Humour

Just got the proofs for my new book … … unfortunately I can't use this as it's been used before, but could have been a good one.

Just saw this Dilbert from last month: If you ever needed a business case for mobile banking, this is it.

Just back from Malta for a brief trip, and was particularly taken with the fact that the country appears to be sponsored by HSBC. Not just the airport, a hotel or a football stadium, but the whole country. Where did this impression come from? Well, from the moment of arrival when you are welcomed by…

I’m sitting in the house. It’s snowing. Look. This is big news. We don't get snow in Britain anymore. Global warming saw to that. So when it's snowing, it's major news headlines. Non-stop BBC reports saying: "it's snowing". And so it's snowing, and Britain has stopped. Literally. Everything has closed down. We couldn't even get…

It's Monday, January 4th 2010.  It's the first day back at work for most people in England (Scotland's still on holidaze), and so you would imagine after everything has shut down for almost a fortnight that it might be busy. So you're a bank branch manager. It's lunchtime on Monday, January 4th. The first day…

With the announcement that the cheque is ending its existence in 2018, I wonder whether Gordon Brown inspired this decision. This is because one of his cheques bounced way back in 1972, during his student days.     It was sold on eBay for £3,100 yesterday (double click to enlarge).   That's 1,000 times more…

I've just heard that Hank Paulson, he who many blame for turning the financial drama into a crisis … … oh yes, and Tim Geithner's predecessor at the Treasury, has been appointed into a key new role in co-ordinating the world's resources. Here's a clip of him at work in his new job … ……