New World Monopoly

The votes are in: Montreal and Riga top the list of cities to be featured in the new Monopoly International Edition. All I can say is boofricketyhoo that NONE of the cities I voted for are on the list! Like, why is a certain city that starts with a C, ends with an O, and has HICAG in the middle not even on there?

Sir Penguin

The fact that there's a newly knighted penguin in the world is just too funny for words.

You can leave your hat on...

Italian energy company Eni celebrates summer by inviting (male) employees not to wear ties until the autumn, which it claims will help reduce energy consumption by 9% as a result of saving on electricity and air conditioning. Not sure what the equivalent is for female employees. Memo to those males who DO go tieless: Please don't wear short-sleeved dress shirts.

Money, money, money

Very cute new euro coins to come out in 2009! If I remember correctly, I THINK I voted for the winning design. Still, the euro notes are quite bland compared to old Belgo-notes featuring Rene Magritte and James Ensor! But ya can't have everything.
Why make millions when you can make...hundreds?

Pre-flight facial?

Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, already Europe's best shopping mall, apparently is getting even better with the opening of a new spa!