Do the mashed potato …
When the health gurus said we should have more veges, I don’t think this is what they meant.
What sick bugger took that first step
As I was cracking open an egg to make today’s bacon and egg brunch, I couldn’t help but wonder: who was the first person to look a feathery wee chook and think “I’m going to eat the next thing that…
Five rules to live by
It’s important to have a code to help you live your life to the fullest. Here are five rules to keep you on track: Money cannot buy happiness but it’s more comfortable to cry in a Mercedes than on a…
Reason to smile
Where do penguins go when they die?
Have you ever wondered why there are no dead penguins on the ice in Antarctica? Where do they go? Wonder no more! It is a known fact that the penguin is a ritualistic bird, which lives an extremely ordered and…
Video: Four legs and two wheels
I have a four-legged Norman. She’s a cat, not a dog. And a she, not a he. And I very much doubt I could train her to ride a bike. She has staff for that sort of thing.
Winner winner chicken dinner
It’s easy to dismiss the lifestyles of celebrity offspring as nothing more than nepo babies showing off their wealth and privilege. And it’s true that some of them really are just overindulged wee brats. But sometimes it feels like the…
Still paying the price for fraudulent report
Twenty-five years ago, a report written by a now-discredited academic and former physician was published, and we are still paying the price for his fraudulent claims. Sadly, even though Andrew Wakefield later admitted his claim that the measles, mumps and…
A cow, and ant and an old fart …
Once upon a time, there was a cow, an ant and an old fart. The three of them are sitting around one day, debating which of them is the greatest. The cow says: “I give 50 litres of milk every…