My tip : Be Nice to People. It’s amazing how much help people are willing to give you when you’re decent, polite and friendly. Respect the locals, accept advice, thank people who help you and just shrug off the ones who are rude.

Isn’t it against the law to force someone to marry under duress? I know they technically had a “choice”, but the choice of marriage or prison doesn’t exactly sound reasonable or balanced.

Hey, professional farting can be big business. Roland the Farter, who danced for Henry II, got a 30 acre estate for providing unum bumbulum every Christmas. Not a bad line of work - maybe it’s time for a comeback? God knows a regular job barely cuts it in this economy.

I remember learning in Medieval History at uni that traditionally the jester was the only person allowed to criticize or ridicule the king.

Blessings upon them for the wedding, and again for how they spent it! I hope they’ll have a happy marriage together.

I shouldn’t find that funny. I wouldn’t find that funny... but it just looks so elegant. I can just picture the dick-swan gliding, followed by a gaggle of it’s adorable dick-cygnets. So majestic.

It is the decision of this committee to award you 5 Internets in recognition for your service.

I give away books mid-read if I’m not enjoying them, but if I make it to the end I’m basically keeping it forever. I have to do a yearly purge once we reach the point where books are stacked on the floor in front of the shelf.

Are they really not prepared for people to bring books on a flight? What’s next, freaking out over magazines?

We are of a similar bent. I can’t just be still, I have to be doing something even on my lunch break at work. In nice weather I’m gardening, when it’s raining and doing things around the house either repairing, washing, tinkering etc.

I wonder about this with our kids, but also how we’d ever avoid it. Basically as soon as we get home from work the bras come off and the pajamas go on.

“My thumbs are not opposable, yet I oppose everything”

Until we know more I’m assuming that’s why the glitches are happening - editting the dialogue between the police offer and dispatch.

Or at least lay him on his side, if they didn’t feel safe untying and then retying him?

The “roar” here comes from all the people who simply don’t want to hear about this non-story. Nothing raises my hackles faster than someone shoving an issue or picture or “scandal” in my face and shouting “you should care about this!”.

Mmm, so lala

I do that. It cuts down on the mouldy smell that builds up over time in your machine.

$14 is cheap? Maybe for J Crew but I got this for £4 from Papaya

Wouldn’t stacks of buttons become really heavy to carry around. I mean, it might be fun at the bouquet toss...

My wife had her hair inspected too, and I’ve had my headscarf examined. I was in Charles de Galle and when they asked if I could remove it quickly I said probably not, since it’s pretty tight against my head and held in with pins. So woman rubbed my head all over with her fingers to feel for suspicious bumps. It…