These guys should have known they were in trouble when the lift called itself an elevator. Thanks to Ma British vs American English

Who to blame for English spelling:-

There's a saying in English, "When the cat's away, the mice will play". It means that when whoever is in charge is out, people will fool around and act silly. This could apply to children at school, when the teacher leaves, or people at work when the boss leaves, or maybe even husbands, when their […]

Levni Yilmaz (Tales of Mere Existence) has started a mini series on the "Perpetual Identity Crisis". Part one is clean enough to post here (if you never see part two - you'll know what happened):-

Patrick's post in the News Headline section on the magazine reminded me of this clip from Fawlty Towers. I apologise to any Germans who might watch this, but it is an iconic moment of British humour (remember we will laugh at anything, and anyone):- Basil: Don't mention the war. I mentioned it once, but I […]

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