Tuesday, September 12, 2006

If The Chancellor's Unmentionables Must Be Mentioned, We Should Be Thankful That They Come From Marks and Spencer

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Much has been written about the Chancellor, Mr Brown, over this past week, and most of it would benefit from being unwritten, if such a thin...
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Wednesday, August 16, 2006

World Champions Are Made Of Marmalade, And Other Uplifting Thoughts

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I am not, by habit, often to be found at film premieres, but I was happy to attend the screening of The Flying Scotsman at the Edinburgh Int...
Monday, August 07, 2006

Mr Tommy Sheridan And The Ethics Of Decimalisation

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Many aspects of Mr Tommy Sheridan's theatrical triumph continue to puzzle me, but above all I am baffled his use of the phrase "as ...
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Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Mr Fear Of Onions, Lord Olivier, And That Torquemada Of The Tanning Booth, Mr Tommy Sheridan

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   I am officially dumfoonert. A few days ago, I was reading about the hypnotist and "motivational speaker" Mr Paul McKenna, who ...
Wednesday, July 19, 2006

With Global Warming, The End Of The World Is Nigh, But That Is No Reason To Go Shopping In Your Unmentionables, Sir

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These days, barely a day goes by without a warning about global warming, and its dire effects. As a matter of temperament, I am rather in fa...
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Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Mr Jeremy Paxman, That Irksome Scunner Of The Scots, Drives A Battered Vauxhall Astra Into The War On Neds

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   Further evidence - as if any were needed - of the ineffectiveness of the War on Neds has been provided by BBC2's Newsnight . The pro...
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Thursday, June 29, 2006

The Neds Have Taken Over The Executive, And Mr McConnell Is Being Measured For A Burberry Mini-Kilt

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Scottish Culture Originally uploaded by Herschell Hershey . Often in life, I have the feeling that I have missed a meeting. This se...
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Tuesday, June 20, 2006

When Looking For A Deerstalker, It Pays To Know The Difference Between A Stoat And A Weasel

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Peebles fashions, with stag and weasel (could be stoat) Originally uploaded by Herschell Hershey . For many years now I have been i...
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Wednesday, June 14, 2006

They Tuck You Up, Your Mum And Dad: Swearing On The BBC - Part 57

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Yesterday, on Radio 4's The World at One , the BBC broadcast the "f-word". They repeated the trick on the television news at 1...
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Monday, June 12, 2006

England Pants: Official (NB: Not suitable for children. Or, indeed, adults)

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England pants Originally uploaded by Herschell Hershey . In the spirit of international co-operation and tolerance (plus a sweet to...
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