There's a character in one of Compton Mackenzie's Whisky Galore novels who says that "greengrocers are always miserable. I think they're worried about whatever it is they're selling going off.&q… (View Post)

Greengrocer, please. Grocers are people of probity. (View Post)

Nothing like that in the Science VIth of the school I attended. Nearest I got to art then was an accurate representation of the nerves of a dogfish. Shame. (View Post)

It's nice being retired. All my pension providers tell the Revenue what they are paying me, so everything's taxed at source. I've got one exceptional payment, where I audit the accounts for a small l… (View Post)

Farage would be less 'popular' if the BBC didn't insist on giving him 10x the airtime his position merits. Surely as he's got that other station that no-one watches the BBC could leave hm to that. (View Post)