Ginger root in the shape of Makka Pakka

People claim to find religious and celebrity faces in all sorts of things. Recently there has been Kate Middleton on a jelly bean; famously there has been Mother Teresa in a currant bun and Jesus in a slice of toast, less famously there has been the face of Mother Teresa in a gallstone. Seeing faces in things is a type of pareidolia.

Now to add to this ever growing list is a piece of ginger root in the shape of Makka Pakka! It was kindly delivered to my by the kind people at ASDA. It certainly made unpacking the shopping more interesting.

For those of you not in the know, Makka Pakka is a character from the BBC's children's show In The Night Garden, much loved by toddlers, students and some middle aged women.

The photo of the perhaps soon to be famous Makka Pakka ginger root:

Interesting story

Just came across this rather interesting story on the BBC website in my lunch break. Many theories and controversy as to the cause of the mysterious goo. Fascinating stuff.

Strictly Scandalous

It has been revealed that John Sargeant is pulling out of Strictly because everyone thinks he's rubbish. Whilst I agree that he is entertaining I am a bit annoyed that people keep voting him in because it means that people that can dance better than him have left the competition. He said even he was scared to be in the final as that would be "a joke too far".

I will be slightly sad to see him go as nobody dances as badly as he does, so we won't get so many disparaging comments from Arlene Bitchface, Len Old-man, Charles Breville-Sandwich Press and Bruno Tortelloni.