Gongs and price list on lanyards is the answer. (View Post)

Scumbag update. Philp obviously thought it’s use went rather well on the Today programme. https://x.com/cphilpofficial/status/2005570004553544065?s=61&t=LYVEHh2mqFy1oUJAdCfe-Q (View Post)

Pretty stark. Some way to go in the British food revolution I fear. https://x.com/amazingmap/status/2005257207135580494?s=61&t=LYVEHh2mqFy1oUJAdCfe-Q (View Post)

C'mon, nothing like several years at Fettes to confirm one's Scottishness. That notwithstanding, he seemed to have a vast lack of comprehension of Scotland. Turns out George Robertson wasn&… (View Post)

I would have tended to think it was of US origin in a hard boiled cop show sort of way. On checking I find it was slang for a condom (1939), and earlier part of a sugar refining process. (View Post)