Stupid Names, Fake Faces and Juicy Melons

News News News....

I've always had issues with my parents calling my 'Toby', given that it's what most middle class English people call their dogs, but it could have been worse:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7522952.stm

...I think when naming children it's a good idea to give them two names. One that is very typical and one that is unusual. This way, if the child grows up to be extroverted they can take the unusual name, and if introverted, they can take the typical name. For example: Bob Austro-Hungarian Davis - or - Jane Windows-98 Davis.


Careful when using Facebook, apparently creating fake profiles of people can land you in trouble:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7523128.stm

...better take down the profile I created for Hitler then.


Guys, it's time to start eating watermelon:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/health/newsid_7498000/7498061.stm

...brings about whole new possibilities for cheesy chat-up lines, 'Hey Baby, I've eaten watermelon.' (notice the use of the Present Perfect Simple 'I have eaten' to indicate a connection between the past eating of watermelon and the present proposed act of sex)

Toodle-Pip!