Stoke overachievers clubs

Err, remember this?

Well it looks like that early form was no flash in the pan! We seemed destined to end the season 4th, having doggedly held onto that spot for about the last two months (we win - other teams around us win, we lose - other teams around us lose).

But the early match last night puts us top of the pile again, following a second-half comeback to overturn a two-goal deficit. Lets hope we don't slip to 4th again when the other results come in today...

And the award for...

...most crap appearing after your name goes to:

Lynn Lawton, head of the IT Governance Institute.

Or as the press release says, "Lynn Lawton, CISA, FCA, FIIA, PIIA, FBCS CITP, international president of ITGI."

The day has finally come

Nintendo has changed UK PR agencies! Praise be the lord.

In the list of most difficult, most likely to ignore you, least likely to give you review kit, Nintendo's previous UK PR firm was number one.

Let's see how the new boys (and girls) do...

Enjoy sons of Stoke

...for we may not see the like of this come the end of the season.

But for right now, that looks very impressive.



Even losing manager Alan Pardew was impressed, rating us the eighth or ninth best side in the Championship. Gee thanks Al:

"It is not a disgrace to lose here. There are only seven or eight teams in the division who are as good or better than Stoke at home."

Great names of our time

The vice president of movies and games at Best Buy, based in the US, is called Jill Hamburger. [Microsoft Halo 3 pre-sales press release]

The search for meaning

If you're going to pepper your news with cliches, at least make sure they're used in the right context. I've noticed a few mistakes like this recently so I thought I'd start documenting them.

First up, a story that mentions high-definition DVD players being scarce a while back.

Less than a year ago, Blu-ray and HD DVD players were scarcer than hen's teeth, and now they're coming thick and fast.

Hen's teeth don't exist, so when you use this phrase you're talking about something that doesn't exist. Unlike high-def DVD players, which might not have been filling up shelves on Tottenham Court Road but did exist "less than a year ago".

POKER: Now that's a flop

I believe the expression is 4 King hell!