Today’s random story from the archives

Released back in 1963, this is the tenth Bond novel by Fleming, and it is a highly unique entry in the series — not on the action and espionage side of things, but on the relationship side. …

You get insulted for being this that and everything these days. In this post, I present some responses that you can give to those insults.

Disclaimer: much wiseassery and snarkyness ahead. You have been warned.

“Who asked you?”

“Not you, clearly, you would have to have brains to ask me.”

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Since the dawn of mankind, humans have done crazy stuff as a means of entertaining people. From throwing knives blindfolded at a moving target, to shooting live bullets at a magician, to much much more.

But some acts are so crazy that it beggars belief that anyone would even think…

Despite being a big James Bond fan, I had never got around to reading Ian Fleming’s first James Bond novel, Casino Royale. So when I saw it for sale in a charity shop for a grand price of £1.29, I couldn’t take it from the shelf swiftly enough.

The first…

I didn’t use to believe in life after death, but after what happened last week, I now do. …

There’s a lot of talk around these days about whether there should or should not be a female James Bond. There has already now been a female 007, Lashana Lynch nailing it in No Time to Die. But will there ever be a Jane Bond?

My opinion on the matter…

During my first stint at university, I used to work in a nightclub. They were always short of staff — when aren’t nightclubs short of staff — which meant I did every job there was. …