Monthly Archives: June 2024

Thanks Barney Ronay for introducing me to the German phrase Eierlegende Wollmilchsau — the pig that also gives you milk, wool and eggs. (from this article on Gareth Southgate’s tactical issues)

Thursday: Wetherspoons breakfast – shoulder surfing Avengers Infinity War on the train – the Dolphin in Kings Cross (Restaurant Guru Best Pub & Bar in London WTF?) – Beef madras and too much beer at Wetherspoons Hatch End with in-laws … Continue reading →

It’s Glastonbury 2017, and Beckham is “in deep conversation with Mary Charteris, a 30-year-old married party girl, the ultimate cool Sloane Raver.” She is, we learn, famous for “being present at parties where others enjoyed cocaine”. Is she meant to … Continue reading →

As a youth in Yorkshire I used to love a pint of John Smith’s. In London in the 90s we drifted apart, and when they went nitro they just seemed severely uncool. I’ve hardly touched the stuff since. Now, as … Continue reading →