THE SMILING ASSASSIN

THE SMILING ASSASSIN

John Arlott has been mentioned in a previous article and, as well as having a gifted imagination and descriptive mind, showed his perceptiveness further when he declared once that “We take life too lightly and sport too seriously.” There is a serious warning there. Do...
THE BETTER WAY FOR THE BATTER

THE BETTER WAY FOR THE BATTER

What do the following people have in common: John Arlott (the famous cricket commentator with a poetic touch in his voice), Thomas Hardy, (the celebrated author and poet of the late 19th and early 20th century) and Graeme Souness (the Scottish midfield soccer player...
AIM HIGHER! 

AIM HIGHER! 

A man lived on the 25th floor of his apartment block and every day he took the lift all the way down but when he came home at night he took the lift to the 11th floor then walked up the stairs to the 25th floor. Does that seem strange? Do we know why? Read on to find...
ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS 

ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS 

There was a classic moment in one of the early ‘Pink Panther’ films when Inspector Clouseau asked a barman if his dog bites, to which the barman replied, “No!” The Inspector therefore bent down to stroke the dog at which point the dog bit the Inspector. The Inspector...
IT IS GOOD TO BE THE UNDERDOG! 

IT IS GOOD TO BE THE UNDERDOG! 

A man once had a beautiful Labrador dog called Duke who used to sit in front of his master with great delight, only for him to lift one of Duke’s front legs off the ground and roll him onto his back. Duke would immediately wriggle his way back on to his feet and sit...