An anti-capitalist protester camping outside St Paul’s Cathedral in London confirmed today that the experience has inspired him to start ‘ProtestEx’ – the world’s first event management company dedicated to ‘making sure your bid to overthrow the status quo goes without a hitch’.
Agnes Meadows, an 83-year-old resident of Kilburn in North West London, shocked family and friends by insisting that the £3.19 Skinny Grande Vanilla Latte she bought in a local Starbucks was absolutely delicious – and great value for money.
Posted: Jun 8th, 2011
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Things have gone from bad to worse for Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was released from house arrest last week only to find that, during her fifteen-year captivity, not a single branch of Starbucks has opened anywhere in the capital Rangoon, leaving her with neither political power nor coffee.
Posted: Nov 15th, 2010
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Britain’s tabloids have launched a search to locate a ‘Mrs D from Rotherham’ who, according to a message flashed-up on the National Lottery website, had just won two pounds on an instant-win game.
Posted: Dec 27th, 2009
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Office workers can get essential caffeine shots while sending ‘value-adding’ emails and closing win-win deals.
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