US vs UK: t-shirts! Americans do it best!
No one can beat the Americans at t-shirts. Americans are, without a doubt, the best creators, purveyors, and wearers of …
Category Archives: Humor/humour
US vs UK: The (alleged) Apollo moon landing, 1969
Several nights ago, I slipped away to the Cliff Inn in the village where my parents grew up to have …
The suckiness of having to model good behavior to your kids
OK, this is what it was like here in Boston, Mass, over the last weekend. It’s been bleeping hot, and …
US vs UK: birthdays–and happy birthday, Mum!
Today, my mother is turning X5 (and no, “X5” isn’t a division of Britain’s MI5, it’s an attempt to mitigate …
US vs UK: No sex please, we’re British!
Here’s a display for Trojan condoms in a drugstore in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Take a look: Notice anything, except the …
‘Ow’s tha muther f’ soap? and other Derbyshire-isms
When my parents were children growing up in the Peak District of Derbyshire, people didn’t venture far from their villages. …
US vs UK: English judge judges the jury: “fundamental deficits in understanding.”
Speaking of cats: The very feline-looking cat Lucy and the very feline-looking Vicky Pryce OK, I’ve just got to take …
US vs UK: How to get into top colleges/unis
My 18-year-old daughter is in the throes of applying to US colleges, with three weeks to go before the applications …
US presidential election: Best Cartoons and Comments
This US presidential election has inspired some of the best political cartoons and comments I’ve ever seen. Before all of …
A squirrel at the SATs . . .
OK, I may have had too much to drink (an overly full glass of wine–I’m a cheap date, what can …
The Year of Living Englishly 