25 August 2016 Divine Intervention A tribute to the wisdom of the Almighty. By Chin Chin There may be a sporting chance of contact with the Almighty on the road to Damascus but I would have put the odds against an encounter at a filling station on the E45, a main road in the north… Continue reading Issue 68: 2016 08 25: Divine Intervention (Chin Chin)
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Issue 50: 2016 04 21: The Shadow of the Past (John Watson)
21 April 2016 The Shadow of the Past We should not hold old stories about who Mr Khan rubbed shoulders with against him. By John Watson Some jokes are recycled generation by generation and they are often not very good ones. Take this as an example. A man walks into a restaurant and orders soup.… Continue reading Issue 50: 2016 04 21: The Shadow of the Past (John Watson)
Issue 46: 2016 03 23: To be or not to be – who, exactly? (Chin Chin)
24 March 2016 To Be Or Not To Be – Who, Exactly? Finding a Shakespearean alter ego. By Chin Chin It is always said that psychometric tests are hard to manipulate and I suppose that must be the case otherwise they would be completely useless. After all, most employers want exactly the same things: intelligence,… Continue reading Issue 46: 2016 03 23: To be or not to be – who, exactly? (Chin Chin)
Issue 41: 2016 02 18: The Curse of the Pharaohs (Chin Chin)
18 February 2016 The Curse of the Pharaohs How many will die this time? By Chin Chin Curses come in different shapes and sizes. At the top end of the scale there is the “full pharaonic,” visited on Lord Carnarvon and others shortly after the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923. A quality… Continue reading Issue 41: 2016 02 18: The Curse of the Pharaohs (Chin Chin)
Issue 26 : 2015 10 29 Agincourt
29 October 2015 Agincourt How technology and terror still rule the day by Chin Chin You’d think we were in Monmouth, the Welsh town in which Henry V was born. It was as Henry of Monmouth that he was known and they certainly don’t let you forget it. The names Harry and Agincourt dominate the… Continue reading Issue 26 : 2015 10 29 Agincourt