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• Look, It's Not My Fault, It's That Bookseller in Sherborne Market!

  Regular readers will know of my, shall we say, erratic reading habits. I never seem to have less than three books on the go at any given time. Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Ouch!!!!!!

  Today I was sent a newsletter from Classicfm, the classical music radio station here in the UK. It had a section on historical insults from one musician aimed a... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• "La Malaise"

  My heading, according to Alexander Smoltczyk writing in Der Spiegel, is the current descriptive term for France - as used by the French themselves! Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Should 'Dim Dave' Wear a Red Nose?

  I ask because there has been some clown-like hilarity in his response to recent events. First, he spent several days flexing his muscles and pronouncing his... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Sorry, Sorry and Why Am I Not Surprised?

  I'm sorry because I failed to warn you that I would be going AWOL yesterday. Actually, it took me a bit by surprise because we had a sudden conglomeration of... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• They Do Planned Disasters So Much Bigger and Better 'over There'

  Where-as we tend to bumble blindly and ineptly into our man-made disasters, 'the cousins' do it properly after much detailed discussion and planning. Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Your Monday Funnies: 21.7.14

  This first 'Funnie' is for Ortega my Spanish e-pal but it should give you all a smile to start the week: A Spanish Teacher was explaining to her class that in... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• The (late) Sunday Rumble: 20.7.14

  And, no, it's not because I slept in this morning. It's because SoD and partner were here, so blame him! Alas, given the dismal week that has just passed, sorry... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Little Things Mean a Lot - Especially in War

  Yesterday, The Mail enclosed a reprint of part of their edition dated December 17th 1914. The main heading says it all: GERMANS BOMBARD THREE ENGLISH TOWNS... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• The Way to Cripple Russia? Give Them More Prestigious Sporting Events!

  It's hard not to laugh when a man's hat is blown off in the wind and he trips and falls in a puddle whilst chasing it and is then run over by a bus. Well, it... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• In Which 'The Speccie' Gets Rather Emotional

  The editorial in this week's Spectator is rather unusual in that it has allowed itself to become a tad emotional which , as we all do know, is frightfully... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• He Hates America So It's a Pity They Voted Him in as President

  Prior to his first election and during the first year or so I was fairly neutral concerning Barack Obama, not least because I, and just about everyone else, kne... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• 'A Cabinet of All the Talents'? Oh, My God!

  So that's it, then, is it, Dave? You demote the one man in the cabinet, Michael Gove, who has actually achieved a roll-back of socialism in our schools, and... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• But at Least 'Dim Dave' Reads This Blog!

  Well, he must have done. Only a few weeks back I was advocating that what might be called the regular fighting forces on land, sea and air be cut back and... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• 'Dim Dave' Picked a Dummy

  It seemed like only minutes after Dave picked Lady Butler-Sloss to head the witch hunt enquiry into alleged paedophile activities 30-odd years ago that the... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Your Monday Funnies: 14.7.14

  Slightly busy Monday morning for me so without further ado: A husband and wife are sitting quietly in bed reading when the Wife looks over at him and asks the... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• The Sunday Rumble: 13.7.14

  Well done, 'The Speccie': In the face of this howling gale of national hysteria concerning old pervs and gropers from decades ago which seems to have blown all... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Germany Shifts

  The recent kerfuffle between Berlin and Washington which ended - or at least, this round ended - with the Berlin Head of Station for the CIA being booted out - ... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• And Lo, I Am the Bearer of Glad-ish Tidings

  Of course, they're not my "glad-ish tidings" but those of Mr. Dan Hodges, the columnist for The Daily Telegraph. But first, a word about Mr. Hodges, himself. Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Strike? What Strike?

  'Pathetic' barely describes the pathos of yesterday's public (non) service unions attempt to mount a strike. Poor - well, not exactly poor, really - old Arthur... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2014 HUMOR, SOCIETY