You’re obviously too young to remember Michael Foot, Gary.

His cool reply makes it easy to forget that he wasn’t actually answering the question he’d been asked, which was perfectly legitimate and not at all asking him to speculate on medical matters.

1. I’ve stopped biting my nails. You’d have thought the opposite, but the instruction to keep your hands away from your face has hit home and so my talons have grown. This morning I was showering with my usual […]

I’m happy to be corrected, but I think this insurance thing is a bit of a canard. Most insurance polices cover damage to the property or business; very few business owners go the whole hog and buy something that […]

Bizarre. I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got is one of the most celebrated albums of the 1990s — by anybody with ears.

Weird how people comment to say, ‘Who is she?’ Why don’t they just Google it?

Processed cheese slices, especially the round smoked ones. I can easy do a whole pack.

Crikey. That reminds me, I must fill in my Love Island application.

You’re a genius. I couldn’t even work out how to work it out. Thank you!

If you’re such a clever clogs, answer me this. If someone is falling at a speed of 177kmph, how long will it take them to fall 1km?

“A week before she left me, my wife bought Kitty this cat-training toy. Regretfully, I must award it five stars.”

I’m happy to say that Swinsian has provided me with my answer. Yes, there are drawbacks — see above — but the benefits are better than the drawbacks are a drag, so I’m considering it a home win.

The best […]

Thank! Yes, I did look at Roon last night. To be honest, I think it probably offers more than I’m looking for. i.e. “Instead of seeing a spreadsheet-like view of your music (as with iTunes and almost all other […]

Right — I’m trying something called Swinsian. I may be some time…

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Can I ask — does it build to something worthwhile? I’m about 40 mins in (the bit at his kid’s school play); I’m struggling, and if it’s going to be 90 minutes more of swearing followed by him getting shot in the […]

I had a life-changing interview with him, as described here (I’m ‘Joe Meek’)…

Aside from Paths of Glory, which is a flat-out masterpiece, my favourites come from his later years: Catch Me A Spy, The Light at the Edge of the World and The Fury.

It’s way easier to log onto Twitter than put my head in the toilet.

Anyway, I was scurrilously referring to the fact that the top trending topic was ;Natalie Wood’, which as somebody pointed out, is […]