Archive for January, 2009

Favourite name-taker quote

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When I got married my feminist friends went mad. One sniffed “Are you going to take your husband’s name?” I said, “No, because I don’t think ‘Dave’ suits me very much. Jo Brand, British comedienne

The things mother never told us

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See my Herald Column over here. At this time of year we think about the things mother never told us. Think childbirth. They say it’s beautiful. Ha! Hahahahahaha! Beautiful! Hahahahaha! What was she thinking? And marriage. What’s all this about in celebrity magazines about fairy princess brides living happily ever after? Anyone looked at the [...]