* Joke : I laughed though no doubt you've heard it before.
A lecturer is explaining to a class that two negatives can make a positive, but two positives cannot make a negative. To say for instance 'not never' means yo will. Whereas two positives can't make a negative. He illustrates his argument with a few more examples -2 times -3 makes 6 not -6 but two positive numbers cannot make a negative number.
He concludes "so you see two positives cannot make a negative". Just then a cynical voice from the back says "yeah, yeah." Not sure that works in print. Try reading it aloud to a friend with a sense of humour.


* I received an email from Nick actually it was for the attention of my partner Gwen, in reference to her reply to the question 'Why are Englishmen such a f**king waste of time?
Nick writes
"... I feel you are confusing the bonding of young male adolescents 12, 13, 14yrs with the bonding of young male adults. Loudest and longest hardly counts it's the ability to belch or fart a recognisable tune that scores most points." Thanks for that pointer Nick I'll be sure to pass it on.