This reminds me of Tsar Nicholas' observation that his most reliable generals, Janvier et Février, would win the Crimean War. Unexpectedly he died in February 1855 (new style), prompting a famou… (View Post)

OK so they only abolished boom. At least they tried. (View Post)

As the thread header refers to "Gammons" all the subsequent slurs are, at the very least, 'on topic'. (View Post)

I gave up watching football years ago after seeing every conceivable move and outcome many times over. But the women's game has brought a wholly new dimension to our screens: laugh-out-loud slap… (View Post)

I heard Roy Hattersley speak about Lloyd George for precisely 60 minutes without hesitation, deviation or repetition ... and without notes. It was a bravura performance. (View Post)