Chanukah Schmanukah
Yes, my khev’reh, my friends, it is certainly that time of year again. The time of candles that are lit on 8 nights; the time of crappy presents and lights. It’s that time of year, […]
Tag: humour
The writing’s on the wall for Little Dill Y
Jill Y and I are not the type of parents who are likely to do anything crazy like raise our voices, walk briskly or get some fresh air. We have a simple set of rules […]
Don’t date Joey
Sometimes we like to think we’re a radio station, broadcasting nonsense to a world that wishes we weren’t. Other times we like to think of ourselves as people who are not totally ridiculous and random […]
Men Think Christmas Would Be Better, If THEY Were In Charge…
Women are in charge of Christmas. That’s a fact. A survey last week, (http://on.wsj.com/t6el57) found that 0% of couples say the man takes the lead for the holidays. But deep down, men secretly […]
How to confuse an idiot
I’m a confused idiot. I thought it was funny. Jill Y didn’t think it was funny but she doesn’t even think Monty Python is funny. Scurvy Jane thought it was funny. Sugartastic Daddy John thought […]
Doctor Foster steps into a muddle
SCENE: DOCTOR’S SURGERY [DOCTOR FOSTER IS ATTENDING TO LITTLE JACK HORNER] Dr Foster: Well, Master Horner, I hope that’s the last time you stick your thumb where it’s not wanted. Just rub this in twice […]
The War of the Future
In this shallow, celeb-obsessed age, as style frequently wins the war over substance, your eagle-eyed visionary can foresee the types of conflict the world is heading towards. APRIL 2044, LONDON. The Channel War is well […]
Are you over 30? Then, you’re probably shrinking.
You get old, you shrink. That’s an irrefutable fact. Your tiny grandma is living proof of that. You didn’t account for this? Oh dear. Probably best to STOP putting aside garments for a ‘retirement wardrobe’. […]
Eric Preet’s Week of Sins: Sunday
AND, INDEED, I was. Brenda was relentless. The next day was Sunday and she was still hard at it, or, rather, me. If I had been hoping to commit the seventh deadly sin of sloth, […]
Eric Preet’s Week of Sins: Saturday
“AYE, AYE, WHAT’S all this then?” It was Saturday morning. Through my bleary vision I could just make out the form of a policeman. I thought the film makers must have come back and that […]