Following the problems in the sub-prime lending market in America and the run on Northern Rock Building Society in the UK, uncertainty has now hit Japan .

In the last 7 days Origami Bank has folded, Sumo Bank has gone belly up and Bonsai Bank announced plans to cut some of its branches.

Yesterday, it was announced that Karaoke Bank is up for sale and will likely go for a song, while today shares in Kamikaze Bank were suspended after they nose-dived.

Furthermore, 500 staff at Karate Bank got the chop and analysts report that there is something fishy going on at Sushi Bank where it is feared that staff may get a raw deal.

**hmm…I wonder which one is my company??**

Its hard being a black cat

Sorry for the general blurriness of the pix - taken inside my warm car on a cold cold afternoon at the traffic lights

Spotted on a Reliant Robin, or what I call a trimotor. A three-wheeled car anyone? Better than a kancil anytime!

I wonder whether it will tip over if you have a very very large passanger?

You are iPod I am iDuck….

heehee.

What’s an iDuck, no, not any iDuck, but iDuck nano;what the flying duck?

heehee. Yes,can’t help but to buy it. And does it take like a duck to water?

And it even changes color..

Now, you will never be lonely again during bath time - with a portable iDuck nano, you can now glow like a superstar!

…but why would anyone want to build this?

Spotted at a pub in Penrith by yours truly. And for the record, I like going to the toilet alone.

1. Put 400 bricks in a closed room.

2. Put your new employees in the room and close the door.

3. Leave them alone and come back after 6 hours.

4. Then analyse the situation:

a. If they are counting the bricks, put them in the Accounting Department.
b. If they are recounting them, put them in Auditing.
c. If they have messed up the whole place with the bricks, put them in Engineering .
d. If they are arranging the bricks in some strange order, put them in Planning.
e. If they are throwing the bricks at each other, put them in Operations.
f. If they are sleeping, put them in Security.
g. If they have broken the bricks into pieces, put them in Information Technology.
h. If they are sitting idle, put them in Human Resources.
i. If they say they have tried different combinations, they are looking for more, yet not a brick has been moved, put them in Sales.
j. If they have already left for the day, put them in Marketing.
k. If they are staring out of the window, put them in Strategic Planning.
l. If they are talking to each other, and not a single brick has been moved, congratulate them and put them in Management
m. Finally, if they have surrounded themselves with bricks in such a way that they can neither be seen nor heard from, put them in Senior Management .

Did you know…

..that Budweiser, the original American beer, is actually Czech?? Please welcome Budvar..

my favourite Budvar dark:

It is produced in the same manner as original Premium Lager with the use of the finely selected Žatec hop, Moravian melt, water from 300 m deep Artesian wells and three types of special colour barley malt: munich, caramel and roasted. It is characterized by its significant bark colour, dry, fine bitter caramel flavour without dominant sweetness, The flavour is made delicious by the roasted malt.

At CZ48 for a pint, this pint cost about £0.80…Ahhh..what else do you need?

Michael Buerk watching Phillipa Forrester cuddle up to a male astronomer for warmth during BBC1’s UK eclipse coverage remarked: “They seem cold out there, they’re rubbing each other and he’s just come in his shorts.

Ken Brown commentating on golfer Nick Faldo and his caddie Fanny Sunneson lining-up shots at the Scottish Open: “Some weeks Nick likes to use Fanny, other weeks he prefers to do it by himself.”

Mike Hallett discussing missed snooker shots on Sky Sports: “Stephen Hendry jumps on Steve Davis’s misses every chance he gets.”

Jack Burnicle was talking about Colin Edwards’ tyre choice on World superbike racing: “Colin had a hard on in practice earlier, and I bet he wished he had a hard on now.”

Chris Tarrant discussing the first Millionaire winner Judith Keppel on This
Morning: “She was practising fastest finger first by herself in bed last night.”

Winning Post’s Stewart Machin commentating on jockey Tony McCoy’s formidable lead: “Tony has a quick look between his legs and likes what he sees.”

Ross King discussing relays with champion runner Phil Redmond: “Well Phil tell us about your amazing third leg.”

Cricketer Neil Fairbrother hit a single during a Durham v Lancashire, inspiring Bobby Simpson to observe: “With his lovely soft hands he just tossed it off.”

Clair Frisby talking about a jumbo hot dog on Look North said: “There’s nothing like a big hot sausage inside you on a cold night like this.”

James Allen interviewing Ralf Schumacher at a Grand Prix, asked: “What does it feel like being rammed up the backside by Rubens Barrichello?”

Steve Ryder covering the US Masters: “Ballesteros felt much better today after a 69.”

Willie Carson was telling Claire Balding how jockeys prepare for a big race when he said: “They usually have four or five dreams a night about coming from different positions.”

Steve Leonard, talking about vegetation on Vets In The Wild, told Trude:
“There’s something big growing between my legs.”

Carenza Lewis about finding food in the Middle Ages on Time Team Live
said:
“You’d eat beaver if you could get it.”

A female news anchor who, the day after it was supposed to have snowed and didn’t, turned to the weatherman and asked, “So Bob, where’s that eight inches you promised me last night?” Not only did HE have to leave the set, but half the crew did too, because they were laughing so hard!

US PGA Commentator - “One of the reasons Arnie (Arnold Palmer) is playing so well is that, before each tee shot, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them… Oh my God!!!!! What have I just said?!!!!”

Ted Walsh- Horse Racing Commentator - “This is really a lovely horse. I once rode her mother.”

New Zealand Rugby Commentator - “Andrew Mehrtens loves it when Daryl Gibson comes inside of him.”

Pat Glenn - Weightlifting commentator - “And this is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning and it was amazing!”