Wife on phone to Orange automated customer service, saying ‘Yes. Yes. YES.’ It’s When Harry Met Sally in slow motion.

@griffinkate you’d be better off pouring your wine like *this*. Well, you did aks

O cruel fate: small children are desperate to go on trains; people on trains are desperate not to be near small children.

@seamusmccauley isn’t t’ghat where people from Otley do their washing?

Ooh: Voynich Manuscript dated to 1404-1438. http://is.gd/1B8pdi (via @nycteris)

RT @doccosmos: Urm – http://econ.st/dP0Vbl – just doing what Blind Atlas did half a decade ago – http://bit.ly/foWp8E

@hofflimits is that Justin CBeeber?

@brighty ahem. Daddy’s shoe?

@purserhallard there’s something very poignant about that. And, er, funny. #sorry

@duncanparkes hey, you can choose which year’s value in real terms