:: Extra Value Economy News - Part 1 ::

Today's header does not refer to exciting revelations about Gordon Brown's budget last week. I simply meant that what with Friday's technical cock-ups there's a lot more to include today: news, views and a lot of booze...

Friday's child is loving and giving...
The momentous events of last Thursday meant that most were unaware of a classic piece of TV in the making. Why didn't they throw it straight at Fern? The Popbitch messageboard regulars were similarly concerned with matters domestic, this piece demonstrating that some employers are still apparently raising money for Comic Relief, a month on:

wizards sleeve
all the mongs working in tesco metro on oxford st are dressed up as the little wizard potter, looks like the costumes-were knocked up in five minutes by some blind children its very amusing,
$ thetuftyclub, 11:35 11/44

In Music News, DanceFrontDoor came up trumps with this bootleg. Suffice to say that it's called 50 Pence - In Da Pub.
The photoshop stalwarts at b3ta produced a lovely array of cute animals and some warped fairy-tales for their competition. This week's involves tabloid photo stories. Rumour has it that Red Rum has submitted an entry... I found this (totally unrelated) picture particularly yummy:

Pre-weekend festivities were slightly delayed by the arrival of this in my inbox. A juicy piece of news from our friends across the pond - given the standard of American news coverage on some channels, I shouldn't be surprised if this came higher on the bill than the news of anarchy and looting in Baghdad. Still it made me laugh...