…but they killed the leading lady. Being a bit taken aback by the sudden departure of Marion as a character from “Robin Hood”, with the series recently finished on the BBC, thought I’d see what others’ reactions were. Talk about an outpouring. I didn’t sit and count how many comments(though it was a fairly interesting …
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My bus runneth over
Most frequent text message? ‘Now on bus on way home’. Or cup on way home. Predictive text is all very well, but given the number of times I send the same message, you’d think it would predict the right word, eh? Having now had a mobile for maybe a bit over a year, I am …
Alan goes…
Hurrah for Friday night, and some more QI. When you’ve reached the final hurdle of the end of the week, it’s nice to sit down and have some reliably (very) funny oddities of the world to learn about, and laugh about. QI appeals for those moments when you just need a little bit of unusual …
You’ve got a Friend
Time for some mention of “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip” – a TV show surely dedicated to people who love alliteration. I’m probably one of the few people in the Western world who didn’t watch “Friends”, the long-running US comedy. I therefore never saw Matthew Perry in the show, and so when he turned …
Has anyone seen my topic?
Most nights, no problem selecting what to write about. Tonight, I’m feeling weary, and suspecting a cold coming on. Still, not to worry, as I’ve read enough of these journalist “oh dear, I don’t have anything to write about but I’ll spin some words” pieces. Actually, if I’d called it “Has anyone seen my Topic?”, …