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| Only 173 days until the Worm Charming World Championships. |
And if that's not enough to bring cheer to what was officially the most depressing week of the year,
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| Calling all budding filmmakers |
 Ben Wheatley (the rather brilliant chap who made our advert) is holding a film making masterclass at Fruit Towers in a couple of weeks and we'd love it if a few of you could come along. After gleaning Ben's expert wisdom on films of the lo-fi and handmade variety, you'll be set loose to make your own. All you need to do is be keen, come equipped with your own filming device (whether it be your mobile phone or something distinctly fancier) and be prepared to master stick-and-string based productions. So if you're free on the 19th Feb from about 10-4, tell us a bit more about yourself here to throw your superhero director's cap firmly in the ring. |
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| Box of newness |
 A little while ago we gave you the chance to get back on track with one of our New Year, New You boxes by telling us the best thing to happen to you so far this year. Joyful tales of automatic bread slicer and tea making machines, cats bringing home luxury dinners and cheese loving robins were just some of the highlights. So a big well done to Louise W, Samantha KF, Kerry D, Tracey T, Flora R, JJ, Laura B, Helen W, David M and Simon W. Late January salvation on its way to you right now. |
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| Cake Friday |
 Back in September, Jojo made Joe a cake that looked a bit like a steak for his birthday. Joe returned the favour on Friday with a creation that neither looked nor tasted like anything anybody ever had encountered before. Straight from the 'more is more' school of baking, it featured layers of pannettone, crème fraiche, mascarpone and an abundance of white and dark chocolate sauce. Once the gateau confusion had subsided, the general consensus was whilst it tasted okay, when it comes to cake baking, 2 Jo's are better than one. |
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| And finally... |
 Mr Blog
Square orange
Surf's up
The smallest half pipe
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| What's the all about? Just click the birdy and it will let you re-tweet any of our 'and finally' links at the touch of a button. It's all about word of mouse these days. |
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| Inside Fruit Towers this week |
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| Rio came to work dressed as Bet Lynch, Oli M got to use the glue gun again, Lucy F revealed she used to work in a crisp factory, Jack played Hide the Tea, protein shake bottles went walking and the stagnant Christmas tree sick smell finally disappeared. |
| bob of the week |
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To be honest we're not entirely sure where this week's Bob is. Perhaps he decided his day could be better spent lobbying the US government to relax their ban on haggis imports. Or maybe he's putting the finishing touches to a matchstick reconstruction of his ex-girlfriend Brenda. Your guess is as good as ours.
 Know a good Bob? Nominate them by emailing
iambob@innocentdrinks.co.uk |
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This week we bring you Conveyor Belt Corner. In an epic feat of cardboard engineering, seven year old Craig and his dad Stuart have made a fully functional conveyor belt from our kids smoothie boxes.
 Watch it in all its glory here and bask in its strangely therapeutic effect. |
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| Cats have over 100 vocal chords. |
| Giraffes in comparison have none. Cockroaches like to eat stamp glue whilst camels chew in a figure 8. Catfish have the most tastebuds on the planet. Nature moves in mysterious ways. All things to mull over next time the local feline choir come calling. |
| Free free free |
 Despite the rain, the VAT increase and PCEP syndrome*, January isn't all doom and mung bean tea gloom. You can get your next innocent smoothie for free. Yep. That's right. Absolutely free. Next time you're nipping down the shops, just pick your favourite recipe, stroll to the till and pay in the usual way. Whilst you're queuing, have a think about how you'd complete the phrase 'I think innocent smoothies are…' in 15 words. Jot it down on a bit of paper/the back of your hand and send your till receipt and your completed phrase (preferably not with your hand) to the freepost address on the back by the end of March. 28 days after we receive it, you'll get a nice cheque landing on your doormat for whatever you paid. Bingo. To find out more, have a deeks here. |
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| New year, new you |
 According to experts, this is the week when good intentions and resolutions start to wobble. Selection boxes are empty, no one is really sure when it's okay to stop wishing people a happy new year and everyone has new trainer blisters. So if the straight and narrow path is starting to veer towards Wotsit Central, steer yourself back with one of our New Year, New You™ boxes. We've got 10 to give away and they're packed with tasty grasshopper porridge, motivational We Are What We Do stationery, lots of veg pot and smoothie vouchers and whatever other jolly stuff we have kicking about the office. To bagsy a box and carry on 2011 as you started it, just click here. |
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| Mrs. Flynn |
 Mrs. Flynn of Thamesmead, London called last week to let us know how much she liked our new superhero ad. Mrs. Flynn also wanted us to know that she really liked the song that features on the ad too. And Mrs. Flynn hoped that, if it wasn't be too much trouble, we'd be able to send her a copy of both on CD and DVD so she could enjoy them to her heart's content. Mrs. Flynn has an exemplary telephone manner. Mrs. Flynn was also 80 last birthday. So what Mrs. Flynn wants, Mrs. Flynn gets.
