Flying Tonight!
on Nov 20, 2009 in Awards Cuckoo Fact Random Wrestling Alex Darke, never knowingly understated, is well-known as a man of many talents; arguably one of the region’s most fertile men (ladies beware!). On our nights out without question ‘He’s The Greatest Dancer’ we’ve ever se...

Giant Gummi Bears!!!
on Nov 18, 2009 in Food & Drink If you’ve ever wondered what 12,600 calories look like in chewy ursine form (and who hasn’t), feast your eyes on the Giant Gummi Bear. Standing 24cm tall and weighing in at a diet-clobbering 2.3kg, this gelatinous lump of yumminess is equ...

Cuckoo’s X-Factor half way review
on Nov 16, 2009 in Cuckoo Misc. Music TV 6 down, 6 to go. Seems like a good place to review the X-Factor so far. Like it or loathe it there’s no hiding from it (even here on the Cuckoo blog). Here’s my review of the fallen so far and my predictions for run in to Christmas. Gone...

Jason Voorhees says Happy Friday 13th!
on Nov 13, 2009 in Film Insane Killers Placement student 13th friday happy A close friend of mine emailed me today to wish me a happy Friday 13th… I was particularly pleased as he’s always so busy with the slaughter of teenagers and / or anyone who is foolish enough to stand in his way. One time, he even went in...

Shaun’s little ‘Did you know?’ – Number 5
on Nov 13, 2009 in Fact Misc. It’s Friday which means the weekend is upon us! But this is no ordinary Friday. People around the world will be quaking in their boots with the notion that on this Friday, being the the 13th day of the month, they will experience a unprecedente...

What is a Munchy Box?
on Nov 12, 2009 in Misc. Do you, like Mr Nam, ever get the munchies after a night out and are lured into a local takeaway to sample the culinary delights that they have on offer? No, me neither, but just in case you was out and about around Glasgow on an evening and were fee...

Shaun’s little ‘Did you Know?’ – Number 4
on Nov 6, 2009 in Fact I thought today I would share something with you all that might help you get through the wet weather that has plagued our skies of late. Did you know, that you can use a pine cone to forecast the weather? If the scales are closed then you can expect...

Shaun’s little ‘Did you Know’ – Number 4
on Nov 6, 2009 in Fact I thought today I would share something with you all that might help you get through the wet weather that has plagued our skies of late. Did you know, that you can use a pine cone to forecast the weather? If the scales are closed then you can expect...

How’s your horror knowledge today?
on Oct 30, 2009 in Film Internet Misc. Topical Another little gem from Suzanne’s archives slightly time-wasting, sometimes slightly annoying, online games….. With tomorrow being Halloween, I thought I’d be topical and share with you a “Guess the Horror Film” courtesy...

Shaun’s little ‘Did you know?’ – Number 3
on Oct 30, 2009 in Random With Halloween dawning on us tomorrow, you’d think I would produce a fun fact about something supernatural or ghostly… but alas, I have decided that this information was far more important: A duck’s quack doesn’t echo…No...