Something for the weekend
Keep calm and curry on...
That was the message from PKF's annual Chicken Wings event, given by… wait for it… 'Wingston Chuckhill' and his partner in fowl play Brian Hamblin.
Sadly we couldn't attend the event but were delighted to receive an invitation to it from the team if only for the sheer awfulness/brilliance of the puns and this final missive: "Never in the spirit of Christmas, has so much spice, been added to so many wings, for consumption by so few."
Now, who said accountants don't have a sense of humour?
Wrapped up in books
Former KPMG and Ernst & Young partner Martin Bodenham will have his first novel published in time for Christmas after signing a deal with US publisher, Musa Publishing.
The Geneva Connection is a financial thriller based around the private equity market and involves organised drug crime. It was released first as an ebook on 16 December this year, and will be published as a printed book in the second half of next year.
Martin's career includes 25 years working in senior roles in private equity and corporate finance, including partner positions at KPMG in Nottingham and Ernst & Young in London. Currently, he is the chief executive of London-based private equity firm Advantage Capital. He lives in the East Midlands.
Martin said: "I have wanted to write a novel for some years, but have only recently found the time. They say you should write about what you know, so I chose to set my thriller against the backdrop of the international private equity markets."
We could say lots of things about it being perfect bedtime reading here, but we're way too polite for that.
Hair today, gone tomorrow
If you're eating, put down that sandwich now. You'll all no doubt have heard about Movember – the month when men up and down the country grow their moustaches for testicular and prostate cancer. Well, not to be left behind, a female version of Movember is being mooted around the internet; I give you: Fanuary.
I'm sure you can all use your imagination as to what this entails, but for some it's just way too much, especially Nottingham-based !waxing boutique! nkd, whose latest blog reads: "Fanuary is a step too far, even for us open-minded folk at nkd. We see several problems potentially arising from this act. For example, it's easy for a chap to prove to friends, family and work colleagues that he’s taken part in Movember.
"Proving you've participated in Fanuary, on the other hand, could lead to awkward silences, unintended arousal and even imprisonment. What about the fact that traditionally waxing salon offcuts are dyed green and used to coat tennis balls?
"Fanuary could cause the global collapse of tennis ball production, just around the corner from the Olympics. Thirdly, these things have a habit of gaining momentum. First, there's Fanuary, which could easily lead on to Febuhairy and who knows what next?"
Hang on – is that thing about tennis balls true?
