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Bild

Bild is the most popular newspaper in Germany, it’s kind of right-wing, a bit down-market and features semi-naked females - it would be instantly recognisable to Britons as “The Sun with Umlauts”.
Duncan seems to pick up a copy from his co-workers occasionally and quotes from it. The newspaper is, and I want to be kind […]

“Homophilophobia”

noun. The hidden liberal fear that constantly speaking out in favour of gay rights will cause you to get pegged as a nancyboy yourself.
from Hoot Islands Eroticionary

Translation Of The Day

The German word for “dentist” is “Zahnarzt”, literally “tooth doctor”. If however, you ever asked me to translate the word “Zahnarzt” back into English I’d tell you it was “evil, greedy, money-grabbing bastard”.
I’ve never, as some, been scared of dentists, in fact I actually look forward to it in a strange kind of way. This […]

Meet The Parents

New Year: For New Year I was in London. With V. And her family and friends.
I noticed something, something I hadn’t actually paid that much attention to before - her parents are from India. Obviously I’ve met them before, but never in their home environment…… I’ve always just thought of them as the parents of […]