Life
Dear Mary
Q. Next month, four of us from university are going up on a wildfowling trip north of Inverness. We are…
Whisky galore
A long-standing friend of mine is a lucky fellow. He has spent his career doing exactly what he was born…
Long life
‘Welcome, Mr Chancellor, to the Age UK community,’ said the voice. It was a warm, friendly woman’s voice, but bearing…
Low life
In 1999 I went to the doctor about the impotence. Don’t worry, he said. I have good news for you.…
Marmite vs Bovril
‘How can Bovril be suitable for vegetarians?’ asked my husband. ‘Bo- comes from bos, Latin for an ox.’ He was…
Cruel boy errors
Perhaps you are slightly concerned about your son. At present he is sitting in the crawlspace beneath your home wearing…
The Battle for Britain
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Psephology
The polls are in for next month’s big event in the USA and Magnus Carlsen has emerged the clear favourite…
Puzzle no. 431
White to play. This position is a variation from Carlsen-Karjakin, Monaco 2011. Although White is a rook up he only…
Ig Nobel
In Competition No. 2970 you were invited to supply an extract from an Ig Nobel Prize-winner’s speech that describes the…
Dear Mary
Q. Next month, four of us from university are going up on a wildfowling trip north of Inverness. We are…
Whisky galore
A long-standing friend of mine is a lucky fellow. He has spent his career doing exactly what he was born…
High life
New York Antonio Cromartie is one of the numerous professional and amateur athletes in America who now refuse to stand…
Long life
‘Welcome, Mr Chancellor, to the Age UK community,’ said the voice. It was a warm, friendly woman’s voice, but bearing…
Long life
‘Welcome, Mr Chancellor, to the Age UK community,’ said the voice. It was a warm, friendly woman’s voice, but bearing…
Low life
In 1999 I went to the doctor about the impotence. Don’t worry, he said. I have good news for you.…
Low life
In 1999 I went to the doctor about the impotence. Don’t worry, he said. I have good news for you.…
Marmite vs Bovril
‘How can Bovril be suitable for vegetarians?’ asked my husband. ‘Bo- comes from bos, Latin for an ox.’ He was…
Real life
After the Fawlty Towers incident, I decided it was best to research the origin and extraction of all future B&B…
Driverless cars will make your life worse
On the face of it, there’s something quite appealing about driverless cars. It will be like having a chauffeur-driven chariot…
Driverless cars will make your life worse
On the face of it, there’s something quite appealing about driverless cars. It will be like having a chauffeur-driven chariot…
Cruel boy errors
Perhaps you are slightly concerned about your son. At present he is sitting in the crawlspace beneath your home wearing…
Wild life
Kenya A woman’s bottom cheered me up recently. The lady was walking ahead of me in a Kenya street and…
Bridge
I felt like an absolute hypocrite the other week. Sally Brock’s team had just beaten Alexander Allfrey’s in the semi-finals…
Some like it posh
Daphne’s serves Italian food in South Kensington. (I like the name because Daphne was the name Jack Lemmon chose for…
