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September 30,
Toilet Humour

Toilet humour is a type of off-colour humour usually dealing with bodily functions. Public reference to bodily functions is taboo in many cultures. This is pretty mild, but if you're sensitive - "Look away now!"

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September 12,
Greetings Revisited

I often get asked about the correct way to greet someone in English. Of course it depends on the situation, and I wouldn't recommend this method:-

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September 5,
The importance of using the definite article

When you're speaking or writing English, it's very important to use the definite article (the), correctly. But you might not recognise it if you go "up north".

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August 23,
Dragons' Den Spoof from Harry and Paul

Dragons' Den is a venture-capitalist TV programme on the BBC. Entrepreneurs pitch their money-making ideas in order to secure investment finance from business experts — the "Dragons". This is a spoof version from the British comedy duo Harry and Paul, where two entrepreneurs pitch the idea of a new month - Augcember:-

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July 19,
Brain Vocabulary

If you need to learn vocabulary for the different parts of the brain, this is as good a way as any:- Pinky: And now, the parts of the brain, performed by The Brain!Brain: Ye-e-s! Brain: Neo-cortex, frontal lobePinky: Brainstem! Brainstem!Brain: Hippocampus, neural node. Right hemisphere. Brain: Pons and cortex visualPinky: Brainstem! Brainstem!Brain: Sylvian fissure, pineal. […]

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July 3,
100% Unnatural food

A fast food chain has worked out a menu that takes nothing from nature. Just remember it's a joke. 🙂

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