Sometimes there are whole novels hidden between the lines of the simplest ebay auction.
This one, for instance.
Imagine all the mixed messages, misread signals and forced smiles that led to this little tragedy. I'm tempted to bid, just to be a part of it all.

Boxing Day. Great day to pick up a bargain at the sales, or online.
If you're feeling adventurous, you might try bidding on this.
Doesn't matter what it is - it smells gorgeous!
Merry Christmas, everyone...

There was a stray dog roaming in the street tonight when I took Glen for his final walk ( Read more... )

... but not, thankfully, by nature. Here's a great story - especially for those with a visual imagination.

A DRUG dealer with a pink Mohican haircut who dressed up as cartoon dog Scooby Doo was caught because of his bizarre appearance ( Read more... )

A busy weekend, but a good one ( Read more... )

This is an oldie, but a goodie. The Guardian's Johnny Dee finds out what the under-eights think of rock's 'classics'.
Sample opinions:

(on The Who's 'Substitute')
Holly: It sounds like when your wee goes back up

(On Led Zeppelin's 'Immigrant Song')
Holly: 'This isn't singing, it's just screaming.'
Benjamin: 'I like the screaming.'
Holly: 'I ( Read more... )

Hello ( Read more... )

Fat, bearded man in Dungeons and Dragons T-shirt: 'Minus fuckin' one! I would've survived as well, if I hadnae been wearing leather!'

... or, How I Won My Library Card ( Read more... )

I was young for ages. My teens stretched well into my twenties, then my twenties lurked, whistling nonchalantly and pulling up their collar in a largely successful bid not to be noticed, rather longer into my thirties than is really decent for a man of my age ( Read more... )