I am currently sat at my desk imagining Danny Rose's face over and over again

[71 Guns - channeling the spirit of Mr Hat]

Back in the day I would have self-medicated with some proper drugs. A couple of decent lines is enough to put anyone back on their feet for 3 or 4 hours in an emergency.

Sadly, I suspect that these days such a strategy woiuld kill me.

Yup. I can't even bear the thought of alcohol atm, sad times

[Burney]

Back in the day I would have self-medicated with some proper drugs. A couple of decent lines is enough to put anyone back on their feet for 3 or 4 hours in an emergency.

Sadly, I suspect that these days such a strategy woiuld kill me.

Have you been smoking during this bout of unpleasantness? Have you? Hmmmm?

[Sir C]

Have you been smoking during this bout of unpleasantness? Have you? Hmmmm?

Well, given that I am a heterosexual male, of course I've been smoking. I have a cold, I've not developed gender/sexuality fluidity.

Yesterday I was awfully miserable and picked up a Douglas Reeman novel. I haven't rewad such a thing since childhood. It was simply brilliant.

[Sir C]

Yup. I can't even bear the thought of alcohol atm, sad times

I have used scotch and claret to enable me to cook dinner on a couple of ocassions, but suffered for it afterwards.

[Burney]

Well, given that I am a heterosexual male, of course I've been smoking. I have a cold, I've not developed gender/sexuality fluidity.

Yesterday I was awfully miserable and picked up a Douglas Reeman novel. I haven't rewad such a thing since childhood. It was simply brilliant.

I don't think I've ever read anything by him. He looks it Alexander McQueeny

[Sir C]

I don't think I've ever read anything by him. He looks it Alexander McQueeny

He wrote Napoleonic stuff under the pseudonym Alexander Kent. The WWll stuff is what I remembered from childhood, and it's quite lovely. A sort of Poundland Monsarrat. That's harsh, actually, but you get the idea.

[Burney]

He wrote Napoleonic stuff under the pseudonym Alexander Kent. The WWll stuff is what I remembered from childhood, and it's quite lovely. A sort of Poundland Monsarrat. That's harsh, actually, but you get the idea.

I may give it a whirl.

Have you seen how cross the Guardianistas are about Jenkins' article? They're FEWMIN'

I think Hadley Freeman may have an embolism.

[Sir C]

I may give it a whirl.

Have you seen how cross the Guardianistas are about Jenkins' article? They're FEWMIN'

I think Hadley Freeman may have an embolism.

I hope he doesn't bump into Laurie Penny any time soon. She'll have his balls.

[Burney]

I hope he doesn't bump into Laurie Penny any time soon. She'll have his balls.

Oh, yeah. She's just doubling down on what is clearly a bad bet, bless her. It's amazing to see how cross they get when someone in The Guardian dares to question the sacred orthodoxy.