I'm part of the blob that viewcode describes. And I largely agree with his thesis. The advantageof blobbery is that the blob, largely, has a fair degree of expertise in its subject. Government i… (View Post)

I'm amused by his "the rest of us" as if he were an Amazon warehouseman or a supermarket checkout worker. Rather than a KC. (View Post)

I've only just realised Maggie Smith <> Liz Smith. I've been wondering why no-one's mentioned her role in The Royle Family. (View Post)

From the context, my inference is nothing more complicated than 'wearing two pairs of trousers at once'. (View Post)

"Some" of my pairs? I know I have developed this theme before but a real man needs three pairs of shoes: - work/wedding - not work - gardening (Though you can add on as many specialist shoe… (View Post)