Tv
‘That’s the television.’
The Spectator
Thursday
Health
‘They come over here, stealing our jabs…’
Picasso
Jeff felt an inexplicable closeness to Picasso after becoming a Police Community Support Officer.
Anger
‘The gods are in need of some serious anger management.’
Diversity
‘I preferred it when it was “ties”.’
Evolution
Tramps 2
‘I’m not living out of a suitcase, I’m living in a suitcase.’
Bargain
Soup 3
Giant
‘Why do we bother coming to these giant car boot sales?’
Editing
‘I didn’t have time to read this one, but I thought the cover really needed editing.’
Nostalgia
‘Remember when we used to watch TV?’
Magpies
‘It started with milk-bottle tops…’
Legal
‘The Legal Aid cuts have had a catastrophic effect on our marriage — we’re still together.’
Swivel
Bullying
‘What’s all this about you bullying poor Michael Gove?’
Gnomes
‘How was it then?’
Brown
Foxes
‘These urban foxes are getting out of hand.’
Barometer | 23 May 2013
Gnome territory This year only, garden gnomes are allowed at the Chelsea Flower Show. Some other places to see them: Germany. The home of the gnome, where the first batch were manufactured in 1841, has an estimated 25 million. European Gnome Sanctuary, Barga, Italy. A town whose parks and gardens have become a dumping ground