That was my worst fear as a kid. My very very very worst fear. I had managed to convince myself that it could never really happen. Thanks deadspin for resurrecting that particular night horror. I can't think of anything else now except that huge insect crawling around in my ear. Nope nope nope nope nope.

I read that list and I nearly fell down. I thought it was just me (particularly the airplanes flying issue, which always comes to the front of my mind when we are just about to take off). I showed it to my wife as proof that I am not, after all, a weirdo. Her reply was that it just means that there are other weirdos…

My sister-in-law and her husband have 3 teenage boys who are remarkably well behaved. I mean, they have their moments like all boys but overall they seem like great kids. Their secrets are consistency and always presenting a united front. They always follow through with a threat. In contrast, I remember once taking…

Hilarious. A post about dometic violence and you big up with a reply that is both homophobic and trivializes prison rape. Well done sir.

Cleveland fans must be thrilled today "facepalm"

The All-Ireland Football Final is the premier sporting event in Ireland attended by more than 80,000 people every year (more would go but that's the capacity of the stadium). A few years ago, they put in new turf and a lot of the players and fans were complaining that there was too much "bounce". I was at the final…