Creative Typos
By David Flin Bottom right hand corner. I have a guilty pleasure. It doesn’t harm anyone, I hasten to add, but it’s not something I’m...
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- Jun 14
- 6 min
The D'Oliveira Affair of 1968
By David Flin Basil D'Oliveira, who, according to Wisden, was: "The most important sportsman who ever lived." Some hyperbole, but he had...
- May 25
- 2 min
On Trial. Day 14
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. Returning soon. This will be the last entry in this little interlude, and normal service will be...
- May 23
- 2 min
On Trial. Day 12
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. Spot the deliberate mistake. Technically, this should be the last day of the meat-sack Editor’s Jury...
- May 22
- 2 min
On Trial. Day 11
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. One or the other. Pictures courtesy Wikimedia Commons. We’re getting further into the hiatus. With...
- May 21
- 3 min
On Trial. Day 10
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. Still me. The meat-sack Editor is having difficulties. Not because of the case he is hearing, whatever...
- May 20
- 2 min
On Trial. Day 9
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. "Houston, we have a problem." Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. You lot have got used to this, I can...
- May 19
- 1 min
On Trial. Day 8
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. Still AWOL. You know, I could get used to this gig. Himself, the meat-sack Editor, he’s always...
- May 18
- 2 min
On Trial. Day 7
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. Sergeant, where are your stripes? One week down, one to go. Maybe. A lot depends on how the case goes....
- May 17
- 3 min
On Trial. Day 6
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. Look - no opposable thumbs. Well, it’s the weekend. The meat-sack Editor has been complaining how...
- May 16
- 3 min
On Trial. Day 5
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. Nope. He's still away. You've still got the Snow Marine. The meat-sack who is normally the Editor sends...
- May 14
- 2 min
On Trial. Day 3.
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty Trust me, it's not loaded. The Editor is still away on Jury Service. Apparently the lift in the Court...
- May 13
- 3 min
On Trial. Day 2.
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. The Deputy Editor. Yesterday, the warm meat-sack sometimes called “Oi, you,” or “Thingummy” or...
- May 12
- 2 min
On Trial. Day 1.
By The Editor. Going AWOL for a time. There is likely to be an unpredictability about if and when articles will be posted on the blog for...
- Apr 24
- 6 min
A Myth is Good for a While. Part 2: Stone Circles.
By the non-mythical Sergeant Frosty. Castlerigg Stone Circle, near Keswick. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Stone circles. There are...
- Apr 1
- 5 min
A Myth is Good For a While
By the Non-Mythical Sergeant Frosty. Siwash Rock, Vancouver. There is currently a debate on changing the name of the feature to...
- Mar 15
- 8 min
The Way Things Were. Maybe.
By David Flin He's not happy. In some circles, it is considered fair game to sneer at historical re-enactors as plastic imitations, as...
- Mar 11
- 10 min
Vignette: Queen of the Windsor Castle
By A Snow Marine. The author. Picture courtesy Sergeant Frosty Publications. In a previous article , I looked at Namesakes, and the...
- Mar 1
- 6 min
Alternate Namesakes
By No-One Important And, once you have read the article, you'll know the game and can come up with an explanation connecting these two...
- Jan 19
- 2 min
Alternate Quotes
By David Flin The Editor is In. That pile of work to his left is disturbingly small. He's getting worried. When the Editor gets involved...
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