Big Boys' Toys.Byline: David Williamson , but only gadgets can provide the fun. Your boss gave you the desk, writes David Williamson , but only gadgets can provide the fun. Giant Gumball gum·ball n. A small ball of chewing gum with a colored sugar coating. Dispenser Say what you like about neoconservatism, every man on the planet wishes he was born in Nashville. The sight of this great gumball dispenser is an icon of the America we love ( a place of such prosperity and invention that amusement parks This page contains a list of amusement parks by
Since the Moon landings, the land of Lincoln has been having a hard time rekindling that joyous absurdity but you can bring it into your workplace with this glorious gadget (1) Slang for any hardware device, typically small. Synonymous with "gizmo." (2) A mini application that resides on a computer desktop or personal home page, typically found in the Windows environment. . It's up to you to decide whether or not a coin needs to be inserted from a gumball to come spiraling down. Either way, you'll be known as the most colourful and entertaining man since J Edgar Hoover. pounds 49.99, www. gadgets.co.uk Wind-Up Dancers These clockwork dancing robots come in a set of three. Set them all off on your desk at once and crouch at eye-level with the gyrating dudes and you may forget you are at work. Instead, your brain will tell you a childhood fantasy has been realised and you are in a robot disco on Mars. The sound of a P45 being smacked on your desk may break this daydream but you can now pretend the bearer of bad tidings is a mutant beetle who must be torn limb from limb... There are worse reasons for going to jail. pounds 4.99, www.gadgets.co.uk Lite Pad On a dark and rainy day, it's hard to be chipper chipper Drug slang An occasional user of illicit drugs. See Recreational drug use Tobacco A popular term for a person who smokes < 5 cigarettes/day, who may be resistant to nicotine dependence or addiction, and often born to non-smoking parents. . People with a need for constant sunlight used to be given tropical cities to run on behalf of Queen Victoria, but that's not an avenue that is quite so readily available these day. Fortunately you can buy a desktop sunlight simulator for less than the price of Panama Hat. The Lite Pad also makes soothing noises. pounds 49.99, www.gadgets.co.uk |
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