QR codes on bus stops

Filed Under Thinking laterally

Here’s an idea. Why don’t companies like TfL put QR codes on their bus stops that link you to a site (such as TfL’s countdown) that tells you when the next buses are arriving at that stop?

After all, most buses have GPS which is how the electronic signs work (on the few stops that have them). That way, companies won’t have to invest so much in putting up the signs and the customer benefits too. (I know it’s not great for people without smartphones but they’ll be no worse off than they are now).

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I say, I say, I say - why aren’t Christmas cracker jokes funny?

Filed Under Just interesting

I’m sure that everyone who has ever pulled a cracker has thought that they could do better at writing jokes. So why aren’t they funny?

The challenge is that the ‘joke’ has to be able to appeal to a 6 year old and to Granny. Both have to be able to read it out. Too clever or witty and someone around the table might not get it.

Instead, the shared groan at the appalling joke is a communal and bonding experience. Everyone is on the same wavelength. We all feel a little bit better.

So they might not be funny, but they’re actually quite clever.

So next time you get asked what do you get if you cross Santa with a duck*, sit back in admiration…

*A Christmas Quacker

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