

Your time to die?
Dillon Sinclair-Snodgrass caused a momentary spike of interest around the bar when he asked what would be a good age to die. He made the request more specific when he was told, ‘right now would be a good time for you’. ‘Not me,’ he said. ‘I was wondering what age would you would pick if you had to choose an age to die.’ As usual, any topic that did not involve killing animals, complaining about in-comers or settling payment for jobs done - in ways the taxman would never fa
Ted Dunphy
Sep 22 min read


No school experience required
Didimus Fartinwell raised his voice in the pub last night to condemn the head of Oxford University for rejecting the Prime Minister's proposals about schools and universities. The lady he berated wasn’t with us at the time. She is not from around here. Noah Sticks defended the Oxford boss against the Prime Minister. His insistence on calling the PM, Tessie, provoked Didimus into his rant. Loud passionate words are not welcome to a group of men quietly contemplating their pint
Ted Dunphy
Sep 23, 20164 min read


Hi-ho, Hi-ho, Away from Home We Go
A mass migration takes place around Britain this week and next. Up to 428,000 young people will leave home. Almost half a million new...
Ted Dunphy
Sep 9, 20163 min read


Counting the cost
A BBC commentator said the gold medals Team GB won at the Rio Olympics cost £4 million each. He forgot to take into account the cost of...
Ted Dunphy
Aug 24, 20164 min read


























