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December 21, 2006

Christmas Dinner Winners

Christmas the traditional way may not be to everyones liking so we have found a website offering some alternative Christmas cuisine of the turkey variety


Christmas Dinner Winners

If you’re bored of bunging your bird in the oven you could try deep fried turkey. All you’ll need is good weather, a flame thrower and a 10 gallon drum

Then there’s the vegetarian option Tofurkey which unfortunately lacks the key ingredient of turkey.

Glazed Turkey can be garnished with anything from soy sauce to chilli powder to honey.

Or if all of these sound like way too much trouble - how about the tried and tested meal the kids will love. Turkey twizzlers.

December 20, 2006

Youd Better Find Out

How does Santa decide who is naughty or nice ?


You’d Better Find Out

The answer is on the web at Santa’s homepage where he lists the top 10 ways to make the naughty or nice list…Pay attention children, according to the bearded one, not sharing toys with your brothers or sisters….knocking down snowmen and forgetting to leave carrots for Rudolf will get you bad marks. But Christmas carolling……..saying please and thank you and being kind to others could get you back in the good books.

Type your name into Santa’s Nice O Meter and it will automatically tell you how nice or naughty you are. Changing from bad to good could be the difference between a bulging stocking and a sack of coal.

December 19, 2006

Santa on Handsfree

This site allows children to get a hotline directly to Santa Claus as he drives his sleigh around the world


Santa on Handsfree

Santa’s Sleigh Phone offers them the chance to get regular updates on his progress towards their chimney

Sadly, Santa’s phone schedule is all booked up for this year, but maybe that’s not such a bad thing – none of us would like to see Santa getting penalty points for talking whilst driving

December 15, 2006

The morning after the day before

As Santa gets closer heads are getting sorer thanks to a deluge of Christmas carousing and office parties.


The morning after the day before

We can’t stop you getting a woolly head but this site has some anti hangover suggestions. Eat as much as you can before embarking on your bender, particularly fatty foods. Drink plenty of orange juice for the vitamin c. Caffeine may help but only in the short term.

You could take onboard other suggestions from visitors to the site – one person suggested a sausage roll and a strawberry milkshake, another a bowl of hot and spicy chilli

And it may sound obvious but the most foolproof way not to get a hangover is…not to drink alcohol…..as if.

December 14, 2006

The Global Traditions

There is no doubt Christmas is a global phenomenom but some nationalities choose to celebrate it rather differently.


The Global Traditions

One website has compiled the ultimate guide to Christmas around the world. Apparently, if you were in Norway for Christmas Eve you’d tucking into a nutritious, delicious feed of plain porridge and boiled cod.

The Catalonian version of the traditional Yuletide log discharges presents when you hit it with a stick

In Italy presents are delivered by an old witch on a broomstick

But when it comes to bizarre festivities, the Estonians take the Christmas biscuit. Tthe start of their festivities is marked by a get together…..in the communal sauna. I suppose it’s their own individual way of letting it all hang out…

December 13, 2006

Shedding on the Ceiling

Introducing this years must have Christmas accessory its the 7 Foot Upside down pre lit Christmas Tree


Upside Down

I know you’re laughing, but before you start mocking the idea of attaching a Christmas tree to the ceiling think about it – the upside down Christmas trees has loads of advantages.
It takes up less space in your living room, it leaves loads of room for presents and the inverted shape makes it easier to see ornaments which don’t get lost in the branches

But hold on, there is one fly in the ointment, one fundamental flaw with the inverted fir tree, and you don’t have to be Einstein to work out what it is…..….gravity…

Celebs Undercover

Would you like to play the part of the bouncer in Santas Celebrity Fancy Dress Party ?


Celebs Undercover

The VIP list includes Rachel Stevens, Ant and Dec, Sharon Osbourne, and Gordon Ramsay…………and on the blacklist is Cliff Richard and Noel Edmonds amongst others.

The aim of this online game is to let only the cream of celebrity into Santa’s special private party. You’ve got to recognise the disguised stars as they approach from their stretch limos…..and decide whether they’re in or out….
Correctly identify the invitees to win points but let in a gate crasher and you’ll land yourself a nasty security breach……

To excel as Santa’s bouncer you’ll need to be very good at sorting the wheat from the chaf or to put it another way - the celebs from the chavs

Through the Keyhole with Mr Claus

We all wonder about Santas Kingdom and now one site gives us a through the keyhole look at the bearded ones home in the North Pole.


Through the Keyhole with Mr Claus

On this comprehensive site you can take a peek in Santa’s workshop where the elves are busy beavering away or visit Santa’s Den.

And of course, no Christmas site would be complete without some cheesy, singalonga sound of Christmas karaoke….altogether now…

December 11, 2006

Let someone else raise the glass

A couple of weeks ago, we brought you a guide to the best website for making Christmas cocktails. This week we go one step further with Shannon the original online bartender


Let someone else raise the glass

That’s right using her pre programmed micro chips Shannon can mix up any cocktail under the sun

December 8, 2006

The League of Scrooge

A poor excuse for picking a man's pocket every twenty-fifth of December

So said the anti Christmas campaigner that was Ebeneezer Scrooge.


The League of Scrooge

The anti-Christmas website has taken up where Scrooge left off and offers refuge for those who can’t wait for the New Year to be here - by debunking what they call Christmas myths.

The evidence for Santa’s allegedly corrupt history and supposed reindeer mistreatment is thin on the ground but they do present compelling evidence suggesting Santa is a woman and not a man. Tthink about it - men don’t answer their mail, they can’t pack a bag and most wouldn’t be seen dead wearing red velvet.

December 6, 2006

Gizmo Heaven

We have said it before and we will say it again when you are shopping for the gadget obssessed partner there is no better place than the internet


Gizmo Heaven

Yes, the info. superhighway acts as the car park for hundreds of half baked ideas and gormless gizmos. One site, in particular is nerd nirvana with a whole load of gift ideas for the desperate buyer.

There’s glow in the dark slippers, a remote control golf ball which can never get lost, a coughing ashtray which coughs when used to discourage smokers or even a personalised sumo costume.

And finally there’s the Arm pillow - a pillow which has a specially built in cuddly arm and upper torso bringing new meaning to the phrase the better half.

December 5, 2006

Barman Mixology

The perfect cocktail is an art not easily mastered unless you have access to Bar TV


Barman Mixology

Thanks to this site for one night only you can experience what it feels like to be Tom Cruise.

December 4, 2006

Decorate the Mobile Home

Nothing gets you in the Christmas mood more than Bing Crosby singing White Christmas but one website has come up with this comical ode to an another type of White Christmas


Decorate the Mobile Home

For the full version and full effect log on to the site and watch the animated video to this crazy country ditty – expect the follow up Rucking around the Christmas Tree any time soon…

December 1, 2006

Bloopers

Even though your average Hollywood blockbuster has an equivalent blockbusting budget that does not prevent errors from slipping onto the screen.


Bloopers

Needless to say, there are scores of intrepid movie buffs out there who like nothing more than uncovering studio slip ups and that’s why there’s a webpage full of them….

Apparently in King Kong, look closely and in various scenes you can see the glue that attaches Naomi Watts hair and wig.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets may have been top of the box office but it’s also top of the bloopers with a whopping 206 mistakes including continuity errors, cameras in shot and the fact that in a number of dialogue scenes between Potter and Dumbledore where the two have no glass in their spectacles.

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