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by Mark Boulton
Sun 27 Feb, 2005 04.21
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: "More useful everyday"
Replies: 25
Views: 12758

James Hatts wrote:whilst queuing to buy a sandwich on Saturday morning, so it was fresh in my mind.
Unlike the sandwich, no doubt!!!
by Mark Boulton
Sun 27 Feb, 2005 04.18
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: "More useful everyday"
Replies: 25
Views: 12758

I've worked in many a London office and just about everyone I have come across has argued with me till they're blue in the face that the word "abovementioned" should be written as two words - "above mentioned"...

As in...

"I refer to the above mentioned document...."

Whenever I have typed it as ...
by Mark Boulton
Sun 27 Feb, 2005 04.13
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Abbey (FKA Abbey National) - New Logo
Replies: 39
Views: 18155

Seems a shame to waste £11million one year on. I like the current look aswell.
So do I. I didn't like the multi-coloured logo they used a while back (gone now I think) but i've always liked the style of the logo itself.

What multicoloured logo? All they've ever had is

A) Couple and Umbrella ...
by Mark Boulton
Fri 25 Feb, 2005 15.22
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: That Frog Ringtone
Replies: 14
Views: 5753

They're both vile, the frog more so.

Some good videos doing the round now, one where the frog gets run down by a train, another Python-esque one where the giant foot descends and crushes the frog, classy.


A ding ding ding ding dididing ding bing bing pscht,
Dorhrm bom bom bedom bem bom bedom ...
by Mark Boulton
Fri 25 Feb, 2005 15.20
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Trams - I love 'em, but are they worth the money?
Replies: 15
Views: 5567

http://www.firstgroup.com/images/trampic7.jpg

Oh no! I always hoped Tramlink would stick with their generic crimson-and-cream livery, rather than let an operator stick their corporate colours all over it.

I thought TfL could stipulate what livery was used in any case? First don't get to use ...
by Mark Boulton
Fri 25 Feb, 2005 15.15
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Abbey (FKA Abbey National) - New Logo
Replies: 39
Views: 18155

I have done a (very) quick mock of the logo - it won't be entirely accurate, but it looks something like this:

http://boulton.moonfruit.com/images
by Mark Boulton
Fri 25 Feb, 2005 14.29
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Abbey (FKA Abbey National) - New Logo
Replies: 39
Views: 18155

Abbey (FKA Abbey National) - New Logo

Hoooray!

One of my pet hates in this world was always the childish 'abbey' logo introduced by the Bank & Building Society formerly known as 'Abbey National' a couple of years ago.

It always struck me as if the Chief Executive had found a drawing by his 3-year old daughter with a wax crayon, and ...
by Mark Boulton
Wed 07 Jul, 2004 13.13
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Looking for a large mobile phone?
Replies: 53
Views: 22513

Just to continue with what I was saying about o²'s mobile advert and how they were mixing up 'square centimetres' and 'centimetres, squared', I prepared a little tip sheet which will explain to those who can't get their heads around this very simple mathematical precept.

http://boulton.moonfruit ...