Why did it have to be Timon of Athens ... Timon of Atherstone would have indicated the true level of tedium more accurately.
Two Gentlemen of Ventnor would have been a hoot though ......
Interesting discussion on the radio yesterday (Woman's Hour - I was on the way to the dentist and needed distraction). Someone pointed out that Judges are one of the last 'public servants' who have...
Allowed my sweet tooth to get the better of me & stuffed a Cadburys Chocolate Eclair in my mouth - well it looked lonely in the bowl on the conference room table. I didn't remember them having...
The DJs play a game where they award winners great prizes. The game is called 'Mate Match'. The DJs call someone at work and ask if they are married or seriously involved with someone. If the...
I am arbitrarily choosing "Books that will make us laugh" as the genre for this month - after a few comments about the 'grim' nature of June's shortlist I thought we should lighten the tone...
The galley slaves were taking a rest after a full day rowing under merciless sun with the sound of the slave driver's gong still ringing in their ears. "It's not the captain's waterskiing that...
http://www.guardian.c...pendence-tax-backlash
... and while you're at it please could you settle the bill for all the services you've ponced off us over the years....
Enough with all this football nonsense ... the real summer event starts next week : http://www.letour.fr/...E/us/le_parcours.html Addictive TV (even if the mesmeric David Duffield has hung up his...
You may recall that gness despatched the AB hitman (sunny-dave aka 'moped boy') with instructions to 'sort out' the errant author, before any more lurid tales of cleavages, bums and massage parlours...
In a show of decisiveness that would make Greece proud the AB BOTM poll ended in a tie :+) Peter James – ‘Dead Simple’ Tess Gerritsen - ‘The Surgeon’ So I'm making an...
... huge piece of metal in rear bike tyre, fortunately not at too high a speed - about 40 miles from home on way for few days oop north. Tyre was f*cked (technical term) - called recovery to get home...
Just woke up to find a very old (pretty much inactive) gmail account has been hacked - I don't think anyone here has received any spam - but apologies if you did. Now busy changing *all* passwords for...
... a rather bedraggled carrier pigeon has arrived at Sunny Dave Towers. The message attached says : "Technological incompetence prevents me logging into AB whilst on my holiday - please say...
I've just had my third or fourth bag of Jersey Royals for this season - and am deeply disappointed. Not special, not worth the premium and (to be frank) not tasting like proper Jerseys at all. This...