Camp Blood 2010

For this years annual camp blood camping trip we had another victim...uh no, attendee... along...Sarah!

it was her first trip with us wild camping, and she handled it really well, (I totally understand that wild camping really isn't something many girls are up for - thankfully Sarah is almost as much of a freak as me ;))

After a trek around several places that Gurn had chosen on a map we eventually settled ourselves in a totally different spot and set camp. All was well....until dinner time. Gurn decided that he would make "cheese and beef" (cheese and spiced mince beef in a wrap - like a burrito I think!) with the fire burning he cooked them up, then we realised that we had forgotten something...Plates!! so, being the resourceful lot folk we are we quickly "invented" Hobo Plates! (previously known as bits of torn up cardboard box!)

After one too many marshmallows, and even a few melted haribo, B-Man and Gurn threw some poses for the camera...

The real Gurn...


B-Pob...

and B-Man joins the cast of Harry Potter...
The next day we made a visit to the Forest Adventure Theme Park. We had been there two years before and figured it was worth another trip. Obviously, most of the park was the same as before, with some log flumes, and tree walks. To our surprise however two new attractions had been opened...a roller-coaster, and a visual fun house. The roller-coaster was amusing, although tiny. Its size however was greatly overshadowed by its fantastic sign...

Which seems to ask you first and foremost not to dance. (Or turn into a sex doll in the final request!)


As we got off the roller-coaster I spotted another sign, illustrating the life of woodcutters in the past, showing their "floaters"..

Ok, I know. I'm a child. Its an awful pun.

In the funhouse I finally got to get my revenge on B-Man...


**Disclaimer** No B-Man was hurt or injured in the making of this post

Naughty!

There have been a number of stories I've noticed recently about things being banned, or altered after complaints were made.

Burger King fell prey to "falling down" syndrome when customers complained that their burgers weren't as big as the ones on the advert

"We also examined the size of the burgers in the hands of an average-sized man and considered that they did not fill the hands to the same extent as the burger featured in the ad."...now thats dedication...

On the same day however I found this article reporting that an advert that intimates a cat being kicked which was deemed ok for use.

Across the globe meanwhile playboy portugal had to pull issues showing jesus on the cover, even after they claimed that the image was never approved.

Dodge however reacted to complaints made about their advert showing a chimp in a suit by altering their ad...they now have an invisible chimp!


Now thats disturbing.

Recycling message...FAIL

I like things that are free, I also like things that are recycled, so when I found an offer on supersavvyme for a free recycled bag I jumped at the chance. It arrived yesterday and I was pleased. The colour was not usually what I would have chosen (dark green) but they didn't have any of the good colours left (Can you believe I missed out on the purple ones??!!)

Its a nifty bag that wields logos and slogans in support of recycling...


Cool.

It folds down into itself for ease of transport.... (queue more logos)


Super cool.

It even came in a padded envelope with a peel off label for ease of reuse/recycling...


Well thought out. (useful for eBayers!)

but then came the fall....

The little bag was inside the envelope...inside a plastic bag...


Recycling & packaging waste message FAIL.

Evil toys!

On one of my nightly internet prowls, I found myself clicking into some old adverts on YouTube. I remember a couple of these, but in the long run I've found my top scary toy adverts...


Toys that make you wet...



Toys that are a little too anatomically correct...



The scary bride of chuckle doll



And finally, not really a "toy" but a bear who performs an important task...TIDDY!

Barbie gets the chop

I know that I need a haircut every so often (and usually far more often that I actually get one) so this weekend I finally managed to get myself an appointment at my local hairdressers.. It's a great deal shorter than I'm used to and the poor hairdresser nearly fell over when I showed her what I wanted as she had to cut about 7 inches off!

Ummm, is this for kids? Really??

Theres been a sudden rash of things that seem a little inappropriate recently. I, of course, having no young minds to worry about think its all hilarious. Like this video of a kids "slide". although I'm not sure whats more disturbing, the slide or the accompanying music....

So....very....close.....

Ohh the anticipation is killing me! I've been stuck on 97 Followers for sooo long! I realised today that I'd managed to suck in another poor soul so I'm at 98.... If I get 100 it will just kill(no not literally, but he'll be super jealous!) fellow blogger Gurn!

Come on invite those friends! ;) I'll post you all a photo of his angry jealous face!

Poisoned? call us...

No Its not a possibly life saving advert... I read an article in a magazine about a lady who had an allergic reaction to her new boots (I feel her pain! new boots!) and at the end they ran this ad...


Poisoned by an everyday item...like rat poison? or maybe arsenic?

Facebook sidebar stikes again

I'm sure its a pretty common occurrence, but I get some really odd stuff come up on my facebook sidebar (you know the one with the adverts on the right of the screen) Today I had this gem..

Gay Parsnips (that Walk!)

OK so I may have misread it... but the thought of gay parsnips walking about was just too much to bear without sharing!