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Tea and kittens anyone?
Oh so foodie trendy
Rainbow machine
Treat your office to lunch
Snow wonder
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| And finally, finally... |
Just one click to make it better?Just click here and it will be alright (thanks to Stateside Vicky for this link)
What's the all about? Just click the birdy and it will let you re-tweet any of our 'and finally' links at the touch of a button. It's all about word of mouse these days. |
*post Christmas empty pockets |
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| Inside Fruit Towers this week |
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| Film Club screened the Dark Knight with beer and popcorn, Madhu opened letters whilst drinking Film Club's beer, Jamie C turned down the offer of half price pyjamas, a single glove and black hat joined the lost property outfit slowly accumulating at the front desk, George agreed to get a spray tan for charity, Janel played football on ice, Delia took 40 hours to travel back from Mexico, Alison, Jack, Zoe B and Oli M all got haircuts and Paul B finally picked up his post. |
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Bob of the Week this week is Diana's husband, Bob. We're sure he's a diligent husband, a superb cricketer, a fine upstanding member of the community and a dab hand at car maintenance, kedgeree and sock darning. Diana didn't mention any of this in in her email. She just let the photo do the talking.
 Got a good Bob? Nominate them by emailing
iambob@innocentdrinks.co.uk and see their face (or nose) right here |
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Continuing in the well mannered style of Mrs. Flynn, this week's Corner of the Week is Brought Up Proper corner. Laura wrote to say thank you for the wrapping paper we sent out for Christmas. She also sent a picture of her two sisters, Chelsie and Aimee, on Christmas morning, enjoying their beautifully wrapped gifts.
So in the spirit of prolonging this joyful circle of giving and receiving, we're sharing it with you. Please enjoy. And remember to post the thank you cards. |
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| Hello and welcome to this shiny new year. |
| We hope that your 2011 is filled with nothing but love, laughter, health, wealth, merriment and a tin whistle. Or a swannee model. Depending on how lucky you are. |
| New year, new telly ad |
| First things first - we've made a new telly ad. It's got fruit, it's got capes and it's got the best voiceover in the history of people who have booming voices and excellent beards. But that's enough of a trailer teaser for you. Click here to watch it in full and banish perilous peckishness forever more. |
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| New year, new start |
 Or just the chance to raise your profile at work a bit. If you're desperately racking your brains for how to impress your boss, then rack no more. To get a bunch of our tasty veg pots delivered to you and your esteemed colleagues for free, just fill in your details here. Employee of the Month guaranteed. |
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| New year, old video |
 Well, old if you saw it before Christmas, new if it's the first time you've seen it today (alldepends on how you look at your glass). Back in December, the excellent Oli M and innocent Glee Club made a little filmic Christmas gift for the world and it's a truly bona fide treat for the eyes. So to give your peepers a feast that won't add any more strain to your elasticated moleskine jeans, just click here.
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Bird blusher
Sword shooting
Dip drips no more
Pixel dreams
Power point slam
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Only time for a single click this week? Better make it this one. (thanks to Timotay for this link)
What's the all about? Just click the birdy and it will let you re-tweet any of our 'and finally' links at the touch of a button. It's all about word of mouse these days. |
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| Ed D recited an ode to promo return on investment, soup was the favoured lunch of the week, someone forgot to change the water for the Christmas tree which means the festive waft of pine has been replaced by the stagnant smell of sick, Jenny M received the worst haul of Christmas presents (2 copies of the same cookbook, a Buckingham Palace bag and a bottle of knock off perfume) and Katie revealed her great, great granddad was Mr. Terry of Terry's Chocolate Orange fame. |
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This week's Bob of the Week is Bob of Bib and Bob fame. Bib is red. Bob is blue. They hang out, play with balloons and do all kinds of fun stuff that only animated rectangles can. Check out their antics here.
 Know a good Bob? Send them to
iambob@innocentdrinks.co.uk and it could be their face to next grace this space.
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This week's Corner of the Week is green tea corner. Next week it'll be back to good old builders, Americanos and chai lapsong lattes but for now, it's green tea in the mug, feng sui on the desk and lunchtime jogging.
Normal service will resume Monday. Or possibly Saturday. |
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