Makes date collection a whole lot easier. You just aggregate three calendar months for each season instead of aggregating two months and two bits of two others. (View Post)

Didn't Harold Macmillan once say he preferred to spend his afternoons curled up with a Trollope? (View Post)

England is still a Norman possession. It's France they have carelessly mislaid. (View Post)

I should point out, by the way, that the apparent coincidence of Epiphany and Orthodox Xmas is a temporary consequence of the divergence between the Julian and Gregorian calendars. In 2101 Epiphany w… (View Post)

On topic... Very amused by Peter's email address. Is he still waiting for a payout on Arkle? (View Post)