Blue Peter - Tracy Island - Video + Fact Sheet 2008-02-22 01:45:00 Due to the popularity of kids TV show Thunderbirds during the early 1990's, demand for the Thunderbirds TracyIsland
toy went through the roof. Within days of Tracy Island going on sale, it was sold out . With Christmas looming the nations mums and dads began to panic.BBC kids TV show Blue Peter
came to the rescue, with one of the shoes most famous features. Anthea Turner, yoghurt pots and sticky back plastic all came together to create this moment of TV history which you can re-live now in 2008.
Play the video and download the fact sheet to see if you can replicate Anthea Turners Tracy Island.
Heroin at Harrods 2008-01-06 14:47:00 A welcome present for friends at the front” was the slogan used by Harrods
to sell a gift set during 1916. The pack designed with first world war soldiers in mind contained cocaine, morphene, syringes and needles.It wasn’t only morphene and cocaine soldiers could expect to receive to uplift their spirits, heroin was often legally sent in gel form to the front line by well wishing friends and relatives. Heroin
in fact is a trademarked brand name, and the product was used to treat coughs in the form of pastilles, cough drops and cough mixture. The name actually comes from the word “Heroic” which is how the first people the drug was tested on described feeling after sampling it.The results of testing Heroin on animals had shown the substance to be non addictive and it was set to beco
Top 10 New Years Resolutions 2008-01-01 08:49:00 Losing weight is the top new years resolution according to the 2,000 people questioned in a Sky Real Lives Channel survey.Below is a list of the top 10 new years resolutions from the survey along with useful web resources for each one.1. Lose WeightKick your weight loss off to a flying start in 2008 with Weight Watchers. Benefit from coaching to help lose weight, keep it off and also access a range of interactive resources.Lifehack has 10 tips which could help you lose 50 pounds in 3 months2. Save Money / Spend LessMoneysavingexpert.com is a site which aims to help you save money on anything and everything by finding the best deals and beating the system.Uswitch will find the best deals for you includes utility bills, bank accounts , broadband etc. as well as changing your supplier for you Read more:Years
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Adam & Joe Show - Toy Trainspotting 2007-12-26 15:47:00 The Adam & Joe Show (Adam Buxton & Joe Cornish) was a channel 4 comedy sketch show from the 1990's.This video clip is a parody of the trailer for the film Trainspotting
where the characters have been replaced by stuffed toys.
Roadkill Toys 2007-12-22 13:54:00 Adam Arberang's mother-in-law's pet dog was ugly, so ugly in fact that it gave him the idea to create his Roadkill
range of soft toys.Not only are these toys ugly - but they appear to have died in a road accident. Twitch is the first in the range, available to buy thanks to a careless milk float in London. The tyre prints run across Twitches back, and his insides can be stuffed in or pulled out of his lifeless body.You can purchase Twitch complete with bodybag from roadkill toys, unless you are willing to wait for Grind the rabbit, Splodge the hedgehog and Pop the weasel to meet their maker.
The Fictional Rich List 2007-12-21 11:41:00 Ever wondered who was the richest Scrooge McDuck or Monty Burns? well someone at Forbeshas - and they produce a rich list estimating fictional characters worth.Forbes claim the figures are calculated using known commodity and share price movements, performance of actual companies that are similar to fictional ones and "Using a tiny grain of common sense and a large dose of salt".Top of the list is Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks ($36.2 billion) originating from the comic strip "Little Orphan Annie". Daddy Warbucks first appeared in the 1920,s and his fortune originates from munition sales during World War One.Ranked second in the list is the more familiar Montgomery Burns from the Simpsons, his value has doubled in the past year due to a"technology exchange" deal with North Korean dictator Kim Jon
Free Blog Directories - Links 2007-12-18 02:11:00 The following is a list of free blog directories which you may want to submit your blog to in order to increase web traffic and your own page rank.If you know of any other decent ones please email me or leave a comment - thanks. Blog Directory PR b4blogs 1 blogarama 7 blogcatalog 7 blogcensus 6 blogdigger 6 blogdirs 5 blogexplosion 4 blogflux 7 bloggapedia 6 bloggernity 4 bloggingfusion 3 bloghop 5 bloghub 4 bloglisting 3 blogsrater 4 britblog 4 enquira 5 findingblog 4 globeofblogs 6 quickblogdirectory 4 readablog 5 spillbean 0 submit-blog 0 superblogdirectory 5 technorati 8 Hope this has been of some use to someone. Read more:Directories
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Chlamydia, Herpes, Gonorrhea - Only £5.95 2007-12-16 14:14:00 What do you get for that special someone this Christmas? chances are they won't be expecting to find any of these under the tree .... Chlamydia Gonorrhea Herpes Syphilis These are stuffed toys made to resemble microbes (Only a million times larger). Other bacteria available include the common cold, athlestes foot and ear ache.The toys are made by GIANTmicrobes and are available on their website.
Stoned Spiders 2007-12-14 13:51:00 Give a spider some drugs and see what happens to it's web making ability - I wish I'd become a NASA scientist. The images below show webs made by spiders on caffeine, sleeping pills, speed, marijuana and drug free.Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Image 4 Iimage 5 Image 6 The spider on marijuana began making it's web normally but began to lose concentration half way through.The web created with the spider on speed was completed quickly but lacked planning.Caffeine caused the spider to randomly sew together just a few threads.Image 1 = Caffeine, Image 2 = LSD, Image 3 = marijuana, Image 4 = Drug Free, Image 5 = Speed, Image 6 = Sleeping Pills
Useless USB Gadgets 2007-12-13 05:23:00 The USB (Universal Seial Bus) was first introduced in the mid 1990's. It's main aim was to reduce the number of connectors used to plug devices into PCs, and became the most used interface to connect devices such as printers, mice, scanners and ..... USB Finger Dance Mat Just plug into a spare usb port, place your dance character on your fingers and then try and keep up with the flashing dance mat. Possibly hours of fun ? www.drinkstuff.com £9.99 USB Woman body mouse Clicking has never been so much fun. This woman shaped mouse comes in the football colours of England, Brazil, Germany, Italy and Switzerland. www.fabstuff.net £19.99 USB Hamster Wheel A friendly pet which requires no food or cleaning - just need a little excercise. The faster you type the fas
DJ Equipment Kent 2008-05-14 00:14:00 Kent suppliers of dj equipment cases, dj audio equipment, underground cheap dj equipment sale and other cheap dj equipment.Get advice on what equipment do you need to dj, how to hook up dj equipment and also learn about dj lighting equipment.19 Ellingham Industrial Estate,Ellingham Way,Ashford,KentTN23 6NFThe Studio,Dry Hill Farm,Shipbourne Road,Tonbridge,KentTN10 3DJ Read more:Equipment
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