I have been a features writer and editor for many years, specialising in humour. The beauty of this WordPress blog is that I can use ideas that newspaper and magazine editors might have reservations about; I can publish what I believe in. That doesn’t mean it’s unregulated – it just means that some of the more off-the-wall ideas can make it through, whereas they might not fit another editor’s criteria.

WARNING: May require attention span of more than 15 seconds

YOUNGER READERS’ CONTENT ALERT: May also contain references to things or people before your time.