If only one good thing emerges from the covid pandemic, surely it will be mass rejection of the domestic slavery of ironing? Continue reading
If a global pandemic can teach us anything, surely it’s that nobody should be ironing anymore?
Category Archives: The reality of… Popular Culture
I’m not apologising for apostrophising
Sorry, not sorry. I am what some people would perhaps call a grammar Nazi, an officer of the grammar police, an arse. I would disagree; I am simply someone who knows how to wield an apostrophe correctly and thinks that it’s … Continue reading
EU Referendum? Ee By Gum Referendum more like!
On 23rd June the UK will be going to the polls to vote on whether to leave the EU or remain. However, in the absence of any clear facts and nothing but contradictions from both camps, I have considered all … Continue reading
Who let the dogs out?
I recently missed someone who came to read my electricity meter and they left a card. It was this line that caught my interest: ‘Please make sure all dogs are kept secure and out of sight on my return. Thank you’ … Continue reading
What’s in a (Place) Name?
I love a place name. When I was younger I always wanted to live in Ashby de la Zouch. Not only because it sounded so exotic but because it was where Adrian Mole lived. I also liked the idea of … Continue reading
Second Class Uprising
At the time of writing I am sat on a train to London where the big news is that carriage K is closed to public use. I know this because they have declared it several times, instructing passengers not to … Continue reading
The Kings of Royalties
Many years ago, when we were poor students, a friend and I had an amazing idea for getting rich. We realised that the media was lazy and lacked imagination and that they seemed to have a set playlist for events/incidents/occasions … Continue reading
Perfume & Trumps 