Time for a bit of fun. Yesterday the BBC published a neat little article on "office-speak" so let's take our own tour through the crazy terrain that is Office Buzzwords and Bullshit   more »

Sometimes you can argue until you are blue in the face and fail to make your point. And then you can make statements as short and stupid as the ones in this post and make your point beautifully   more »

Now you can overdo quality control, everybody knows that, but in case anyone was under the illusion that good old QC has had its time, here's a great example of a weakness that's really bit someone hard on the bum, we'll bet ...   more »

Here is a collection of impossibly cretinous quotisations from the man who will soon thankfully be referred to as the former most powerful man on earth   more »

It's quite difficult, as an OHS practitioner, to try to make sense of the discipline when all around it's used as an excuse to follow other agendas. Here's a good example from this week's news   more »

Time for a light hearted post including a video collection of calamity capers resulting from inappropriate use of inherently hazardous equipment   more »

Intriguing title eh? Check out the clip inside this post for an example of the heights to which stupidity can soar...   more »

Whilst generally accepted as a good thing and an efficient way of going about one's business, check out this link that demonstrates how emotive issues can sometimes cloud the case for   more »

Honestly! Some people ...   more »

Ah, now, here's a story we like. A bit different you might say. Neuro-marketing. What's that? Well, apparently, it's the scientific discipline that sits behind the process that makes a product cool... Hmmm, what sort of final inspections will we need for that quality characteristic..?   more »

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OK, as promised, a bandwidth friendly version for your viewing pleasure. Please don't take this too seriously, will you?   more »

What exactly is the point of the "salad garnish" on a pub meal anyway? Who wants it? Who eats it? Who actually thinks it compliments the meal it occupies plate space with in a strangely parasitic way? Is this a crime against lean manufacturing, or an economic ploy? You decide ...   more »

Apparently not everything is as it seems and there's a BBC article that sounds a cautionary note out there for all of us amateur interpreters of body language...   more »

Capable Blog does not take itself too seriously. Maybe it should. Quality is no laughing matter and many quality professionals are trained over a period of years, sometimes with sticks and buckets of cold water, to take things very seriously indeed. Best to be on the safe side. If this outlook on life is more your cup of tea, we may have just the forum for you ...   more »

There are some things that need thinking through before the press are let loose on a story. We only hope The Sun misses it completely because god only knows what they'll do with this story, but our money bets that it will involve morphed photos of Chris Evans, Gerri Halliwell, Fergie and Mick Hucknell   more »

Under FIA regulations, no fuel on board a formula 1 race car may be more than 10 degrees centigrade below ambient temperature - the prevailing temperature on the track - and this is measured at each pit stop - however in the event that the fuel temperature exceeds this limit ...   more »