Category Archive: London Odd

New Banksy hints at Jubilee support

Looks like Banksy visited the Poundland store on Wood Green High Road recently, but not to buy cheap tea towels but to rather leave is latest street art creation. Does this show support for the Jubilee this year? Maybe. This photo was taken by Luke Giles

The new iPad released today. Front runner waited 6 days for it.

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Ladies and Gentlemen I would like to introduce you to Zohaib Ali. This 21 year old was the first person to purchase the new iPad from an Apple Store here in London. The journey this poor chap faced to get to this honour has been quite intense. Not only did Zohaib waited in line for …

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Oxford Circus intersection is not practical

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Yesterday I went down to Oxford Circus to do some shopping. The streets were busy as usual with plenty of Londoners and Tourists running around all doing their bit for the economy. I never really shop in this area and this was probably the first time in 10 months that I have been anywhere close …

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The Museum of Broken Relationships comes to London

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The Museum of Broken Relationships is on tour from its usual home in Zagreb and finds itself in Covent Garden. Here you will find a collection of items donated by people who have all experienced bad breakups. From a garden gnome to a prosthetic leg, everything has a place in this collection. Each item is …

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Looks like TFL is slowly getting a sense of humour

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I have been impressed recently at the sparks of a sense of humour on the Underground. Subtle yet witty signs and gestures help when it comes to the tedious task for getting to or from work. Something like this is appreciated, at least to me. These two pictures below were both taken this week.

Planking in Soho Square for #SMday

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I have just come back from the Planking Flash Mob held in Soho Square to celebrate Social Media Day. Planking is also known to its fanatics as Extreme Lying Down. As always Soho Square was packed with people all enjoying the good weather over a bite to eat. Lunchtime on the square can get rather …

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Royal Wedding Timings according to me

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Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton are due to get hitched on Friday the 29th April. The UK and actually the World seems to be going a bit ape-shit with all the coverage. Below are the timings for the Wedding: 8:15 a.m. – The congregation begin arriving at the Great North Door of London’s Westminster …

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UK’s most expensive flat

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According to the Land Registry documents the most expensive flat in UK history has been sold for £135.4 million to a Ukrainian. Now that is some serious dosh. So what do you get for £135.4 million these days in London? The flat, which is the One Hyde Park development penthouse, covers the top three floors …

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The new iPad 2 has been released

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The iPad2 has just been released. I ventured down to the flagship store on Regents Street to see what all the hype is about. Never have I seen a line of people that long. It went down Regents Street around the corner in one of the side streets and then 6 blocks down. This photo …

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Take the Clear Pill and your powers will be Limitless

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The other day I was taking the tube into the city and noticed a very interesting looking advertisement. Usually these spaces are allocated for some new miracle drug that is going to change your life forever. On closer inspection I noticed the face of Bradley Cooper, the bloke from The Hangover and The A-Team. The …

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