Christmas Card Report issued by NewsBiscuit for today, Sunday 14th December, at 1000.
Glitter: pleasantly declining, good, but outlook remains unclear.
Animals: Robins 5, Kingfisher 1, Highland Cattle 8
Incorrect Addresses: 1
Who's that one from? 1, Hungary, no postmark, solved, good.
Self-made: 2, show offs, rising.
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The card can be personalized to feature any sex island of your choice. The list of images are all incredibly tasteful- they include Peter Mandelson laughing with a sex criminal, Peter Mandelson shopping with a sex criminal or Peter Mandelson appearing on TV pretending he never met the guy.
The "my best pal" range has a Mandelson selection of Kompromat messages. It offers a variety of fonts - all of them bloody. And can be translated into English or Israeli depending on which intelligence group you are lobbying for. The cards feature best wishes with all endeavours - "I hear you are to be assassinated in prison - Get Well Soon" "I hear your recently slept with Prince Andrew- Happy 14th birthday" and the every popular "I hear you are the biggest creep in the entire world - Good Luck with new job as Ambassador to the US".
image from Google Gemini
Two enterprising brothers have embarked on a mission to create Father’s Day cards for Dads who don’t quite fit the Hallmark mould.
The journey began when Alfie (23) and Jacob (24) were purchasing Father's Day cards and noticed a disproportionate amount of options for the beer-drinking, golf-playing and D.I.Ying dads.
‘Everyone has a unique relationship with their father,’ Alfie tells us. ‘And for us, distilling that relationship down to alcohol and toolkits feels disingenuous.’
‘The cards on the market spoke to one or two kinds of fatherhood,’ Jacob explains. ‘They ranged from saccharine: “you’re the best Daddy in the world!” to insulting: “you’re a grumpy old shit and you smell of farts.” Neither of those felt right to give to our Dad; surely the truth is somewhere in the middle?’
Since then, the brothers have introduced their greeting card start up. Their bestsellers include: “You Are Cerebral And Secretive About Your Childhood”, “You Rarely Say I Love You But You Show It By Helping With My Student Loans", and "You Had A Complicated Relationship With Your Own Father And This Has Reflected Greatly On Your Parenting Style, But It’s Obvious That You’re Trying To Break the Cycle”.
‘While less pithy, we feel that these slogans really represent what it’s like to have a dad,’ Jacob says. The resourceful pair are planning to break into the Mothers’ Day market, aiming their products at mothers who don’t care for watercolour flowers and teddy bears holding balloons.
First published 16 June 2023
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