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GET MY GOAT
SIX THINGS THAT GET MY GOAT Now, that is a strange idiom, ‘to get my goat’, the origins of which I was unfamiliar. It comes from horse...
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Andy Roberts -The Silent Assassin
A recent article by Steve James, The Times cricket correspondent, about the Dinky Doos, the Stiffs, the Second XIs of county cricket,...
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Imran Kahn
Watching the dismal images of a SWAT team bundling the ex-prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, into an armoured vehicle – allegedly...
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BATTERSEA POWER STATION
Our son and daughter-in-law thought it would make a pleasant day trip on our recent visit to London to see around the recently...
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MAX THE FISH
“You should trust any man in his own art, provided he is skilled at it.” Edward Coke (noted politician, lawyer and judge in the...
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A FRENCH MANIFESTATION
A friend of mine was recounting tales of his recent skiing holiday in the French Alps. His transfer from airport to resort was held up by...
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SPORTING CLAPTRAP
I was reading a reputable sports magazine the other day – I shall leave you to guess the sport – and I was struck by the number of...
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SIR JOHN HARDLY-KNOWS
WHEN THE TROUBLESHOOTER SHOT HIMSELF IN THE FOOT SIR JOHN HARVEY-JONES v MORGAN SPORTS CAR Everybody remembers the TV series,...
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TWO AWFUL SHOTS
Bradman b Bowes 0 Robinson b Cummins 0 Regard these two photos. Which, in your opinion, is the worse shot? Well, I think you will agree...
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