Category: Humour
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Damien awoke with a start to discover another person in his bedroom. At first he thought he was dreaming as the other person, though considerably…
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This poem is not about Christmas So please don’t mistake it for that I’m already back into ‘work mode’ And considering being less fat No…
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Back to work after Christmas break It’s all downhill from here Can’t dress in festive loungewear Can’t start the day with a beer My suit…
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So we’ve reached the end of Christmas (Well we’re there or thereabouts) And somehow I’ve survived Though at times I had my doubts But as…
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Epiphany is still yet days away The fridge contains leftover roast But it’s clear that the holiday’s over Christmas Spirit has given up the ghost…
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It’s New Year’s Day and thus time to lift myself out of the pit of Christmas excess and make some empty promises about how much…
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It’s New Years Eve and tradition dictates that I must review the year gone by for fear that no-one else will think to do it…
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Can it still be 2021? It’s almost but not quite yet done ‘Twas no 2020 But still I’ve had plenty And I hope that next…
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As I get older I’m not sure I get wiser But sometimes my perspective can shift And views I once held Now seem as alien…
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Though Christmas is over It still lingers on There remain treats aplenty To feast upon I’m not sure I can stop With so much to…
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Yesterday was Boxing Day, but today is also Boxing Day. Although perhaps there is no such thing as Boxing Day. It depends on where you…
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The day after Christmas Is called Boxing Day Although quite why it’s called this I just couldn’t say But perhaps after a day With excited…
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And so this is ChristmasAnd what have you done?Probably not very muchA new variant’s just begun. Yes it’s another Covid Christmas. I’m all for Christmas…
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Another Christmas Eve is upon us. Thus I must conclude my annual homage to movies which aren’t necessarily Christmas films, but which could, nonetheless, be…
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I’ve been meaning to watch 1934’s The Thin Man ever since I started doing this pointless annual festive film countdown. I knew it would make…
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1944 musical Meet Me In St. Louis is a film about a family that really like living in St. Louis. I don’t think it would…
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The 1991 incarnation of The Adams Family was my introduction to that creepiest and kookiest of families. Indeed, although I’m sure I saw the 1993…
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I’ve never read the 1969 novel, The Poseidon Adventure but it must be pretty good because it has been adapted three times for the screen.…
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I had no interest in watching 1995’s While You Were Sleeping. Ever. I haven’t entirely swerved rom-coms in my annual advent compendium of movies that…
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I often have misgivings about movies that are based on real life events, and similar misgivings about movies that win ‘Best Picture’ at the Academy…
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2013’s I Give It A Year is a sort of anti-rom-com, about a ‘happily ever after’ that doesn’t pan out the way it is supposed…
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A slow-moving film centred around nineteen-fifties haute-couture would normally be a pretty hard sell for me. But when it is written and directed by Paul…
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The plot of 2017 drama ‘The Wife’ does rather hinge on a twist, and it is quite a predictable twist. But just because you can…
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Unlike Lady and the Tramp, I don’t recall ever watching 101 Dalmatians as a child. I’ve seen it a few times as an adult, most…
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A movie which centres around one man trapped on an island for five years definitely runs the risk of being a bit..well…dull. While such an…
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Having included Bridget Jones Diary in last year’s Christmas(ish) movie countdown, I felt it only right that I revisit the 2004 sequel to explore its…
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When I included 1995’s Jumanji in last year’s iteration of my advent calendar I received a couple of comments that suggested that the 2017 relaunch…
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2018 action-thriller Peppermint is rarely thrilling and I’m not entirely sure why it’s called Peppermint. It often feels like a straight-to-DVD affair but I think…
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I’m not sure if I can genuinely describe Disney’s 1955 classic, Lady and the Tramp as a childhood favourite. I suspect, in fact it was…
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I don’t know if it’s fair to describe 2012’s Silver Linings Playbook as a rom-com; it is a movie that is hard to pigeon-hole but…
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2016’s La La Land has enough critical acclaim and a whole raft of awards (though it famously only held the Academy Award for Best Picture…
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