On sailing ships of old a monkey was the name given to the square frame that held a pyramid of cannon balls in place. These monkeys were made of brass as iron would rust and wood would rot. However when it got exceptionally cold the brass would shrink, hence the phrase "cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monke...more

PR Machine 1 - Common Sense 0   Yet again another corporation loses the plot in favour of....... well I don't know to be honest. I can understand that no company wants a lawsuit as a result of something falling from a member of their food service personell into the food they serve, but this McDonalds. Common sense ...more

I can't help but wonder if this quest for independence and maintenance of ones identity within a marriage, along with the whole last name thing is indicative of the decay of the institution of marriage.   I've heard some women say that hey would keep their last name because if they didn't then the family name would...more

And we should care why?

Of course you could give junior cash and then when its gone its gone.   Much better to teach them the value of money with actual money rather than get them into the habit of handing over plastic.   How different a world would be living in if people still dealt in actual cash rather than the never never of cred...more

Just when did we, as workers, feel that our time was so worthless that it was ok for us to work for free?   Once upon a time we had apprenticeships that paid less than a real job because we were learning our trade. But now were expected to learn our trade at our own expense. In light of the fact that there is no su...more