Q: When is a big bottle of booze like a professional golfer?
A: When it’s a litre o’ vino!
(Well, my dad liked it.)
Punning from the rough
What is this… Korea?
Surely this has to be ILLEGAL!
Don’t remember reading that one on the side of a bus…
BBC: Philip Hammond: Brexit will leave UK economy worse off
All forms of Brexit will make the UK worse off but Theresa May’s plan is the best available, says Philip Hammond.
Me and my naan
Jen and I went out for a curry last night.
I had no idea ‘jalfrezi’ was Bengali for ‘elephant’s nut-sack’.
Tasted all right, though.
Ever get the feeling you’ve been lied to AND cheated?
BBC: Arron Banks faces Brexit referendum spending probe
The National Crime Agency is investigating Arron Banks and his Leave.EU campaign for alleged offences committed at the 2016 EU referendum. Mr Banks and another senior campaign figure, Liz Bilney, were referred to the agency by the Electoral Commission.
One for the Radio 3 crowd…
Apparently, Richard Strauss was taken completely by surprise by the success of Also Sprach Zarathustra: he thought it would only appeal to a Nietzsche audience.
How do you like them apples?
Conversation with Carolyn in my car yesterday:
—Richard, why have you got a cooking apple in your cup-holder?
—It’s not a cooking apple; it’s an eating apple.
—No way! What sort?
—It’s a cox.
—What?! It’s absolutely ENORMOUS! I’ve never seen a cox that big before!
—I don’t think you’re allowed to say that.
—[Howls with laughter] …But, seriously, all the other coxes I’ve ever seen have been absolutely tiny!
—You need to stop this right now!
Charles Az-no-more
When she was very young, my kid sister could never figure out why we should thank Kevin for little girls.
(Kevin was our next-door neighbour.)
Not considering all the options
Guardian: No-deal Brexit better than Canada-style deal, says Theresa May
A no-deal Brexit would be better for the UK than any Canada-style free trade agreement allowed by the EU, Theresa May has argued…
That’s as may be (but probably isn’t). But no Brexit at all continues to remain by far and away the best option. It’s amazing the Prime Minister can’t get her head around such a total no-brainier. It’s almost as if she thinks trying to save the Tory Party should be the priority. That’s what Cameron thought—and look where that arsehole landed us.
Anglesey timelapse, part deux
Remember my stunning timelapse video from my holiday in Anglesey last year? Well, I returned to the same spot this year to take a new, improved timelapse. Unfortunately, most of the spot in question had disappeared:
…I hope you appreciate how I took my life in my hands, just for your entertainment, last year—because I certainly didn't at the time.
Anyhow, this year, I found a safer section of rock-face from which to take my video. (Note how this one pans during the timelapse. How whiz is that?)