Steve Brooks

I'm reasonably convinced he's never read any book. Except maybe "The Very Hungry Caterpillar."

It's definitely a cult. Look at this ridiculousness.

They should probably also mention that the main reason all the pre-1947 silver coins disappeared was because the silver content was high enough that they became worth more as scrap than as currency.

I see he's included a Churchill crown in there. A coin that was issued for collectors and never intended for circulation.
My grandfather was quite keen on the idea. I own three or four. They're barely worth more than face value.

Okay. I'm fine with sweaty nonce. It's accurate, specific and really quite funny.

It sounds like we're back to the magic bombs. You know, the ones that only kill bad guys.
#c4news

Inbred backwater.
That's why we love it.
#thearchers

Stella must have at least one relative Pip hates on sight.
It's the universal law of long-running drama.
#thearchers

It sounded like he pinched Pip's bum there.
Surely not.
#thearchers

Why is it up to Susan to recruit a dairy worker? Does Helen scare off all the applicants?
#thearchers

I'd be worried if Tom liked me that much.
Or at all.
#thearchers

"Tony has unusual plans for his birthday."
He's going to enjoy it this year.
#thearchers

We'd all know he wasn't referring to them.

Can we take the Mountbatten-Windsor as read and just call him Andrew? It'll save time and everyone will know who you mean.
#bbcpm

Honest Bob lying about Reform council tax rises there.
#bbcpm

YouTube video by Frank Zappa - Topic The Evil Prince (Line In Vancouver, British Columbia, 1984)

You really can't do this on stage any more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbIV...

She's truly awful.

He'd better have a good rummage to find out.
#thearchers

Making an accurate assessment of public opinion is tricky. Questionnaires have to be carefully constructed to avoid skewing the results. Here's an example of how not to do it -

If I had a watch that valuable it would never leave the house making it utterly useless as a timepiece.
#thearchers

Will Ruairi come to love the pigs as much as Jazzer does?
#thearchers

"Would people really hand in a valuable watch?"
Most of us would, yes.
#thearchers

"Oh Rex. My blouse has accidentally come unbuttoned. Please, please help."
#thearchers

I'm a townie, so maybe I'm missing something.
How much does an intensive pig unit have to teach a lad about fields of wheat and free-range deer?
#thearchers

Ah, Ruairi the swinger.
Of wine bottles, that it.
#thearchers

A small German state’s quiet revolt against Microsoft – and what it means for Europe How Schleswig-Holstein is challenging big tech dominance and redefining digital sovereignty

This is what taking back control really looks like.
Be funny if Trump managed to break the US tech sector.
www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...

My mind doesn't need changing. I've known this was true since I first watched B5 back in the 90s.

It's certainly hard to keep him off the couch.