top of page
Search
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...
Jul 3, 20243 min read
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...
Jun 14, 20246 min read
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 25, 20242 min read
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 23, 20242 min read
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 22, 20242 min read
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 21, 20243 min read
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 20, 20242 min read
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 19, 20241 min read
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 18, 20242 min read
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 17, 20243 min read
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 16, 20243 min read
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 14, 20242 min read
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 13, 20243 min read
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...
May 12, 20242 min read
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 24, 20246 min read
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...
Apr 1, 20245 min read
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 15, 20248 min read
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 11, 202410 min read
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...
Mar 1, 20246 min read
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...
Jan 19, 20242 min read
bottom of page