So, speaking of phones, I just watched this ad where Dustin Hoffman is trying to talk to someone on a mobile about not buying a house at any price (the message that goes through is that the person on the other end should buy the house at any price). Dustin is upset over the miscommunication, and someone tells him, “This wouldn’t happen in Australia.”

It’s a Telstra ad, and I don’t think they are any worse than any other large corporation, but it made me laugh because my first thought was, “yeah, everything is better in Australia.”

...even though the example they actually cited wasn’t a very good one.

Three unrelated photographs. Firstly, this is what King's Cross looks like when you are drunk (I imagine). Or if you don't have much light and no flash. Internet legend says that they have naked hippo racing here followed by performances by the Vienna Boys Choir^[1].

Secondly, there appears to be some disagreement as to whether or not railing is allowed. Here is a photograph without:

Thirdly, advertising is EVERYWHERE, but especially in big cities.

1. not really