I make stock for the gravy with most of it (my cat goes mad for the liver, so she gets that treat).

I think the article concentrates on works written in the 19th century.
But Bastard Major Bastard Sharpe, you Bastard should be watched by everyone.

We are still reeling in the UK over the child-abuse that seemed to be condoned by the BBC, with the chief perpetrator being a beloved-by-my-generation-at-the-time guy whose career was built on being nice to kids. This went on for years.

In the novels Bond was first declared Scottish in OHMSS (in a conversation at the College of Arms). Interesting that OHMSS was the first novel released after Connery's first film.

Mmm, chips

My concern over that letter is that they have been together for a decade or so, and this has only been an issue for the past few years. If you've waited that long wait a bit longer!
He's obviously just a selfish prick.

Mrs periscopes is baby-sane. No desire to have one. Even when I had a wibble ten years back, she was certain that we were not going to have a child. So certain in fact that she encouraged me to buy an Alfa Spider so I'd fall in love with that and stop wanting kids.
She (as ever) was right.

Would that it were in the background.

I loved hearing that - especially the little dog yaps.

My neighbour bought one of those phone boxes when BT auctioned a load off in the 1980s, and had it in his garden as a mini-bar. That was pretty cool and very 1980s.
They were also selling more off recently for about £2000 plus shipping (they are very heavy).

Not that I wish Ringo ill, but I hope so hard that Paul is the last Beatle standing just to annoy those people.

I have a big birthday coming up, and I would love to be served bacon in the shape of "40" on the day. Mostly because it would mean that my wife had seen BB on the sly.

You're in Britain right? Have you been to Beaulieu:

I was going to type something about myself by way of response, but it was a bit narcissistic.

Yeah, me too.
I think I made friends with girls when I was younger in a subconscious bid to help myself.
It was awful, though, as I have sisters who are 18 months older and 18 months younger than me, so i spent my whole adolescence mumbling excuses to leave the room.

We all want some figgy pudding.

You could be grateful that you're not in the UK.

This is why God invented gin. Gin and cornflakes - breakfast of champions The A.V. Club

And he didn't even write it (but had the grace to sign it anyway - I was a dumb kid)

I just remembered my Simon Furman-signed Transformers #1 (UK version).
That has given me a warm glow.