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Oh I loved this !
Posted on Sun, 18 Jan 2026
Oh I loved this !
So many clever use of words in there, but I think 'Bit of a drag in womenswear' is my favourite.
"loping around a Lingerie department trying to look inconspicuous" made me think of that Father Ted episode where a...
No job, low wage, AND a huge debt of tens of thousands of pounds when they leave !
When I went to university in 1973, only 5% of school leavers went to university, so a degree was really worth having. We got a decent grant and I worked...
We definitely need more school leavers (girls as well as boys) to become plumbers, electricians, car mechanics, lorry drivers etc. Job security, plenty of work, and good wages, if you're competent. Much better than going to University IMHO. ...
I've just been to the gym and sometimes I'm the only one in there not staring at a phone. I mean most people are actually using the equipment whilst scrolling and staring.
If the worst should come to worst and the vet recommends Ludo has his leg amputated, I just wanted to let you know that I had a cat with three legs who was very happy and active and actually amazingly agile.
Knotty was a long haired feral who I fed in the garden for 18 months, but I couldn't touch him. He would sit and talk to me while I was gardening, and always looked like he wanted to be loved, but was too scared.
I walked into the kitchen once to find my cat Knotty up on the worktop with his head stuffed in a plate of roast beef which I'd taken out of the fridge.. He'd only eaten two slices but I thought the rest would be a health hazard so I let him...
Oh I loved this !
Posted on Sun, 18 Jan 2026
Oh I loved this !
So many clever use of words in there, but I think 'Bit of a drag in womenswear' is my favourite.
"loping around a Lingerie department trying to look inconspicuous" made me think of that Father Ted episode where a...
Read full commentPosted in 3. An Expedition To The Pole (ii)
No Confusion
Posted on Sat, 17 Jan 2026
Please tell Alfred I don't think we're likely to confuse them.
Read full commentPosted in Christmas 2025 by Alfred N.Muggins
No job, low wage AND a huge
Posted on Sun, 11 Jan 2026
No job, low wage, AND a huge debt of tens of thousands of pounds when they leave !
When I went to university in 1973, only 5% of school leavers went to university, so a degree was really worth having. We got a decent grant and I worked...
Read full commentPosted in The Sun, Moon, & Stars.
Real jobs
Posted on Sun, 11 Jan 2026
We definitely need more school leavers (girls as well as boys) to become plumbers, electricians, car mechanics, lorry drivers etc. Job security, plenty of work, and good wages, if you're competent. Much better than going to University IMHO. ...
Read full commentPosted in The Sun, Moon, & Stars.
Yup Modern Life
Posted on Sun, 11 Jan 2026
Spot on Harry.
I've just been to the gym and sometimes I'm the only one in there not staring at a phone. I mean most people are actually using the equipment whilst scrolling and staring.
I suppose you could say nobody goes...
Read full commentPosted in Waiting for Godot 2026
The Triumph of Evil
Posted on Fri, 09 Jan 2026
I know Mark, there were lots of other words I could have used -'hypocrisy' is an obvious one. 'State sponsored terrorism' are another three.
There's irony and hypocrisy all over the place. Trump has steamed into Venezuela and kidnapped a...
Read full commentPosted in ICE terror
Help !
Posted on Sat, 10 Jan 2026
What a lovely man.
How much better the world would be if we could all do little acts of kindness for each other.
What might seem just a little act to me, not costing much time or money, might make a really big difference to someone...
Read full commentPosted in John-Mark.
Ludo
Posted on Wed, 07 Jan 2026
Hi Turlough
If the worst should come to worst and the vet recommends Ludo has his leg amputated, I just wanted to let you know that I had a cat with three legs who was very happy and active and actually amazingly agile.
He belonged...
Read full commentPosted in How to Make Money with a Broken Spirograph
Knotty was a long haired
Posted on Mon, 05 Jan 2026
Knotty was a long haired feral who I fed in the garden for 18 months, but I couldn't touch him. He would sit and talk to me while I was gardening, and always looked like he wanted to be loved, but was too scared.
You can imagine what a...
Read full commentPosted in The Cat Krampus Campus (And Moment who couldn't resist not doing nothing) Part 2
Crime does pay
Posted on Mon, 05 Jan 2026
I walked into the kitchen once to find my cat Knotty up on the worktop with his head stuffed in a plate of roast beef which I'd taken out of the fridge.. He'd only eaten two slices but I thought the rest would be a health hazard so I let him...
Read full commentPosted in The Cat Krampus Campus (And Moment who couldn't resist not doing nothing) Part 2
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