humour

Font or Cheese? from loiswakeman 60 days old

Do you know your Gautami from your Gouda, font from Fontina, or Helvetica from Swiss? Take this (rather long-winded) quiz and find out! (If you find ...

Credit crunch survival tip #1 from loiswakeman 322 days old

Never let it be said that the Wakemen don't know how to have a good time on a shoestring. Picture the scene: A loud crash from upstairs was followed ...

Bob and Barack from loiswakeman 381 days old

From our Washington correspondent: Little-known political speech writer Bob "The" Builder was recruited by Senator Barack Obama to craft his eloquent ...

Hedge fund traders emulate Beastie Boys fans from loiswakeman 386 days old

From our London desk, 16:00 In an unexpected spin-off of the Porsche-VW shenanigans, bands of angry traders are roaming the City ripping the badges ...

Cut-price ferry tickets for amputees? from loiswakeman 495 days old

"The fuel surcharge is £2.50 a leg per car, and 30p per leg for foot passengers". Thus spake the MD of Wightlink on BBC's Working Lunch today, explaining ...

Sofa, so good from loiswakeman 508 days old

From the Uplyme Gazette, June 31st "Devon housewife Lois Wakeman was expecting a delivery of a new sofa and chair from Tesco Direct last week. "She ...

Campaign for real pigeonholes from loiswakeman 556 days old

Seen this morning on the wall of the Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis. Pigeon 1: "Coo, nice house" Pigeon 2: "It's a bit of a hole really, but it's mine." It ...

From the Unnovations catalogue... from loiswakeman 561 days old

Tired of sitting through endless FAST trailers with banging music? Weary of working out non-standard DVD selection menus? Don't want to watch another ...

Word game: interminable isograms from loiswakeman 572 days old

How many words of four or more letters can you make from this grid? Each word cannot contain the same letter more than once. All words must appear in ...