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When the answer is just a click away
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/02/2023
» When I was about 12 I committed some misdemeanour in class and as a punishment the teacher ordered me to write a thousand-word essay on baseball and hand it in the next morning. This was something of a challenge as being an English kid I knew absolutely nothing about baseball other than it was some weird ritual they indulged in across the Pond.
Hot and maybe just a little bothered
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 12/04/2020
» It is customary at this time of the year for PostScript to whine about two specific topics -- the overwhelming heat and the approaching Songkran festival. As regards the first, I can safely say it has been "a bit on the warm side". In fact it's been sizzling, sweltering, scorching and for us ancient folks, totally discombobulating, or to use the correct meteorological terminology, "bloody hot".
If lost for words, you can try a bit of Latin
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 13/10/2019
» In the sometimes entertaining, but often mind-numbing, impeachment debate in the US, something we have been repeatedly hearing lately is the Latin expression "quid pro quo", signifying a favour given in return for something of equal value. Dropping a few Latin words has always been popular amongst politicians, possibly because they think it makes them sound smarter than us ignorant hoi polloi.
Wonderful world of walrus whiskers
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 11/08/2019
» A couple of months ago PostScript carried an item about the late English comedian Richard Hearne, known as Mr Pastry, and how his walrus moustache gave him an uncanny resemblance to current White House national security adviser, John Bolton. I watched Mr Bolton giving a speech on TV this week and have to admit I could not shake off the image of the bumbling Mr Pastry. Despite reports that Mr Bolton's boss is not a huge fan of the moustache, Mr Bolton is said to be very proud of his distinctive bristle.
A year most of us would rather forget
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 25/12/2016
» It is customary at this stage of the year to review events of the past 12 months, but this has been no ordinary year for Thailand. It has been a very sad time with the loss of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, which plunged the entire kingdom into a state of mourning.
Blame it on sex and hot-water bottles
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 19/06/2016
» With a terrific sense of timing, the British referendum on whether or not to quit the European Union comes bang in the middle of the Euro 2016 football tournament. After the behaviour of some English "fans" in Marseille and Lille, one suspects that the French at least, will not shed any tears if the English bid au revoir to Europe with immediate effect.
The art of cheating reaches new heights
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 15/05/2016
» Sitting exams is undoubtedly one of life's more unpleasant experiences, which most of us sadly cannot avoid. I have memories of exams looming from my college days and boldly attempting to get down to some serious revision. Of course, this was usually abandoned after 30 minutes as I gave up and sprinted off to the pub. It's amazing how much clearer Plato's philosophy became after a pint or two.
A missing piece sinks the boating party
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 14/12/2014
» If you want to briefly escape into a world blissfully free of smartphones, tweets, corruption and crooked cops, you can always try tackling a jigsaw. It's very old fashioned, of course, but can be quite therapeutic.
‘Wee County’ has its moment in the sun
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 21/09/2014
» On Friday morning, I was in couch potato mode, observing the results of the Scottish referendum on the BBC. A number of analysts were in the studio to discuss what might have been history in the making, although it didn’t quite turn out that way. By 5am in Scotland, some of the experts were definitely wilting, with their thoughts turning to the more important matter of bacon sandwiches for breakfast.
Another year gone, and it's still amazing
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 30/12/2012
» The year 2012 was promoted as a ''Miracle Year'' in Amazing Thailand, although no wondrous happenings immediately spring to mind.