton Hotels

The exclusively created My little Hilton painting book is jam-packed with games, riddles and funny motives...

Hilton Hotels Germany promo leaflet

Lessons in tact...

An LEA letter was sent out to headteachers advertising INSET to raise standards in maths. It began: "Dear Bob, Waving Goodbye To Failure. An invitation is extended to you (or your successor) to attend..."

TES 2 Dec 05

Car names to make you ponder

Car manufacturers are running out of names for new models. Just how desperate they are is obvious from these names, all of them real. And clearly, names work better in some countries and languages than others...

Volkswagen Thing
Honda That's
Nissan Cedric
Corbin Sparrow
Mazda Bongo Friendee
Mazda Bongo Brawny
Suzuki Joy Pop
FSR Tarpan Honker
Toyota Toyopet
Mitsubishi Dingo
Volkswagen Rabbit
Daihatsu Naked
Honda Life Dunk
Daihatsu Move Latte
Jinbei Haise Underservant
Mitsubishi Lancer EvolutionZero Fighter

Find out what they look like by searching in Google Images.

FT 26/27 Nov 05