xmas cards
some people just don’t get the hang of easter. here are a load of christmas cards i saw near harley street this morning.
who bagged the chair ?
look what they did to the chair. they’ve put it in a body bag but haven’t taken it away. why would anyone do such a thing ?
my pants
i like collections. i’ve even got a collection of underpants.
here they are. click for a good look.
dinousaur
here is someone dressed as a dinosaur (or could be a dragon) trying to convince people to buy a camera. unfortunately there weren’t many people walking down the street so (s)he didn’t have many people to talk to.
it also meant that anyone who did walk past got a very warm welcome. which was not always welcomed.
i’m not convinced this was the best marketing strategy for the shop in question.
nature walk
if i walk really fast i can get to the far side of London Zoo and back in my lunch break.
i don’t have time to do anything when i get there, but it’s a nice walk on a nice day
you can see quite a lot without going in:
something uplifting
maxx asked for something uplifting after the sad chair and zimmer frame pictures. so here it is.
a magic lifting ladder which just appeared outside my window:
funkypancake – you ask and i’ll blog it !
zooming zimmers
look at this poor zimmer frame. it’s jack-knived. i hope no one got hurt.
probably a pensioner trying it for speed and took a corner too fast:
this is obviously a common occurance as they have special breakdown lorries to collect them:
bit of photo
here is a little bit of photo. i looked around and couldn’t find any more so it won’t make it to davescollections
cleaner envy
there was a standoff between the automated cleaner on the right and the pushalong cleaner on the left.
by the time my camera had booted up they were on opposite sides of the road (the pushalong cleaner had pushedalong).
still, a nice street tableau i’m sure you’ll agree.
chair envy
this poor chair has been abandoned outside a restaurant. its front legs are missing.
the other chairs sit and laugh from the window of the restaurant. they think they are so prim and proper.
but they too could be so easily cast out in to the street.
but i look again and i see that i was mislead. the chair outside is kneeling and bowing its head in homage to the king and queen chairs through the glass.
it is a scene of respect and not pitty. how wrong i was
summer styles
Marleybone High Street is a very fashionable place, so where better to see what this summer’s fashion is likely to be ?
i just hope this summer is going to be a warm one (the reflection in the window is deliberate so to preserve at least some modesty).
‘a triumph !’
remember this ? well it ended up in a magazine like this (full page on the left and blown up on the right):
i’ve become nothing more than a commodity. a brand to be bought and sold on ebay. there’ll be taxidermists knocking at my door next.
it’s bin sacked
i was alarmed to see that the cleaners have sacked a bin. what did it do wrong ? or was it simply putting their own jobs at risk by providing a place for people to put their rubbish ?
i just hope that other bins don’t hear about this and start an uprising. where would be without bins ?
milkman gets fridge
it’s been a while since i last reporting on the mad london milkman. with the warmer weather, he’s finally got himself a fridge for the back of his float. and a vacuum flask.
i’m still not convinced he’s totally right for the job.
anniversary celebrations
the funkypancake blog turns one year old on the 16th April 2004 (this friday). so what shall we do to celebrate ? it’s up to you.
if you don’t come up with anything decent i’ll submit you to some of my old songs (like the 6th month anniversary). and then you won’t be happy.
or should we have a junior pop idol contest ? or a lost glove-a-thon ? or a random-misinterpreted-street-sign.
or should i invest in a spellchucker and/or thessorious ? or more dressing up ?
READERS’ FACES
if you are a regular reader or an irregular reader or even just a random picture looker, then send me a photo of yourself and i’ll compile a Readers’ Faces with links back to your blog if you want (a bit like the commenters’ links page)
Send your photos and suggestions to blog@funkypancake.com