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A bit of Bob Fleming and friends

Robert Anderson — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:25:37 +0000

Since I can’t seem to shake my cough, thought I’d pay tribute to some Folkin Classics courtesy of Bob Fleming and friends.

Let’s do the timewarp

Robert Anderson — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:28:56 +0000

Came across this wonderful ‘tool’ that the Open University have created in honour of Darwin’s 200th birthday. (Happy birthday, Charlie!). ‘Devolve Me’ allows you to upload your picture and see how you would have looked as an early human. My devolution below, from Don’t Go Mad Bond Baddie to, er, Australopithecus afarensis. Seconds of fun for a Friday.

Getting creative

Robert Anderson — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:54:59 +0000

At something like £2m for a 30 second TV spot, SuperBowl ads pull out all the stops. Here are the three I was most impressed by:

(With this one, it’s the way they cleverly make suggestions about Mercedes, BMW and Lexus)

(This is simply brilliant in its no-nonsense approach — watch for the safety briefing)

(You’ve just got to love the drama of this one, particularly the voice over)

PM forgets to turn his mobile off

Robert Anderson — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:23:03 +0000

This video on the BBC website brought me a Friday smile — even the Prime Minister forgets to turn his phone off.

Worth watching to the end…

Now cats are going mad

Robert Anderson — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:04:01 +0000

Someone needs to tell this fella that cats are supp0sed to chase rats, not the other way round…

Gunther — the world’s richest (digital) pet

Robert Anderson — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:32:31 +0000

I’m a bit late seeing this gem from The Times but couldn’t resist. Gunther the dog appears to preside over a fortune of £90m although doesn’t seem to have splashed out much of this on the design of his website. There’s some suggestion this may be a hoax, but it’s all good fun whatever.

Also of note is Tinker the cat at £450,000 and the late Queen Mum’s sheep.

Stealing the show

Robert Anderson — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:12:53 +0000

We often talk about how to grab an audience’s attention. The drummer in this clip certainly manages that– you might say for all the wrong reasons.