Category: Humour
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Ah, tis Friday, the day that cometh at the end of the week and doth mark the weekend. And, after something of a European tour…
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1984’s Romancing The Stone is perhaps as rare an entity as the eponymous gemstone around which much of the movie is centred. Very much a…
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Where did all the snow go? There was so much last week But now the temperature has risen And the weather is less bleak I…
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It’s Tuesday and therefore it’s time for me to get my ‘explaining hat’ on and do me some explaining. Although, alas, the ‘explaining hat’ is…
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After the recent bout of inclement weather, caused by either ‘The Beast From The East’ or ‘Storm Emma’, which may be the same thing or…
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Mardy Puffin, Fast Gibbon and Mistaken Moose were enjoying a drink in the Sandal and Fax, as was their way. “Something’s not right,” said Mistaken…
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Tim looked longingly out of his window. The sky was blue, the sunlight was reflecting brightly off the white wall of the convenience store across…
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This week’s literary great, captured in my inimitable artistic style, is one Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who was a German writer of not inconsiderable repute. As…
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As a teenager there was really only one reason that I, or any of my friends, bothered to watch 1992’s Basic Instinct. In much the…
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Feeling tired is fine at night And much less helpful now But when the time to sleep was right My mind would not allow Unconsciousness…
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Hello fact fans and welcome back to another ‘James Explains’, the bit of my blog where I answer the questions that other people have asked…
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It’s the 26th February and before this week is out, it’ll be March. March! The days will start to get a bit longer, the…
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Magic Penguin, Fat Giraffe and Mystic Mouse were whiling away the afternoon in the Shoe and Phone as they were sometimes inclined to do.…
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Red-faced and drenched in sweat, Ryan pumped out his final set of reps on the bench-press. With a grunt of relief he lowered the barbell…
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Another Friday, another, frankly dreadful, portrait of a literary great. And today we travel to Russia to meet Alexander Pushkin, who apparently was quite good…
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Like 1982’s Blade Runner, 1990’s Total Recall is based on a story by acclaimed science fiction writer, Philip K. Dick. However, a dystopian futuristic setting,…
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What would life be without the pod From which my coffee doth arrive? Of all of the cons considered mod It’s my favourite ogive For…
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Admittedly it was something of a risk when I started a regular feature on my blog that was entirely reliant on ‘audience participation’ that there…
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As I write this it’s Valentine’s Day. If you’re reading this on the day it actually hits my blog then it isn’t Valentine’s Day anymore…
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Magic Penguin and Mystic Mouse were enjoying a drink in the Shoe and Phone. “It’s nice in here,” said Mystic Mouse. “Is it?” said Magic…
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The tea was hot, milky and very sweet, just the way Byron liked it. He took a sip as he stared at the screen. The…
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Continuing my theme of drawing third-rate portraits of well know literary figures, here is my attempt at capturing the reasonably talented Dante Alighieri, who is perhaps…
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1990’s Pretty Woman might seem an odd film for me to enjoy given the genre of film that I’ve tended write about in recent weeks.…
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How do I love thee, let me count the ways Although perhaps counting is not for now When I’m trying my best to express how…
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Hello, and welcome to another James Explains, the regular feature on my blog where I answer the seemingly unanswerable. Remember, if you have a problem,…
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I don’t much understand the Winter Olympics – we didn’t get to do much skiing, snowboarding or speed-skating when I was growing up in South…
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One day, after a competitive game of squash, Magic Penguin and Fat Giraffe decided to pop into the Shoe and Phone for a few drinks.…
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Mike wiped the sweat from his brow, and looked at his crestfallen team-mates who were gathered round him for his half-time talk. It was not…
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Another Friday, another doodle and, as per the last two weeks here is yet another depiction of a great literary figure. And it’s none other…
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Last week I wrote about 1992’s Under Siege, a film in which Steven Seagal solved the problem of being a mediocre (at best) actor…
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One thing in life That I find quite frustrating Is when I have to spend time Endlessly waiting For something or someone That is due…
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