Heck of a day yesterday. In four days my garden has gone from arid, dead, crazy-paved wasteland to (almost) grassy nirvana. I bought myself one of those big round day beds so I can sit back and pretend I’m chilling at some over-priced beach resort and I took my car in for service. That’s not as cheap as I expected. I had posted one of the problems I was having with it on Facebook and was told in no uncertain terms by several of Dubai’s macho types to man-up, buy a new fuse and fix the problem myself. Turns out what many thought was a 20aed fuse was a 2000aed window motor. Worst luck.
So, no car for the next couple of days… In Dubai! I will be looking at the place with brand new eyes. Most from indoors.
Today’s PHRASE OF THE DAY on the show is BORED TO DEBT: An affliction that tends to occur in Dubai over the summer, especially at the weekend. There’s nothing happening, friends are on holiday and the only way you can continue existing is to go to a mall and blow some serious wedge that you haven’t got on something outrageous (Jimmy Choos, 64Gb iPad, 54 Airbus A380s).
In the videos section today is the new Danny Boyle/James Franco film “127 Hours” about the guy who gets his arm trapped under a rock and ends up having to cut it off to stop himself starving to death. It’s one of those films that makes you want to never leave the house again, in the same way that “Open Water” put us off ever scuba-diving and “Jaws” put us off ever going to the beach again. We decided to compile a list of the worst films for putting you off doing things.
- Nightmare on Elm Street (put us off going to bed)
- Descent (put us off pot-holing)
- The Hills Have Eyes (suggested by Gert. Put him off going to the Fujeirah mountains!)
- Wolf Creek (also suggested by Gert. He will now never go camping in Australia)
- Shawshank Redemption (Sarah said it put her off Post Offices. Huh?)
- The Wicker Man (put us off people in villages)
- Into the Wild (put us off going anywhere without a mobile phone)
- There’s Something About Mary (John has never worn zipped trousers since)
- Hostel (put Steve off backpacking)
- The Lovely Bones (Sarah said it put her off ever letting the kids out of her sight)
- Cliffhanger (put Sajid off mountaineering)
- Touching the Void (ditto for us)
- It (put lots of people off clowns – like anyone ever liked them in the first place)
- Childs Play (Ritu has been put of dolls for life)
- Brokedown Palace (Lorra now fears going through the airport)
- Alive (suggest by our boss. Put him off eating butt and flying)
- Salem’s Lot (put me off ever going to a window after nightfall as a child)
- Supersize Me (Inge hasn’t had her laughing gear round a Big Tasty since)
- Pet Cemetery (Ed Singleton no longer trusts cats)
- Psycho (Lynn hates shower curtains as a result)
LINKS I’VE BEEN CLICKING
How long would a McDonalds burger last if you just left it on a plate? Here’s the evidence.
I’ll take the mug but I’m not too bothered about the spoon
Prototype Batman and Robin Nike sneakers. Super fresh!
Geeks, I give you the Playstation Controller Coffee Table
Men… We haven’t changed in a long time
Official Lady Gaga Hallowe’en costumes are available NOW
VIDEOS I’VE BEEN WATCHING
DANNY BOYLE’S “127 HOURS” TRAILER – True story. Guy gets are trapped under rock. Has to cut it off or die. Oucherooooo!
SPEAKING OF OUCHEROOOOO…
THE MANY LAUGHS OF RICKY GERVAIS…
JIMMY FALLON DROPPING SOME SERIOUS IMPRESSIONS ON AMERICA’S GOT TALENT…
STEFFI GRAF GETS AN ON-COURT PROPOSAL. SHE HANDLES IT PERFECTLY…
PIC OF THE DAY
Living with someone? Husband, wife, girlfriend, boyfriend, roommate, lodger? You know how it gets awkward to be honest and tell them their flaws or stuff they need to do? Well, print of a few hundred of these and your problems are over…
