Finland's Ovi

A children’s TV channel is going to edit scenes from Tom and Jerry cartoons where characters are shown smoking. The move follows an investigation by media watchdog Ofcom into a viewer’s complaint that the vintage animations were not appropriate for young viewers.

Wait, a viewer’s complaint, ‘a’, not many viewers’ complaints, but one person has single-handedly managed to get smoking censored from classic cartoons. The power of the individual truly is awesome.

Has anybody ever been encouraged to smoke because a cartoon cat lit one up? “Excuse me sir, why did you smoke your first cigarette?” “Well, it all began after seeing Tom trying to impress a female cat by rolling a cigarette, lighting it and smoking it with one hand. I thought to myself, ‘that could be me!’”

Don’t these people have anything better to do with their lives, such as switching off the television and taking their kid outside. I guess they are too busy writing their next complaint letter trying to rewrite history.

Ok, we have been a bit slack in the last few weeks when it comes to updating this site, but that picture of two boys being hung has finally driven me to add a new post.

A bar in eastern China has come up with a novel way of attracting clients - they are allowed to beat up the staff.

The Rising Sun Anger Release Bar in Nanjing lets customers smash glasses, rant and even hit specially trained workers, state media reported. The owner, Wu Gong, told China Daily that he was inspired to open the bar by his experiences as a migrant worker.

The bar employs 20 men who have been given protective gear and physical training to prepare them for the job. Clients can ask the men to dress as the character they wish to attack.

I hope somebody copies this idea in Helsinki because it will be my first destination - I just hope they dress the man in a 1970’s safari suit to make it more realistic.