A member of the public recently approached me in a supermarket. She said, “Dr. Stu of Random and Uninteresting Facts fame - could you tell me what these numbered stickers on my fruit relate to?”
I was, of course, only too happy to help.
Old Lady, I replied, “The mysterious numbered stickers relate to a ‘PLU’ which is the abbreviation of ‘Price Look Up’. By reading the PLU code, you can tell if the fruit was genetically modified, organically grown or produced with chemical fertilizers, fungicides, or herbicides.
They are relatively easy codes to read:
- For conventionally grown fruit, (grown with chemical inputs), the PLU code on the sticker consists of four numbers.
- Organically grown fruit has a five-numeral PLU prefaced by the number 9.
- Genetically engineered (GM) fruit has a five-numeral PLU prefaced by the number 8.
For example:
- A conventionally grown banana would be 4011
- An organic banana would be: 94011
- A genetically engineered (GE or GMO) banana would be: 84011
However, make the most of these good times, as it seems that the PLU codes are destined to disappear in 5 to 10 years time, as they are likely to be substituted by another and more efficient code - the RSS 14 (A sort of mini bar code).”
I then gave her a useful handout on the most commonly used PLU codes (attached) before her eyes glazed over and she collapsed.
Buzzcocks is The GodFather Of Cramlington.
From his myspace:
I like smowking tac as much as possible im also propa into snowting pills at the mo 2 “Its propa leffal!”. My ova interest are just normal stuff like robbin old people, beating up boffs and selling drink to kids ye na! ya I also love the monkey as well, its propa rayka
Buzzcocks Gangsta Rap:
Sorry duck, I’ve switched off.
This is supposed to be a reminder to switch off unused lights to save energy at my office, but every time I look at it I just think “yep, since the moment I arrived at work this morning”.
Also applies to Paul’s dad.
Cat’s meow sounds like “hello”. Absolute crap that made me laugh.
(needs sound)
(B3ta)
Charatoot! Sniffy, de troo Nottingham patoir poet an ting com wid de new choon, Rass Up Ya Whine. Ear me noo!
Fergus has cloned himself. At first he didn’t get on with himself and he threatened himself with a pair of scissors…
So he cloned himself again to try and diffuse the situation…
One clone later, and peace was restored…
Guess the spoiler t-shirt… I haven’t read/seen Harry Potter, so I can’t confirm that Snape kills Dumbledore, but I got the rest…
Maybe they could also add: Sam Tyler was in a coma.
Think of any more?
For Kam…
(B3ta)
I made it to 10,000 hits in January 2007, so it’s taken 4 months to double it.
A lot of recent traffic is due to my James Bond’s Outbox post, which got some brief and significant attention from Reddit and then Digg before someone buried it, but has now picked up speed again after Thermal stumbled it.
20,000th hit was from someone using Firefox in Sulzbach, Germany. They stumbled straight into the James Bond’s Outbox post, and then left straight after that, so there y’go.
The big spike in January 07 was the still popular Zero-G Dog video clip. Since then, traffic has grown steadily. Only half way through May and the previous two month’s totals have already been beaten.
Barnze found this gem. Go there and watch: Link
Here’s the very good lyrics:
Thou shalt not steal if there is direct victim.
Thou shalt not worship pop idols or follow lost prophets.
Thou shalt not take the names of Johnny Cash, Joe Strummer, Johnny Hartman, Desmond Decker, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix or Syd Barret in vain.
Thou shalt not think that any male over the age of 30 that plays with a child that is not their own is a paedophile… Some people are just nice.
Thou shalt not read NME.
Thall shalt not stop liking a band just because they’ve become popular.
Thou shalt not question Stephen Fry.
Thou shalt not judge a book by it’s cover.
Thou shalt not judge Lethal Weapon by Danny Glover.
Thall shalt not buy Coca-Cola products.
Thou shalt not buy Nestle products.
Thou shalt not go into the woods with your boyfriend’s best friend, take drugs and cheat on him.
Thou shalt not fall in love so easily.
Thou shalt not use poetry, art or music to get into girls’ pants. Use it to get into their heads.
Thou shalt not watch Hollyoakes.
Thou shalt not attend an open mic and leave as soon as you’re done just because you’ve finished your shitty little poem or song you self-righteous prick.
Thou shalt not return to the same club or bar week in, week out just ’cause you once saw a girl there that you fancied but you’re never gonna fucking talk to.Thou shalt not put musicians and recording artists on ridiculous pedestals no matter how great they are or were.
The Beatles - Were just a band.
Led Zeppelin - Just a band.
The Beach Boys - Just a band.
The Sex Pistols - Just a band.
The Clash - Just a band.
Crass - Just a band.
Minor Threat - Just a band.
The Cure - Just a band.
The Smiths - Just a band.
Nirvana - Just a band.
The Pixies - Just a band.
Oasis - Just a band.
Radiohead - Just a band.
Bloc Party - Just a band.
The Arctic Monkeys - Just a band.
The next big thing - JUST A BAND.Thou shalt give equal worth to tragedies that occur in non-English speaking countries as to those that occur in English speaking countries.
Thou shalt remember that guns, bitches and bling were never part of the four elements and never will be.Thou shalt not make repetitive generic music
Thou shalt not make repetitive generic music
Thou shalt not make repetitive generic music
Thou shalt not make repetitive generic music
Thou shalt not pimp my ride.
Thou shalt not scream if you wanna go faster.
Thou shalt not move to the sound of the wickedness.
Thou shalt not make some noise for Detroit.
When I say “Hey” thou shalt not say “Ho”.
When I say “Hip” thou shalt not say “Hop”.
When I say “he say, she say, we say, make some noise” - kill me.
Thou shalt not quote me happy.
Thou shalt not shake it like a polaroid picture.
Thou shalt not wish your girlfriend was a freak like me.
Thou shalt spell the word “Pheonix” P-H-E-O-N-I-X not P-H-O-E-N-I-X, regardless of what the Oxford English Dictionary tells you.
Thou shalt not express your shock at the fact that Sharon got off with Bradley at the club last night by saying “Is it”.
Thou shalt think for yourselves.And thou shalt always kill.
