Archive | February, 2010

‘Exploding Wine Box’ Revealed as a Fake

So, it turns out that the “box of wine in a microwave” is a fake. Bummer. Still at least we now get an introduction to ‘Microwave specialist’ Jory Caron, from the hit YouTube Series, “Is It A Good Idea To Microwave This?”.  Here he displays a CSI like determination to prove why the video is [...]

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Ever Spilt Wine on Your Laptop and Lived to Tell the Tale?

Regular readers of this blog will recall my how utterly distraught I was last summer after accidentally spilling wine of my brand new MacBookPro. In this video, some muppet decides to deliberately pour a glass of wine AND a glass of lemonade over a laptop keyboard in order to proove that he can get it [...]

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Why I’d Like To Taste Mariah Carey’s Bubbles.

When Mariah Carey accepted her breakthrough actress award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival recently, is was widely reported that she was ‘off her face’.

Indeed Miss Carey made no attempt to hide inebriation during her bizarre acceptance speech. And why not? If we’re honest, how many of us have been unhinged through the combination of adrenalin, bubbles and the winning of awards?

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What Happens When You Microwave Boxed Wine?

When I was younger, my mother warned me about putting metal in a microwave. These guys put a large box of wine in their microwave and blew a hole in the wall of their kitchen. Some people would argue that this is the best possible solution for the problem of boxed wine.

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