Category Archives: Humour

Interactive Feature: The False Positive Paradox – why ID cards could never have worked

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Carps

OK. So ID cards are yesterday’s news – and thank God for that. But the whole farrago is an instructive lesson in the stupidity of our political classes and provides a salutary lesson in how dangerous it is to let … Continue reading →

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How many biscuits is too many biscuits?

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Carps

One of the things that drew me to Bronco was the offer of free biscuits. As stupid as that might sound, it was a little signal that this was my kind of place. I’ve had job offers from places where … Continue reading →

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Worst Received Presents

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Carps

My wife loves a show. Anything with rows of massed dancers, costumes, tights and lights and she’s fair bouncing in her seat with excitement. Luckily, a secret side of me quite likes that shit too, so it’s generally a safe … Continue reading →

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Was Elizabeth I a Catholic???

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Carps

So I trust Google more often than not to guide me to the answers I need (“what is this unsightly rash?”) And generally it finds me the right answer. But it’s salutory to remind ourselves that sometimes, a little human … Continue reading →

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Frankie Boyle, Harvey and free speech

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Carps

“I have a theory about the reason Jordan married a cage fighter – she needed a man strong enough to stop Harvey from fucking her.” And with those few words, Frankie Boyle again created a tidy little media shitstorm for … Continue reading →

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I Set Fire to My Wife

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Carps

You might have come to suspect that the recent bouts of musical frivolity and frothy-mouthed ranting indicate that I have been more than usually competent of late and thus have nothing else to talk of. Far from it. As Britain’s leading … Continue reading →

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