Weasel Coffee - It Really Exists
Stephen Fry allegedly gave Prince Charles and Camilla Weasel Coffee as a wedding present (after all what else do you buy a man who has everything?). And now you too can buy Weasel Coffee from Firebox.
Weasel Coffee is made from coffee beans that have gone through the digestive system of rare Vietnamese weasels (they eat them and regurgitate them apparently!). The mixing of their gastric juices with the coffee beans gives the coffee a different flavour that according to Firebox “will appeal to serious connoisseurs of the mighty bean”. At £15.95 a packet it’s definately a special occasions coffee - mind, given the price of a coffee at the likes of Starbucks and Costa it’s probably a cheaper option!
5% from the sale of each bag of weasel coffee goes toward the preservation of wildlife in Northern Vietnam - but how long before other animals cotton on to this gourmet food trade? After all we already have Monkey Nuts….
101 Ways to Avoid Doing Affiliate Work - No.2
2. The BBC Premiership Results Predictor
After a vital away point against Bolton, the Southampton Great Escape is back on - but there are so many ifs and buts to consider! Using the predictor it’s possible to plot The Saints’ survival. The key is at least a point against Portsmouth and then wins against relegation rivals Norwich and Crystal Palace, who both have tricky games at top sides. West Brom do have games in hand and are in a good run of form, but they have Man United, Spurs and Arsenal to play and this could work in our favour.
Whatever happens it’s going to be nailbiting stuff!
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101 Ways to Avoid Doing Affiliate Work - No.1
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Southampton & Relegation
Southampton FC are face a massive fight to stay in the Premiership following yet another defeat, this time at home to Aston Villa. Saints were safe at 2-0 up, but managed to throw away a vital 3 points with some shocking defending. This is the third 2-0 lead the side has chuck away, and those 7 dropped points could well be the difference between Premiership and Championship football next season.
All is not lost yet, but a tough away trip to Bolton probably won’t yield points and with West Brom in the “one place above the drop” position, it doesn’t look good for Saints. Worse still is a trip to Fratton Park next week could see arch rivals Pompey inflicting a defeat that could end the Saints’ 27 year stay in the top flight.
I’ve supported Southampton as long as I remember and it’s hard to believe that 2 seasons back the side had finished high up the league and reached the FA Cup Final under Gordon Strachan. Unfortunately since then it’s been downhill. The managerial situation (Strachan, then Wigley, then Sturrock, then Wigley and now Redknapp) has been a contributing factor, as have injuries to key players like Michael Svensson, Matt Oakley and Marian Pahars.
In my opinion the club has lost their way. James Beattie was the closest to a Matt LeTissier legend figure, but even he wasn’t fit to lace Matty’s boots. No other player will ever stand out like Matty, but currently none of the current squad seem to get the supporter’s pulses racing.
A drop to the lower division could in some ways be beneficial - a chance to remove some of the peripheral squad players and a chance to bring through the numerous “one for the future” signings the club has made, at the expense of proven Premiership quality. The clubs Under 18s are doing well, and by all accounts Saints have one of the best academy set ups in the country.
However, lessons should be learnt from the likes of Nottingham Forest, Sheffield Wednesday and Coventy. All once graced the top flight, but now all are struggling. Also, Saints need to avoid becoming a yo-yo side (up one year, down the next) in the vein of Leicester, Sunderland and Ipswich.
Whatever happens the loyal supporters should stand fast behind the club. The coming seasons will mould the future of the club and for one season at least we may have to accept being in a division below Portsmouth and Wigan - something most Saints’ fans will find hard to stomach!
