The first was hearing Harriet Harman attempt to say that if MPs' dubious expenses claims were paid, it was the fault of the House of Commons' Fees Office as they made the final decision. Yeah. The electorate in several seats … Continue reading
.. before I email the BBC. … Continue reading
OK, I looked at the question, thought that 'maths is about finding the simplest and easiest answer' and said '120 x 1'. I'm kicking myself slightly for not thinking of sqrt(120) x sqrt(120) first 🙂 JA(7) saw that 120 is … Continue reading
From a SATS key stage 2 (i.e. for 6-7 year olds) practice question… Harry multiplied two numbers together. His answer was 120. Which two numbers could he have multiplied together? … Continue reading
I'm listening to the complete Round The Horne and in an 1967 episode, Kenneth Horne spots an ad for Julian and Sandy's latest venture, the Bona Bijou Tourette travel agency, via an ad in his monthly copy of Breezy Pics … Continue reading
According to the backs of some dubious copies: … Continue reading
I really will find and finish my 'review of 2008' soon, but apparently Don John (which I was greatly looking forward to seeing at the end of December) will be coming to London's Battersea Arts Centre in April for a … Continue reading
It was the LGBT Consortium conference today and I was asked late on to do something there. More later, but it was staggering how Michael Cashman MEP stood out compared to everyone else. In his fifteen minute speech, the b-word … Continue reading
Someone's published a map of how many steps it takes to walk between inner London tube stations: You'd think they'd get one of the basic tourist gotchas right – it does not take 822+1,275 steps to get from Queensway to … Continue reading