I'm surprised both figures are so high above 2. It seems remarkably unlikely at this point to be anyone else. (View Post)

OTOH, I used to know an American ex-military fella from Florida. He'd seen some bad stuff. He was in the action depicted in the film 'Black Hawk Down'. He was inexplicably fond of Luxe… (View Post)

No, I disagree – this is a minor pb highlight. Like the – what was it – supermarket trolleys having gone downhill since the golden age? Like the furious argument about packet rice. Like Bondegezou’s … (View Post)

You can, though, downsize. We actually have more bedrooms per person in the UK than we had in 1980 but we distribute them much worse - we have lots of pensioners with lots of spare bedrooms and lots … (View Post)

Delightfully pb comment. Drily amusing, slightly arch, appropriately pedantic, and referencing obscure bits of history in a way that casually assumes universal familiarity. Top marks. (View Post)