Government guideline No. 69
11
May
Category Archives: humour
The squeak came off!
15
Feb
In the (Amazon) market for dogs’ balls, and having ignored the crude innuendo of a set entitled The Dog’s Balls, I was giving serious consideration to this item: So glad I read this critical review before clicking to confirm purchase. … Read More »
If you can’t hide the crime …
15
Feb
… play the victim!
The night Ricky stuck it to Hollywood
2
Dec
I’ve alluded before now to this exquisitely discomforting night for some, but never got round to giving it a post of its own. Time to put that right. If I’ve seen the highlights once of Ricky Gervais at the Golden … Read More »
“My mother made me a lesbian …”
25
Nov
I neglected to mention, in my post on paraprosdokians, that some of the finest examples are to be found in our streets and public conveniences in the form of graffiti. Take this classic of the genre, reportedly seen in a … Read More »
Paraprosdokians
24
Nov
Thanks to Mick for this. Commenting on my bicycle thieves post he quoted actor, writer and stand up comic Emo Philips: I asked God for a bike, but then realised God doesn’t work that way. So I stole a bike … Read More »
Two lonely blokes in a park final
21
Aug
As lockdown closed sports stadiums across Britain, BBC rugby commentator Nick Heath took to our parks and streets with his smartphone, professional skills and quintessentially English wit. Try his instant classic, Two Lonely Blokes in a Park … … the … Read More »
Andromeda’s gonna get you!
21
Jun
Mathematician and astronomer Fred Hoyle rejected the big bang theory (coining that term in a radio interview put-down) in favour not of creationism but of panspermia – the idea that life on earth originated in micro-organisms arriving from outer space. … Read More »
Baissez le bruit!
19
Jun
Spotted in today’s Economist … (Not that this is particularly French or particularly new …)
Let’s write a rude limerick!
9
May
In Walking the Erewash I composed a limerick to steer readers past the pitfall of pronouncing the eponymous river as ‘earwash’. Pairing it with ‘very posh’ I thought to spare embarrassment, should ever you find yourself in that neck of … Read More »