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Communicating with the Welsh

January 8, 2012

When asked recently about the size of my stewed-end lawn I was a little baffled, but replied it was adequate given the accommodation, although my hydrangeas were a bit off-colour and the border was having a dampening effect on the overall ‘feel’ of the garden.  The speed at which the conversation ended – followed...

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The Ex Factor

February 14, 2011
The Ex Factor

If there’s one rule in the dating game I think we all agree should be abolished, it would have to be the concept of ‘the ex’. Be it your high school sweetheart, the ‘someone’ you met at a club and grabbed a few drinks with, or just that obligatory best friend who at some...

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Confessions of a Proofreader

October 31, 2010
Confessions of a Proofreader

The manager squinted in my direction. “So… what exactly is the problem, sir?” “The apostrophe button,” I repeated, more firmly this time. “It’s broken?” he enquired. “It isn’t there.” He stared intently at the telephone, a baffled expression crawling across his face.  After a few moments of careful scrutiny his eyes returned to me,...

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Dear British Police

July 9, 2010
Dear British Police

Dear British Police, The other day, a rather violent chap called Raoul Moat left prison and announced something along the lines of: “I’m gonna kill my missus.”  True to his word, he got hold of a shotgun and went on a merry little shooting spree, stopping occasionally to update his Facebook status and post...

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