Category: Piffle
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How Have I Not Seen This Episode Of Seinfeld Before?
Last night, I had a strange and unnerving experience. I saw an episode of Seinfeld that I’ve never seen before. I mean, how is that possible? It was called The Wait Out, and while it’s certainly not a classic instalment, it’s by no means unmemorable. It has the physical comedy of the jeans, it has…
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The Existential Pub Quiz
Yesterday was strange, and it started badly. I bent down, and my trousers ripped, like I was in a seventies sitcom. Luckily the Vicar wasn’t behind me sniffing a posey, but the tearing noise was really loud, and stupidly comical. I may have even made a face like Terry Medford. I certainly made a noise…
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What Is A Hotdog?
We all know what a Hotdog is, right? It’s a sausage in a bun. But after that, it gets rather complicated. Is the sausage the dog in the hotdog? If so, why are they called hotdog sausages? Shouldn’t they just be called Dogs? And then, when heated, they become hot Dogs, right? So, doesn’t that…
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Monopoly Ruined The World
If you know me, or follow this blog, you know I have a deep love of board games. And you probably know that I dislike Monopoly, even when it’s played properly. That shouldn’t taint the following assertion though, because it’s truer that a true thing strapped to a polygraph. Monopoly ruined the world. The generation…
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Kevin Has Weird Daddy Issues
YouTube suggested I might like this clip from Harry Enfield & Chums. YouTube was right. What’s weird though, is that’s James Fleet, here appearing as Kevin’s teacher, also happens to turn up later as Kevin’s Dad in Kevin & Perry Go Large. So, some time between this parent’s evening and their trip to Ibiza, Louisa…
