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Today is Work Your Proper Hours Day - a TUC publicity stunt which claims to be the day when the average person who does unpaid overtime finishes the unpaid days they do every year, and starts earning for themselves. In the spirit of the day, Guru will be having his morning tea break, full hour for lunch, mid-afternoon tea break and be leaving the office...

Guru nearly spilt his Erdinger beer all over his lederhosen when he read about Bernie Ecclestone's recent praise of Adolf Hitler's leadership style. Old Bernie said he was a fan of Hitler's early days in power (before he became a genocidal lunatic) and praised his ability to "get things done". What is it with F1 bosses and the...

Friday 13th has long been considered unlucky - Guru knows this more than most, he married Mrs Guru on this unluckiest of days. But, according to the insightful Charlotte Pegman, personal injury solicitor at Hubbard Pegman & Whitney, the day is no more unlucky than the day before it or after. But she claims the fact that it is Friday the thirteenth...

Never one to miss out on a free booze-up, slap up meal and opportunity to exhibit his particular brand of drunken dad dancing, Guru is thinking of responding to an advert he came across for wedding guests. Yes, an anonymous bride-to-be has reportedly placed an ad on website Gumtree.com calling for 30 people to sit on her side of the church. Read More...

Fittingly, to mark World Toilet Day - yep, World Toilet Day - comes the latest contender for the 'No s**t, Sherlock' comment of the year. Tony Smith, chief executive of the Consumer Council for Water, cleared his throat and gave this golden nugget of wisdom to the world: "Having your home flooded with sewage," he announced, "is...