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Archive >> February 2009

The Mince Pie Menace

Posted by: Patrick Middleton in Uncategorised  on

Watching Sky News or leafing through the Daily Mail, it’s hard not to be struck by how much time British cops waste in activities that do nothing to keep safe those who pay their salaries. Typical of dozens of cases: an elderly woman was hauled off to the nick in Colchester for carrying a banner proclaiming “sodomy is a sin”; at another extreme,


Sexless in the city

Posted by: Nancy Wilson in Uncategorised  on

Valentine’s Day? Bah luvbug says Nancy Wilson.

For more years than I care to admit, I’ve been single in the South of France. No, there’s nothing “wrong” with me and if I hear “but you have so much to offer” one more time, I’ll vow to celibacy for the rest of my days. It’s not that I don’t meet people, far from it in fact due to the nature of


Another letter to Richard Branson?

Posted by: MikeP in Uncategorised  on

Many of you will have seen the now famous 'Dear Richard' letter of complaint from a passenger on a London-Bombay flight to the Virgin Atlantic supremo. It can be found here for those who haven't seen it.

Whilst undoubtedly a classic of its time, it's quite mild compared to some I've written, but ..... I digress.

Earlier this week I had the


Free Range Eggs. Are they really?

Posted by: MikeP in Uncategorised  on

 

As the labelling on the box can sometimes be confusing, I thought this information might be useful to those who prefer to buy real 'free range organic' eggs, as opposed to just 'free range' ..... and you thought it was the same?

Each egg has a stamp on it and the first digit (0-3) tells you :

0 = Organic free range 

1 = The hens can go outside (free