I might add that going south in the summertime is simply vulgar. It was once considered obligatory to leave the 'Continent' before the end of May to avoid the heady cocktail of pestilence t… (View Post)

Absolute classic - thanks for posting it. Wish I'd been that modest at 20 with much, much more to be modest about. Must re-watch The Man Who Fell To Earth soonish. It foreshadowed some of today&… (View Post)

Four mates and I took a coxed four up the Cherwell as far as the Vicky Arms one sunny afternoon and got an absolute bollocking on our return. We had to promise never to do it again and, to the best o… (View Post)

I assumed it was an aperitif. (View Post)

Problem with the Hundred is being represented as a form of cricket, which it isn't, any more than badminton is a form of tennis or draughts is a form of chess. They should just go away and start… (View Post)