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I have just received a very strange sales called that went roughly like this:

Me: Hello, Rob Ferrer

Caller (in Indian Accent): Hello, I am calling from [easily forgettable company name]. May I speak to Mr Ferrer

Me: Speaking

Caller: I am calling about the computer

Me: OK…

Caller: I am calling about the computer

Me: Which computer?

Caller: I am calling about the Windows Operating System Computer

Me: Which Windows Operating System Computer?

– – Caller Hangs up – –

At least I am assuming it was a sales call. I have no idea what response they were hoping for. Of course the number was withheld.

Anyone had anything similar?

Update: @tonesav has directed me to this post which explains it is a scam to try and gain access to my computer!

While updating the latest voucher on the Dell Offers site I maintain, I noticed a monitor with a rather impressive statistic – it’s 20 feet!

This is of course a typo (I presume), but it’s a nice idea – especially for less than £150!

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I’ve just finished reading the BBC’s report on the Best Bushisms. I’m sure everyone know’s the term by now – amazingly ridiculous comments from George Bush.

I’ve heard a few of them before, but reading them all together was laugh out loud funny! It’s also pretty worrying that this man has been running the most powerful nation in the world for the past eith years – I’m just glad it’s over soon.

Some of my favourites:

“Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.”
Washington DC, 5 August, 2004

“I think war is a dangerous place.”
Washington DC, 7 May, 2003

“You know, one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror.”
CBS News, Washington DC, 6 September, 2006

“Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?”
Florence, South Carolina, 11 January, 2000

“I’ll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office.”
Washington DC, 12 May, 2008

See the original article for more, and if you want more fun – throw a shoe or two.

I was enjoying my lie in on Saturday morning when I was rudely awaken at 07:30 by the sound of a lawn mower coming from the front of our house. The strange thing is we don’t have any neighbours with a front lawn.

I looked out of the window to see someone cutting our neighbours hedge with a Flymo lawnmower! Sorry about the photo quality – I only had my phone on me and just snapped a quick pic (click for larger).

Not exactly the right tool for the job, but to be fair to him, the finished result was ok!

Our main problem with it was we were woken up before 8 on a Saturday morning – Abby was not happy at all!