Have you evered found yourself in a situation where you have your iPod in one hand, the Oyster card in the other hand, you need to light up a cigarette so you need a couple of extra hands to get the ciggy out of your pocket and then operate the lighter and at the same time your mobile rings and you need to answer it while someone is asking you for the time? How many pairs of hands do you reckon it would be optimal for the human race nowadays?

Did you have BBQ going yesterday in preparation for England’s game? Was it ruined because of the result or did you just carry on?

Having just about made it out of the groups, do you think England can pull a win against Germany and go to the quarter finals in this World Cup?

Think England can win this afternoon? Even more, do you think USA will NOT win? (in which case England goes through to the next round) Or is it going to be USA going through? What about Algeria? A win for them and a lose for England will see them going through! Will Slovenia hold top spot?

If you are the lucky one to have pulled Portugal in your office sweepstakes, you’re probably still celebrating after the thrashing they gave Korea yesterday. Do you think there will be any other team to match their 7 goals record in this World Cup?

The ministers have been urged recently to cut the drink-drive limit to a half nearly, following a government-comissioned report. Do you think this is a good thing and will help in preventing accidents or is it another way for the government trying to squeeze some more money from the drivers?

The new iPhone 4 can now be pre-ordered from Apple — are you gonna go for the new gadget from Apple or favour other brands over this?

Spotted by John D — Doggett’s Pub, South Bank, near the OXO Tower.

Interestingly enough it was left on the table – which makes us believe that somebody must have picked it up from one of the other spots we dropped this in, around the South Bank (well it was a sunny weekend after all so a few of us were to be seen sunning around there

Know any good pubs to watch the World Cup? (Obviously this will have to exclude any pubs showing ITV HD after the recent blunder in the England v USA game! Why not share it with us?

Are you organizing (or have you already organized) a World Cup Sweepstakes in your office? Apart from the obvious (England) what team are you hoping to get? Or what unheard-of teams have come out of the hat for you?