Category Archives: Humour

Reassurance!

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Book Review: Sue Townsend ~ Adrian Mole: The prostate years (2009)

Sue Townsend’s character Adrian Mole is a masterclass in English humour. Ever since she introduced us to The secret diary of Adrian Mole aged 133/4 the character has developed. The nerdy, geeky, unworldly, kindly and hapless Adrian continuously drifts towards … Continue reading

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A Drinking Ritual

A cowboy walked into a bar and ordered three bottles of Bud. He sipped each one in turn. After finishing, he ordered three more.The bartender said, “They’d taste better if you got one at a time.”The cowboy sniffed tearily, “Well, … Continue reading

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Now you know who to blame!

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The ultimate customer satisfaction survey

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A lawyer meets Satan

A lawyer was working late when Satan walked into his office. “I have an offer. If you give me your soul and the soul of everyone in your family, I’ll give you a full partnership in the business.” The lawyer … Continue reading

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Aroma!

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The magician and the parrot

A magician was working on a cruise ship with a different audience each week. He did the same tricks every cruise. There was only one problem: The captain’s parrot understood the tricks. He started shouting out at every show: “Look, … Continue reading

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A Barack Obama quip

“If I had to name my greatest strength, I guess it would be my humility. Greatest weakness, it’s possible that I’m a little too awesome.”

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Book Review: Bonnie Garmus ~ Lessons in Chemistry (2022)

The usual hyperbole on the front cover included ‘Absolutely unputdownable’ by Richard E Grant. And it was true! Only massive willpower stopped me reading at 11 p.m. Then I couldn’t sleep because I was thinking about the storyline. Which is? … Continue reading

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