An Irishman, Seamus, wanting to earn some weekend pin-money, decided to hire himself out as a ”handy man" and started canvassing a nearby well-to-do neighbourhood in Ascot, just outside London. He...
The Smiths were unable to conceive children and decided to use a surrogate father to start their family. On the day the proxy father was to arrive, Mr. Smith kissed his wife goodbye and said, 'Well,...
I am short and chubby. If I buy a top in M&S I take a 16 and if I buy a skirt I take a 14. I do not have a waist! Is there a make of dress that caters for the fuller figure? I am OAP but like to look...
None of my holidays have been incident free but my trip to Los Angeles takes the biscuit. Some of the incidents include: 1. On the plane I was seated between two rather butch women - one wanted a...
Have had problems recently with spots round my mouth and lower cheeks (and arms and shoulders but they are less visible) and am having difficulty in getting rid of them, if anyone has any good...
. .. ... knock off and have a sit down. The move went well yesterday, the weather was kind to us, nice and sunny for most of the day. We made 3 trips with the van which as we've only moved about ½...
bus stops and 2 Italian men get on. They sit down and engage in an animated conversation. The lady sitting next to them ignores them at first, but her attention is galvanized when she hears one of...
4 Across, Chest of drawers, rich, of fine working (10) 9 Across, Graduate woman's rage about more gin being spilled (8,7) 10 Across, Unexpectedly sharing oil between two countries (5-5) 15 Across, No...
I took my grandchildren to our local farm, as the Farmer Mr. Barnyard, kindly said we could visit anytime. My neighbours warned me he likes to gossip, a muckraker......
I am learning the art of cryptic and am enjoying it immensely. I recognise various indicators but where a substitute word is used I get confused, for example...
A priest was called away on an emergency. Not wanting to leave the confessional booth unattended, he called his rabbi friend from across the street and asked him to cover for him. The rabbi told him...