I warmly welcome Lord Redesdale’s suggestion that the UK’s entire 14,000 population of morris dancers should open the Olympic Ceremony. The only rider I would add is that only one should be allowed to leave.
Taximisnomy
One of my favourite species is the false killer whale, for no other reason than for its name. Here are some false killer whale-related facts (all courtesy of Wikipedia): False killer whales are not in fact whales, but cetaceans, and neither are killer whales. Both species kill dolphins, which seems a bit mean. Give a… Continue reading Taximisnomy
You’ll be hearing from my liars…
The following text appeared in this morning’s MediaGuardian email, referring to a story in both the Telegraph and the Mirror: The BBC’s inquiry into John Humphrys’ alleged comments about ministers being lawyers amounted to a single phone call, the Today presenter claimed yesterday. While it is a simple matter of record that a number of… Continue reading You’ll be hearing from my liars…