On 'monkey', here's a true story. When I was a young teacher in London, I had a new class of 17-year olds, nearly all of Afro-Caribbean origin. I had to register their names, and asked… (View Post)

Vigour? I had a different six-letter word in mind, beginning with W. (View Post)

So it's not just politicians that lie? (View Post)

And not an entirely serious one. (View Post)

An idle thought. I often read on here that the days of 'live', collective TV watching (apart from sport and the Queen's funeral etc.) are well and truly dead, and how most people never… (View Post)