By ‘eck – Time for a trip down t’memory lane with the incomparable Graham Wilson. There are several key indicators that you’re getting old. Football players, policemen and shop assistants appearing ridiculously young; having to scroll down endlessly online to find the appropriate year of birth; and using what were once considered everyday expressions such…Read moreRead more
Humour
Video – What a difference 32 years makes…
Video – Boogie-woogie demolition man…
Demolition worker wows Kings Cross commuters. A man described only as a demolition worker has been filmed entertaining commuters at London’s famous Kings Cross Station with an impromptu boogie-woogie session on a piano. If anyone can identify the man or the company he works for, we’d love to hear from them.
Demolition to end lewd jokes…
If you’re even remotely mature, this article is not for you. Upstanding members of a local community in Australia are celebrating news that a local landmark and constant butt of lewd jokes is about to be removed from the skyline. The unfortunately-shaped Queen’s Wharf Tower in Newcastle, New South Wales was erected as part of…Read moreRead more
Video – Bus photobombs Georgia Dome implosion…
Perfect view of stadium implosion ruined. Believe me, I’ve been there. You get to the site of an implosion hours ahead of schedule to claim the best possible vantage point. You guard your spot with almost religious fervour, just to capture that one epic shot. And then this happens:
Video – Cut down to size…
If your building is just a tad too tall, call this guy. “Stupid is as stupid does” according to philosopher Forrest Gump. Well, as our Holy Crap Files films continually prove, there is certainly some truth in that. How else to you explain this attempt to demolish a building from the middle? Seriously, what did…Read moreRead more
Video – They did it their way…
Mick George channels Ol’ Blue Eyes in spoof video. When you open oyur email inbox on a Monday morning to find a message saying that a demolition company has reinterpreted the song “New York, New York”, the default reaction is to check the calendar to make sure that it’s not 1 April. The second reaction…Read moreRead more
Video – The ultimate photo bomb…
Bus makes starring role in explosive film. Picture the scene. A 24-storey tower block in your neighbourhood is about to be imploded. You have a video camera and your dreams of becoming an overnight YouTube sensation are so close you can touch them. You get up bright and early to get yourself the best possible…Read moreRead more
Video – Battling loaders…
The Chinese prove once again that they are a law unto themselves. Regardless of what line of business you are in, there is nothing worse than losing a contract to someone else, particularly when it is highly likely that you will run into that someone at a function or meeting. Call me old fashioned but,…Read moreRead more
40-watt club inductee #7
Oxygen thief fells wall with a shout. It has been quite some time since we inducted anyone into the 40-watt club for the terminally dim. But these guys – particularly the one felling a partition wall using nothing more than his voice – are surely worthy candidates:
Video – How to pronounce demolition…
A contender for the dullest YouTube video of all time. I guess because I am so entrenched in the industry that I have never really thought the world demolition to be particularly hard to pronounce. But, apparently, there are some folks out there that struggle with four relatively simple syllables to such a degree that…Read moreRead more
