If, like us, you think vanity plates are an unnecessary vulgarity, then you’re best not to read on.

Dutch firm Name Your Porsche has taken the whole horrible business one step further with their new service, creating customized nameplates for all models of the iconic 911, as well as the Cayenne, Cayman and Boxster.

And it’s not just limited to names..

You can make up anything you want: ‘made in Germany’, ‘back off’, ‘follow me’ or ‘have a nice day’… Or why not use the back of your Porsche to make a personal message like: ‘no more Ferrari’, ‘my third’, or ‘thanks daddy’.

How about ‘Please don’t hate me because I’m a wanker’, ‘If you can read this, what’s happened to my caravan’, or even ‘For sale – call ********’.

Name Your Porsche [via The Red Ferret Journal]

Everyone has a tried and true hangover cure: fried food, more alcohol, over-the-counter analgesics, medically-induced comas, etc etc.

As with every illness, however, prevention is the best cure.

(Obviously the best way to avoid a hangover would be to stay sober. But we all know that’s not an option. In fact, we’re disappointed in you for making us mention it.)

Luckily our bitter enemies kindred spirits at Urban Monarch have posted the foolproof five simple rules to drink to excess and avoid a hangover. For example:

RULE # 2 : Stick to top shelf booze

Part of what causes a hangover is the amount of contaminents which remain in the liquor after the filtration process in complete. Higher quality (and yes, priced) liquor constantly advertises the fact that additional distillation is used (”Triple Distilled!”) for a reason; it makes the taste smoother and eases your body’s work in processing it. And leads to a lot less hangovers.

They all make sense, and there’s nothing there that we haven’t heard before.

But it’s amazing how soon we forget them when the thinking turns to drinking.

A tippler’s life for me : preventing hangovers [Urban Monarch via
Liquor Snob]

There are men who wear scarves and men who don’t. Those who don’t won’t understand. Those who do will agree that it’s half of the fun of winter.

Carrying an almost eccentric style about them, as much is conveyed by the way a scarf is tied, as in the choice of scarf itself.

Thankfully for the unenlightened, Men’s Flair have thrown together a quick cheatsheet on the hows and whys of scarves and scarf tying, as well as throwing in a few scarf basics.

You can also try a white silk aviator scarf in the style of Robert Redford in the 1974 film The Great Gatsby, which you wrap once around the neck. Worn with a leather jacket or sophisticated dinner dress, this look is rarely seen anymore, so if you’re a classic guy who likes originality, then this is certainly for you.

It’ll tell you which mean wear which scarves and with which outfit. And, best of all, it even advocates such antiquated and bizarre styles as the ascot, the shawl and the regular necktie wrapped around as a scarf.

The time to reclaim scarves from the snowmen is nigh! Actually, they can probably keep them. Like, they’ve been sitting out in the snow and are covered with kid germs. And they smell of pipe smoke.

Men’s Scarf Tying Guide [Mens Flair]