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Category Archives: HUMOR
STAND UP HISTORY FROM BEEFEATER BILL
If only they taught history like this when I was at school I would have shown an interest much sooner … A few months ago I showed a video of Beefeater Bill Callaghan showing a group of tourists around the … Continue reading
11 GREAT HOUSEHOLD TIPS FROM THE MIDDLE AGES
1. DON’T FART WHEN YOU’RE DANCING WITH A GIRL. This is a very handy tip from the sixteenth century from a dude by the name of Antonius Arena, who was clearly a real ladies’ man. Writing in Leges Dansandi in … Continue reading
FEAR AND LOATHING IN NORTH WEST JAVA
THERE’S A WHAT IN THE BATHROOM??? Heading down to Java tomorrow to hang out with my youngest daughter, who just got a job there. She says her house has skinks, gekkos and … spiders. The spiders, she says, are … Continue reading
CHEAP FLIGHTS
Cheap Flights. Not always what they seem. Does this happen in America too?
ARE YOU COOL WHEN YOU WORK UP A SWEAT?
This guy is not only fit, he is cool as well. Try this the next time you get on a treadmill - but have a paramedic standing by. This may not be as easy as he makes it look. … Continue reading
Where’s my phone?
You have a phone? You must have done this. COLIN FALCONER