Monthly Archives: July, 2011
Men Are Weak
Some people are suckers for pictures of kittens doing cute things. In the last week alone I’ve been tickled by a kitten trying to fight its own reflection in a mirror, another kitten having a bad attack of the mads on a bed and surprised kitty. That last one worried me after a while …
Cars For Runners
I’m on the blag. Sort of. Some of you may know that in another life I’ve become a bit of a runner. (Insert joke here about posh bloke saying how chins run in his family and much less posh bloke telling him that noses run in his. Only if you think it’s funny, mind.) If …
Avoiding Miss Whiplash
A Nissan Navara is a big old thing. It’s high and wide and mighty and weighs as much as a small planet. I like it. It’s another one of Those Things I Shouldn’t Really Like Much But Actually Do. Other things on the list include Ginster’s pasties, running until I’m nearly sick and John Prescott. …
Octaviaaaaaaaaaaargh!!!!!
Now that Skoda is no longer the butt of all those old jokes, they’re still left with a bit of an problem. It’s a different one from the one they used to have. They’re now solidly middle class and respectable. The Yeti has made the Qashqai look dated and dour. The Superb was Top Gear …