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Not an offer, but a real Tesco experience... I wanted to buy a red pepper, but they only had a three-pack of peppers (one red, one green, one yellow). I decided to take the hit on price and pay for three peppers but, once I'd got past the checkout, I opened the pack and attempted to give the...

Not a game I've ever seen played in a pub in the UK, but common enough in some Italian bars ... chess. I've never known greater pressure than playing chess in front of a crowd of spectators, all of whom consider themselves experts and have a way of passing judgement on anything they consider to...

Barber IN!

Indeed.

My relationship with Mr McCartney was somewhat strained. I once wrote to him after his kids had been found travelling on the school bus without a TICKET TO RIDE.

The reason a census is thought to be worthwhile is that it gets information about the origins and destinations of road users. BUT ... when I worked for the local highway authority, a colleague won a prize for inventing an alternative approach that used number plate recording to get good results...

Whilst I'm very fond of good, home-made Jewish cooking, I also recall my experience of Israeli cuisine. In a word ... dreadful. If this is intended to be "Israel Day", I'd be very wary of bringing food into it. The best advice I ever heard during the time I spent in Jerusalem came from our...

This debate only makes sense if you believe that cricket is a game that is always played in front of TV cameras. It isn't. Most umpires make most decisions without having the option of a referral. We trust them to get decisions right. Why isn't the same trust available for televised games?

But, on the other hand, Switzerland is about a hundred years behind the rest of Europe.

No it won't. The capacity of the stadium in Vancouver is 54,320. More people saw them play Germany at Wembley.

The only decent rumours I've ever been told always turned out to be (1) true and (2) from a source who didn't want the story leaked. So I always kept schtum.

How do we expect to succeed in T20 cricket if our batters can't last the full twenty overs? Innings over in 12.2 overs? Pathetic.

Begging your pardons, but there are some very fine buildings on the Sussex University campus, especially those that were the work of Sir Basil Spence. Falmer House, the Meeting House and the main square of the campus. Great buildings that serve their purpose well. It's just a shame that the...

Most people have a problem with a brummie accent.

But there is such a thing as a Pakisaurus. It has yet to make its movie debut, though. Probably because of Hollywood's over-sensitivity.

It's the Football Spectators Act 1989.

... And Germans say "Also", and Italians say "Dunque". Can I get ... worked up about this? No.

I recently missed an appointment for a CT scan, because the letter telling me about the appointment didn't arrive until two hours after the time of the appointment. Imagine the bureaucratic nightmare that would arise if a system of fines was introduced and appeals were allowed.

Pub stoolball is alive and well and living in Lewes

... like Newport County.