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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1379 )

• "Who's Sorry Now"?

  Who's sorry now, who's sorry nowWhose heart is achin' for breakin' each vowWho's sad and blue, who's cryin' tooJust like I cried over youRight to the end just... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• The Most Dangerous High-wire Act in the Chinese Circus

  Regular readers may remember that a year or so back I suffered with a dose of Sino-situs ("Oh, very witty, Wilde!") in which I did my best to get to grips with... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Will France Attack Germany?

  Well, it would make a change, don't you think? But of course, I don't mean a military attack, I mean a political-economic attack and the' battlefield' as so... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Burning Books Isn't ALWAYS Bad!

  Not when it is this particular book of whose imminent publication I warned you some time ago. Happily, I am saved the bother of actually reading the wretched... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• It's Not My Fault, It's Those Bloody Words!

  I was going to begin with an apology to you all for preaching an incorrect sermon but then I remembered that none of you pay the slightest attention to... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Spooks 3 : MPs 1

  

  I have just watched the first public parliamentary questioning of the bosses of our three intelligence agencies. I confess to being impressed - with them, that... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Yes, I'm a Spoilsport - Literally!

  Sky News has been intermittently irritating me this morning with constant repetitions of footage from outer space showing some 'Russkies' proudly locking their... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Not the Face of War but the Screen-shot of War

  Here's a piece of first-class writing by Matthew Power in GQ News on a subject that both fascinates and repels. I will quote the opening paragraphs without... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• 'Miss Poke' Appears in the NYT, Or Was It 'Miss Print'?

  Corruption is, oh, so easy! Give a bit here, take a bit there, and before you know it you're up to your nostrils in liquid shit and the Devil's about to roar... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Timing, as in Sex and Drumming, is Everything!

  

  Yes, yes, I know, I trot that old saying out pretty regularly but if I can't be a bit of a bore at my age and on my own blog then where and when can I be? Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Which of These Two Ranks as the Stupidest Woman in Britain?

  

  Don't say you are never given a choice, here at D N, so go on, take your pick! The one on the left, Maria Miller, is on the Right; and the one on the right,... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• It's Being So Cheerful as Keeps Me So, Er, Miserable, Actually!

  Yes, yes, I know this blog is known as 'The Glums' but the fact is that there is precious little 'Good News' to go around. Although, having said that, just... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• You're Confused, Well, My Brain Looks Like Scrambled Egg!

  What's a body to believe these days? Take the euro for starters - oh, go on, please, take it and, er, bin it, will you? To weigh up that problem on this hand,... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Your Monday Funnies: 4.11.13

  "As good as this bar is," said the Scotsman, "I still prefer the pubs back home. In Glasgow , there's a wee place called McTavish's. The landlord goes out of hi... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• The (late) Sunday Rumble: 3.11.13

  And, no, I did not sleep in! It's just that we had a couple of visitors and I was on breakfast-chef duties - as well as clearing up afterwards duties! Anyway,... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Give This Lady the Freedom of Orpington!

  

  Sometimes 'thank you' just isn't enough. Yes, indeed, there are some acts undertaken by some people which are simply too excellent, too brim-full of goodness an... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• So, Mr. Khan Said, How Pleased Are You at Your Promotion?

  Well, he jolly well should be pleased because those 72 virgins he's been yearning for just took a big step closer towards him! Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Some Good News, Even If It is 60-odd Years Old!

  I have noticed that this blog has a tendency to extreme gloominess, or to be precise, a tendency to spread gloominess amongst others whilst remaining, itself,... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Mr. Pachauri, What Exactly is It That You Don't Understand Between the Words...

  First of all, an extravagant sweep of a hat-tip towards my pal, A. K. Haart, who featured this story on Tuesday. In turn, and I am sure I speak for him as... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2013 HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Whither the German Dumpling?

  No, no, I am not being rude about Frau Merkel, I am, after all, an English gentleman who would not stoop to such ungallantry! However, there is a dumpling-like... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2013 HUMOR