Free in The Guardian

alittlepoison has been coming up with ideas for cheap and useful things that the Guardian could give away free instead of wrapping paper designed by Yoko Ono. Here's a list.

Free in the Guardian

An Eco-friendly bin-bag
A sardine
A dead wasp
Organic pea seeds
A temporary tattoo
A poppadom (with recipe by Jamie Oliver)
A poster sized sudoku
'Paxman's Maze' - a maze puzzle by Jeremey Paxman
The abridged Bible
A charity poppy
A Lenny Henry mask
A DVD-R
Throwing stars
A complete set of cutlery, over a week
A peacock feather
Five nails
A whoopee cushion
A satsuma
A zinc tablet
A scouring pad
A weed from Jamie Oliver's garden
A drawing by Jamie Oliver's children
Slug pellets
A collapsible paper top hat
'Scratch and sniff' Oscar ceremony photo
A random tarot card featuring Christian Bale
Four sheets of baking paper
A 6x10 grid of cheap condoms
An unabridged transcription of an episode of 'Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'
Mein Kampf
A poster of Jamie Oliver in Sainsburys
A re-usable chip cone
A sherbet dip-dab
A pair of black socks
Carol Vorderman's guide to long division
A night-bus timetable
A map of Peru
Some onion powder
Some itching powder
Five jokes by Paul Daniels
A cheap flick-knife
Dax
The first 60 minutes of The Breakfast Club on DVD
A painting by Martin Scorsese of Kate Winslet on a horse
Fleet Foxes reading today's news on an mp3 CD
A plastic compass for navigating Sainsburys with Jamie Oliver's face on it
'A Little Wizard's guide to Ron Weasley'
A glossy photograph of Jude Law's hands
Rizlas
Fresh basil leaves
A Tetley tea bag
'Obama Biden 2008' bumper sticker
An afghan scarf designed by Jamie Oliver
Charlie Brooker sings Johnny Cash
Glow sticks
Blueprints of building work planned for Paddy Considine's bungalow
A poster of the aliens from the Smash advert
Che Guevara poster
Che Guevara poster with Alistair Darling's face photoshopped onto it
Bob Marley poster
Bob Marley poster with Barack Obama's face photoshopped onto it
Poster with Mitchell and Webb on one side and Morecambe and Wise on the other
A recording of moorhens chirping
George Monbiot's exercise regime
A vanilla pod
Basil-leaf print tea-towel
A piece of toast
A mousetrap
A sachet of brandy
Some news

See the Guardian's celebrity Christmas wrapping paper designs.

 

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Bonnie DoonBy Bonnie Doon and RobotDan
11 December 2008
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