November 2008 Archives

What better way to celebrate National Curry Week than with a cup of our new spicy hot chilli chai? Special events are being held across the country to help raise money to help alleviate poverty in South Asia.We'll be donating 25p for each pack of chilli chai or our regular chai that we sell between 23rd and 29th November 2008.

Well thank you very much to those of you who kept us teapigs very much amused last month with your credit crunch jokes and gags...

Could one of you be the next Woody?!

Here are the winning chucklers...

From Christine (who would get the gold star teapigs comedy award should such a thing exist for sending in not 1 but 4 (!) credit crunch crackers)

Why didn't the little boy get any pocket money this week?
Cos his Mum's gone to Iceland!

Quote of the day (from a trader): "This is worse than a divorce. I've lost half my net worth and I still have a wife."

Talked to my bank manager the other day and he said he was going to concentrate on the big issues from now on. He sold me one outside Boots yesterday!

What's the difference between Investment Bankers and London Pigeons? The Pigeons are still capable of making deposits on new BMW's

From Leigh
Resolving to surprise her husband, an investment banker's wife pops by his office.
She finds him in an unorthodox position, with his secretary sitting in his lap.
Without hesitation, he starts dictating, "...and in conclusion, gentlemen, credit crunch or no credit crunch, I cannot continue to operate this office with just one chair!"

From Howard
So what is the most unlikely bonus a city financier is likely to receive for Christmas??
Answer: A job in 2009

From Estelle
What is a bankers worst tea-break snack?
A Credit-crunchie!

Boom boom!

From Scott
Bradford & Bingley employees are concerned they were given no notice of the takeover by Santander Bank.
A Government spokesman said: "No one expected the Spanish acquisition."

And from Jonathan:
This one isn't NECESSARILY about the credit crunch, but it's the only
one I can ever think of hahaha!

A DOG, walks in to a DIY store and says to the owner, "I'd like a
part-time-job, please!"

And the bloke behind the counter says, "Sorry, we don't do part-time jobs for dogs... Why don't you join the circus instead?!"

And the dog says, "What would the circus want with a plumber."

...it's best told after 5 pints, mind!

Exhausted from exhibiting at The Spirit of Christmas Fair at Olympia, London for the last 5 days our attention now turns to The BBC Good Food Show, also at Olympia (14th, 15th, 16th November). Thanks to all of you who came to visit us and buy some tea and looking forward to seeing more of you over this coming weekend.

calm before the storm

I think I'm fast becoming the teapigs office devil, especially when it comes to all things green. So imagine how proud I was to see this article on the correct level to fill your kettle. It's number 9 on our very own top 10 green office tips. Good advice indeed, though we recommend using a kettle rather than an urn as you really do need freshly boiled water for the perfect cup of tea. (posted by Nick)

I'm (Nick blogging today) just back from spending a few days in Cornwall during which I managed a wonderful walk across Bodmin Moor. Armed with ordnance survey explorer map 109, a bottle of water (no steaming flask of english breakfast tea I'm ashamed to say) and a huge Cornish pasty, I set off full of confidence expecting a good 3 hour hike. Though it soon became apparent that the rough, hilly terrain and boggy marshland (beware the quaking marshes, seriously) were a little more challenging than my normal walks in the rather sedate Chess Valley. Therefore some 6 hours later, at dusk, I was relieved to arrive at the very haunted (so they say) Jamaica Inn. After all, despite the fact it was Halloween I really didn't fancy a night on the moors with the Beast. But then that would have been childsplay for Andy Kirkpatrick, one of the speakers from the howies Do Lectures whose adventures make even a hardened Everest climber pale into insignificance. Check out his incredible, inspirational and somewhat crazy story from this link. (though be warned, it contains some naughty language).