I hope Herrenberg is twinned with Misterton.

I expect by now you’ve all read that ‘London Bridge is down’ article on how George Osborne will become head of state when the queen dies.

RT @SocialHistoryOx: York street names that sound like political scandals.

Undermine your fave dictator by combining them with a foodstuff! I give you: Idi Aminestrone, Genghis Khanteloupe & of course Pol Pot Noodle

(Not very topical, I know, but a better version of one for last night’s limerick competition)

BoJo’s old rival from Eton
Set a record never yet beaten:
At the Bullingdon feast
He would eat any beast
As long as his pig had some meat in

The Guardian recounts that Doris Lessing had 4000 books. A self-indulgent tally reveals we have about 2430. Oops.

Execrable. #Sherlock

@CMTaylor72