Here’s some much-needed wisdom from the manual for my new fridge: Problem: Bottles or receptacles are touching each other Solution: Move the bottles or receptacles slightly away from each other. Perhaps one of the manual writers always wanted to write … Continue reading →
It turns out Justin Trudeau has often done something that would result in career suicide if done by a conservative: Two more instances of Justin Trudeau in racist makeup have surfaced hours after Time Magazine reported that he wore brown … Continue reading →
How We Can Be A Better Cricket Team, by Trevor Bayliss: Exclusively revealed: Trevor Bayliss shares his blueprint for English cricket to make the Test team more successful One of his ideas is: Banning touring players from playing county cricket … Continue reading →
A fitting end to a wretched Prime Ministership. The music fits perfectly. … Continue reading →
You remember the Australian guy who ate a raw slug while drunk and it eventually killed him? Now there’s a guy – also an Australian, you may not be surprised to hear – who’s eaten a raw gecko, and that … Continue reading →
This is actually a good idea: German soldiers used broomsticks painted black instead of guns during a joint Nato exercise last year due to severe equipment shortages, it has emerged. The incident took place during exercises for Nato’s rapid … Continue reading →
I am serious — Steve Bell, the long-time Guardian cartoonist is a national treasure. He should be knighted one day, and buried in Westminster Abbey. For over twenty years the Guardian has chosen to publish his political cartoons. This has … Continue reading →
Woman complains about a dating agency. The complaint is reasonable. The naivety, however, is astounding: I spent £2,795 with a dating agency called Attractive Partners, which after five months has not found me any decent men. I took the … Continue reading →
Rory Stewart is in my front room asking me questions in Arabic, and he won’t leave. Please send help. The children are terrified of him. Update: One thing I’ve discovered from our little chat is that Rory’s full name is … Continue reading →
I have finally discovered what the White Walkers were trying to say! Here’s the message: “PASS THERESA’S WITHDRAWAL AGREEMENT OR YOU SHALL ALL DIE”. [P.S. This is my created graphic, it’s not just something stolen off the internet.] … Continue reading →
So. Game of Thrones. I don’t watch it, except the occasional bit when I can’t avoid it (my wife is a fan). Latest episode: dragon burns city. So I watched this short clip in a story about the Simpsons predicting … Continue reading →
In an amazing new scientific finding, it has been discovered that Conservative MPs perceive time slower than everyone else. … Continue reading →
Well, what a day. So much has happened. In the morning – this was yesterday morning now – I went to a Spiritual Well-Being seminar and the guru there said to live each day as if it was your last. I … Continue reading →
There’s a man whose brain disease makes him think it’s Christmas every day. Because he doesn’t like Christmas, this is horrible for him: His wife of 30 years Sarah, 63, said: “People say: ‘Oh how nice!’ when I tell them … Continue reading →
Taking inspiration from I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue, here’s the first in a series of posts about new definitions for old words or phrases. Sparked debate: the meaning of this phrase has changed. When it’s used in relation to … Continue reading →
