It may seem odd that anyone would buy a box of chocolates because a name unconnected with the manufacture of confectionery was associated with it.

ECONOMIST: Bill Blass

Portsmouth, to their credit, created the odd half chance in reply, a Younes Kaboul tackle denying Brown inside the box and Kanu scuffing wide when well placed.

BBC: Tottenham 2-0 Portsmouth

The house was large but odd-shaped bony and tall and narrow, like a cereal box, with the narrow side to the street, the wide side a wall of windows.

NEWYORKER: Mr. Bones