It’s wet, it’s windy, it’s miserable. You’ve done nothing but complain about the summer, and now, like an annoying relative who dropped in for tea (and who actually wasn’t that bad) it’s gone and you’re sorry you didn’t make
Read moreEarly Birds and Fierce Women
The early bird gets a lot of good press, but what about the late worm? He effortlessly escapes death. So the question Joe, our Topicsmaster last night, asked us to consider is, is it better to be an early
Read moreFirst Dates
Ah…the terror of the first date. Am I overdressed? Do I sound stupid? Is there spinach stuck in my teeth? Sounds just like the fear of public speaking. And so it was no coincidence that mischievous Merrilyn held a ‘First
Read moreDon’t be a rambler
“Business is made up of ideas, amazing ideas and these ideas move at the speed of light, so we need to keep up with the light moving forward but cut to the chase and get to the point ….”
Read moreA Fond Farewell
Last Wednesday’s meeting was bitter-sweet. We had so much fun at topics: there were tales of sleazy master-bakers, girls hating flowers and Sarah imagining life as a salad. There were lots of lovely new members who really added to the
Read moreNew Year, New You?
So here it is, the future. Just one month ago life was one long Christmas party about to kick off, a glorious free-for-all of happy hedonism. Tottering home in tinsel at four was the norm as was breakfasting on After-Eights.
Read moreAre you full yet?
It’s been seven hours and three long days since the dawn of Christmas day. Life as you knew it is over and all there is is eating. Happy animation gave way to blurred stupefaction two days ago, and the only
Read moreLa solidarite et les frites
Would you leave your lover over garlic chips? I nearly did once. The smell, the look, the lingering after-breath….gross! Our opinion of garlic chips was but one sought by innovative Topicsmaster Fergal, who used image prompts to get us thinking
Read moreWonderwoman Wednesday 5th November 2015
Would you time-travel JUST to meet this lady??? Dan G would. Any lady who can deflect bullets with her bangles and lasso baddies in her high-heels was worth facing the eighties for. But isn’t it disappointing, I argued, that TV’s
Read moreWe believe in one drink, Guinness the almighty.
“Arthur’s Day” may have been axed this year but VOX is still going strong and as mad as ever. Wednesday saw us fighting horse-sized ducks, rewriting the “Our Father” (sooo funny – read it below) and being hit by meteors
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