It’s a good opening, but it’s no Iain Banks, who has the best opening sentence of any book, ever.

Much the same here. Just substitute NT for Queensland.

I get to start refereeing again tonight. Or play hockey on Thursday. Or trivia on Wednesday. Or…

The States is in a worse position than the UK, which […]

So too Mssrs Ellen and Hepworth of the former parish on the podcast.

And “ the sound of young Islington” whenever the polis went by

Sharon and I will be by ourselves; her family in the States, and mine in York/the States.
It will also be RF hot; it’s a real shock hearing Christmas carols when it’s approaching 40 degrees.

We will, how […]

Any idea what those numbers are like when expressed as a %age of eligible voting population? That might be interesting.

Oh, to add:
Father Ted.
Drop the Dead Donkey.

“There’s nobody here but us chickens.

This, I think.

There is no evidence of a mind at work in the slightest. No original thought at all.

Blackadder
I still love The Young Ones
I remember Jerry Sadowitz’s show with great affection.
There was a period of time that Only Fools and Horses was the gold standard.

Forsyth was great with those absurdist sight gags. See also: the motorbike every time he tries to use the phone box in Local Hero.

My huge antipathy is driven by the fact you can’t divorce his achievements from the technology and team orders, which make a mockery of the idea of fair and honest racing.

I would say the same about most m […]

Like Grayling, she has one quality that the PM du jour needs and likes: loyalty to the cause right now.

“Has to be an element” is a bit extreme.

There’s plenty of other posts on this thread casting legitimate doubt on the “greatest” claim. Are you suggesting that were all motivated in part by racism?

Here in the land of perpetual sunshine, Adelaide locked down, and most of the other States have barred travelers from SA.

The number of cases? About 18.

If you can’t extrapolate from the general to the specific, especially with regard to dynamics of abusive relationships, then I can’t help you.

What kind of proof would satisfy you, out of interest? Because in […]

Well done for not reading to or responding to the articles. Worried that your attitudes might get challenged?

Maybe it’s domestic abuse, maybe it’s coercive control, maybe it’s both.

I’m sorry SteveT and Gary, but I find your approach to this to be outdated and bordering on misogynistic. The research is plentiful about […]

And that is generally the approach that my ex and I take with my 16 year old.

he’s come to the conclusion that she’s a psycho all on his own, sadly. But I decided when we split that he would never get put in […]

In fairness, he took the approach I would, which isn’t your favorite 8 tracks, but 8 tracks that have strong memories for you.

I’d pick a song for my Dad, one for my son, one for Sharon, and then other […]

If you have the time to spare, and the inclination, legal twitter yesterday was a great place to be. Giuliani had a VERY bad day at the office, and the commentary was top notch.