Comparisons
There are some oddities in the world that cannot easily be explained. Sometimes the approaches adopted by people, companies and institutions are so wildly variable that no one could argue our society is consistent and sensible.
McDonald's - a worker has been sacked for sprinkling too much chocolate on a McFlurry. This action was classed as giving away food and deemed 'gross misconduct', for which the 19-year-old lost her job. She has received between £3000 and £5000 compensation in an out-of-court settlement after she claimed unfair dismissal. Meanwhile, the sizes of chocolate bars and tins of chocolate sweets have been shrinking, as manufacturers play games and rip off consumers; not a crime, apparently - not even misconduct, but definitely grossly immoral.
Football Tweet - 19-year-old Spanish footballer Suso has been fined £10,000 by the FA for tweeting: "What the fuck is he doing. This guy is gay" alongside a picture of his teammate Jose Enrique who'd had his teeth whitened. Enrique was hardly upset and confirmed it was just a joke. I can't say I have much sympathy for footballers and their antics, but this over-the-top censorship is pathetic. Meanwhile, as I previously posted, the appalling racism issue in Serbia, involving thousands on an international stage led to a fine of just £65,000.
Stupid Comments
Perfume - the EU wants to ban the use of allergy-causing ingredients. French luxury perfume maker Frederic Malle said: "If this law goes ahead I am finished. The impact will be like an atomic explosion." A slight exaggeration there, I think, Frederic!
Hot Chocolate - the world's hottest bar has gone on sale. It's called Instant Regret and is infused with the heat of 2500 jalapeno peppers. The 6.4 Scoville units make it three times hotter than police-issue pepper spray. A spokesman for the makers (Firebox.com) said: "It's extraordinarily hot." Really?
Other Stories
Forged Coins - there are 44million fake one pound coins in circulation! That's 3% of the total in the country. Treasury officials and the Serious Organised Crime Agency have warned the public to be wary of their change. How fucking mad is that! As we supposed to bite them, raise concerns over coins given in charge after every transaction? If a till operator runs out of fivers (a common occurrence) are we supposed to reject seven or eight coins in case they are forged? Being 'war of my change' and being able to do much about it are rather different things.
Pathetic Question
The week's most pathetic 'quiz' question featured in Who Wants To Be A Millionaire last night. The amazingly shitty question that cost £1.54 to answer was: "What is Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer's most famous feature?"
A: Big Ears
B: Long Tongue
C: Curly Tail
D: Red Nose
RSPCA
I discovered today that the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has squandered a colossal amount of money. After posing as a charity with honourable and noble intentions, it seems that it is able to waste £300,000 on prosecuting an Oxfordshire hunt for killing a fox. Even the judge questioned whether the staggering amount of money was well spent. So one dead fox is still dead; meanwhile, thousands of other animals that could have been protected are being completely ignored, and could possibly die. I've only heard of one other organisation that is happy to squander money given to it - the BBC. The latter is of course relatively safe from financial pressures because the licence fee guarantees income. The RSPCA, however, is playing a silly game; I for one will not be giving a penny or advocating anyone gives a penny to an entity that will waste it.
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