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London Theatre in need of conkers

Anni Poulsen — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:05:33 +0000

If you have a little spare time while visiting London, go for a walk in one of the parks and collect conkers for the Young Vic Theatre.

The theatre is in need of as many conkers as possible for their The Forest production according to a facebook message posted at the end of September.

The show runs from 9-24 December according to the Young Vic website, so you have a couple of weeks still to hunt for conkers.

I assume, you drop the conkers off at the Young Vic, but do check with them first. You can find their address on their website.

Danish hotdogs in Brighton

Anni Poulsen — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:23:52 +0000

Just a quick note for all you hotdog fans out there. You can now buy Danish hotdogs at the Danish Sausage Company on 9 Duke Street in Brighton, UK.

I had one yesterday and it’s the real deal. They even sell Danish chocolate milk, which of course is a must with all that remoulade.

Bon appetit!

In-flight Food complaint letter to Virgin – link

Anni Poulsen — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:44:43 +0000

If you haven’t read it yet, The Telegraph has published a complaint letter from a Virgin passenger regarding the airline’s in-flight meals.

The letter was addressed to Richard Branson and it is just too funny to be missed: Virgin: the world’s best passenger complaint letter?

What planet are you on, sorry from?

Anni Poulsen — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:06:16 +0000

Do you believe there’s life on other planets? Then you might be interested to read the files recently released by the UK government of UFO sightings reported in the UK from 1978 to 2002.

I’ve gone through some of the files and have yet to find anything convincing, but a report of a “banana shape, like Welsh light” (source: DEFE 31/173) hovering above Wembley Stadium did make me smile.

The UFO files are available through the National Archives website at: ufos.nationalarchives.gov.uk.

Please note that the release of the files has been widely reported in the British press and the files are quite big (14-51 Mb), so the site may be a bit slow to load.