As Technorati really is rubbish and as I like to wave to the people who visit me (it’s only polite and you never know, some of them might be cute) it’s about time I made a proper note of some of the latest people linking here. I know, I know, nowadays everyone reads blogs - […]
“You have 2 new messages.” Outlook interrupts me, just, just at the moment I’m about to finally start on that translation I’ve been putting off for days.
The first message is, of course, some nonsense resulting from a job interview, the second, much more importantly, is this week’s internet dating ‘best matches’.
I love reading singles ads. […]
They shouldn’t try and buy shoes at the Clark’s Factory Outlet Shop in Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre….
“It’s a bit nasty, but they are Clarks and they’re really, really cheap,” I was told, “and you do need a pair for tonight.”
And it’s true, I do need a pair of shoes for tonight and they are […]
On parenting:
This help should always be offered on a voluntary basis first. But where people really need it and their children are at risk we should not shy away from using court orders to make sure they attend parenting classes.
- John Reid, Minister for Illiberalism
That man is second-favourite to be the next Prime Minister! Although […]
#16,873 of an ongoing series.
Look. If you’re a German firm and want a, how would you say? ‘Cool’ English tagline to go under your company name, get a native speaker (who isn’t evil) to at least look at it. And not after it’s been printed over all your trucks. Yes, you’ve used different typeface strengths […]
You rent it out to someone who’s booked and paid for an Audi….
Okay, okay. Skoda’s are apparently nowhere near as bad as they used to be. I remember as a youngster being terrified that my father might, as one of his brilliant cost-saving measures, buy a Skoda and that I’d be driven to school […]
