Sunday, July 13, 2008

The World Of Poot's Guide To Rude Signs. This week: Hereford


Well, I have spent the past weekend up in Herefordshire, and upon my stumbling about the place, I was lucky to snap these gems. Perhaps this might become a regular feature, who knows!















But perhaps the clear winner is......






It's all out there readers, so we hope we've inspired you to do a bit of Rude Sign Spotting!


Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Big Book Of Poot

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Here's just a snippet of a thought - I mentioned in the last post about second hand book shops. Apparently, the biggest second hand book shop in the country is in Rochester, Kent. I went in there once, and was rather disappointed. All the books were actually regular sized.

Don't believe everything you see readers!


Monday, July 7, 2008

Could Neville Be The Next Doctor Who..?


So, another fantastic series of Doctor Who has drawn to it's gripping conclusion. Already, there are hundreds of rumours - most of them ill founded - about who might step into the shoes of the current actor, David Tennant. How about our very own Neville? It would take the character into a much more darker, biscuity area, and there would be a lot of action scenes based in and around railway stations and second hand book shops.

Let us know what you think!


Saturday, July 5, 2008

World Of Poot Pips: A Few Things That Irritate...


We here at WOP like to think that we're tolerant towards most things in life. However there are a few select things that grate, irritate and get on our pips. We hope that you agree on all or at least one of the items spotlighted in shame here in this short tribute to all things particuarly annoying...
Feel free to let us know if you agree - and if you'd like to see any additions to the next one!
Neville, for instance would like to see clothes that are not fawn coloured included.


Friday, July 4, 2008

Introducing Norman Cheestring!



While we are waiting for the gremlins to be addressed regarding the videos on here - I thought you'd like to meet Norman Cheestring, the Grandfather of our Neville....




His interests are pretty much the same as Nevilles'; trains, fluff and indexing random road signs he comes across on his weekly walk to the post office for his pension...


Norman is also an avid member of National Appreciation Of Bus Seat Designs. Incidentally, he is working on a book, with a huge collection of images and information relating to the classification and identification of regional bus seats.


'It's taken me 11 years to do this, and I'm almost there.' said Norman. 'It's not just a serious reference to all things about bus seats - but there is a surprising amount of fun and humour there too'.


He plans to follow this with a broader look at national bus seats and even signage.


He would like to draw our attention to this beauty he snapped on a brief journey to the clinic last week. 'This a fairly new design, based on the classic PLX454 series used in Yorkshire - and everyone knows of that one'.





Well done Norman - we here at WOP look forward to reading your work very soon, just as soon as we can find our glasses.




Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Barry's Book Corner


Today's recommendation from our resident bookworm, Barry Bitumen, is that well-known tome "Gibbon's The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire" by D.M. Low - which can be found on the staircase, in the corner just before you turn left to go up onto the landing.


Says Barry, "I particularly enjoyed the start of paragraph two on page 508, which reads 'Athanasius introduced into Rome the knowledge and practice of the monastic life...' Yes, that was a good bit, that."

Wise words indeed, and we look forward to the next exciting installment to come from the shelves of the the Book Corner library.

Here at WOP HQ, we were particularly impressed by the condition of the carpet, given that it hasn't been hoovered for months.

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Fishing World Cup 2008 - Semi Final


Join World Of Poot Sport's veteran commentator Kevin Ketley live at Belchford Lake, for this crucial World Cup semi final. Proof if needed that fishing is an edge of the seat sport, and more so for the spectator....
Expect more summer treats such as the European Baked Bean Rally in Stuttgart and the Babbington's Biscuits One Ball Pool shoot off in Grimmington.