well, yesterday i received an email from the BBC with the shortlist of 36 people who made it through to the final of the last laugh competition and my name was conspicuous by its absence.  this means that i am officially a “witless drudge” with the all writing ability of a “prepubescent teenager who [...]

in today’s searingly topical cartoon, i have tried to imagine sir bob geldof’s reaction when he first heard that live8 tickets were being sold on ebay.  i apologise to those of a sensitive disposition for the strong language used - i felt it was necessary to capture the essence of the man.

i once saw a documentary on telly about autism.  during it,  two kids were shown a toy being hidden underneath one of two up-turned boxes.  one of the kids was then led from the room and in his or her absence, the toy’s hiding place was swapped, so that it was under the other box. [...]