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• The Enigma of Lord Grey of Fallodon

  Lord who of where? I hear you mutter! I refer, of course, to Sir Edward Grey, a man who served as Foreign Secretary for eleven years during what could be... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• A Night at the Opera Can Be, Er, Quite Exciting

  Who knew? Such goings on in the high brow and high note world of opera! First of all, the entire cast of La Traviata at Opéra Bastille in Paris refused to go... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Sorry, Simon, Darling but Simply Too O.T.T.

  

  I faced a quandry last Saturday night because it was the second tranche of the Aussie thriller I watched the week before but on BB2 there was Simon Scharma... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Your Monday Funnies: 20.10.14

  This first one is a corker - thanks, Andra: A man walked out to the street and caught a taxi just going by. He got into the taxi and the cabbie said, "Perfect... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• The Unlamented Death of a Total Tit!

  Of course, the title above refers to my response to the death of Professor A. H. Halsey. No doubt his family and friends are grieving for a man who... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Watching Ed Miliband Crisping Slowly on the Spit, Such Fun!

  I neither expect nor want my politicians to be 'goodie-goodies'. It's a tough old world out there and you need very tough people to hack their way through it... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Only in 'Arkieland' Or Serbia, Perhaps!

  This blog is pleased to announce that we are celebrating a very distinguished and historic anniversary tomorrow, the 17th October. 'Our Man In Arkansas'... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• "It's the Same the Whole World Over"

  Slightly pushed for time this morning so I have only skim-read a piece by ABC News analysing a poll taken in America in conjunction with The WaPo. Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• In Which My Interest in 'footie' is Re-awakened

  

  I know, I know, I've told you before 'many a time and too oft' that my method of watching 'footie' on the 'telly' is to have the sound off, merely glancing up... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• More "dismal Science" - Sorry

  

  Yes indeed, Thomas Carlyle in the 19th century was right to describe economics as "the dismal science" and nothing has changed since then. Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• An X-rated Picture

  

  Not a very pretty picture, I would rather look at a Paul Klee, but sometimes these things must be faced - and you can always rely Tyler Durdan at Zero Hedge to... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Your Virtual Tour of - Arkansas!

  

  Yes, you lucky people, courtesy of 'Uppers', a frequent visitor here at D N and a near neighbour of 'JK', I am able to offer you an exclusive tour of Arkansas. Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• I Bring You Joyous Tidings From, Er, Australia

  

  Yes, indeed, no wonder all my Aussie e-pals were unable to wake up the other morning, they'd obviously been partying away to the wee small hours as only... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Your Monday Funnies: 13.10.14

  You wage slaves need cheering up this morning as you fight your way into work through gale force winds and horizontal rain. Don't think us retirees aren't... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• The Sunday Rumble: 12.10.14

  'SigInt' at work: A rare and fascinating glimpse through the keyhole at GCHQ is provided by Charles Moore in The Telegraph and I urge you all to read it. Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Wake Up, You Lot 'down Under There'!

  Honestly, typical Aussies, always "sleepin' in the noonday sun" and never around when you want them! Tonight, BBC4 has finally come to its senses and finished... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• A Party Political Broadsheet on Behalf of the Democrat Party!

  Alas, 'Our Man in Arkansas' is sleeping off his last meeting with his pal, good ol' 'One-tooth' Barney Magroo, his source for "events, dear boy, events" in... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• You All Deserve a Klee Day - God, I'm Good to You!

  

  It has been a long time since I treated you all to a Klee day so just sit back, don't try and make sense of it, just enjoy the whimsicality, admire the subtle... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Who Bleeds Most?

  First of all, an apology to my many foreign readers for my recent habit of returning to British politics - again - and again! But please understand that since... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Frau Pinchpurse Rules OK!

  

  The question is simple, or perhaps, simply difficult, whatever, but would you want this woman as your bank manager? The Kaiserin: "Vee haf vays of cutting your... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY