The odd thing about cul de sac is that the French don't say it. To them it just means 'the bottom of a bag' (or worse). (View Post)

I blame myself for this. Went for a slap-up Mayday lunch with an old friend and by 6pm we were both too pissed to go home and vote. Viewed the Adoration of Saint Tony through a monumental hangover th… (View Post)

It was only 'trans' Jordan (the river) if you happened to be on the other bank. A typically Eurocentric label. Reminds me of Trawsfynydd in Merioneth (= across the mountain). It isn't … (View Post)

Perhaps the most corrosive dictum in British public life is Keynes's witty repost, 'in the long run we're all dead'. It belongs in a dictionary of dud epigrams, along with the com… (View Post)

Like Ronan Point: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronan_Point (for younger readers) (View Post)