The Chaps can remember when a bag of Salt and Vinegar Golden Wonder crisps used to cost two-and-a-half new pence.
Even at the age of three they didn't choke on them.
This made them over-qualified for politics apparently.
Note: not related to Golden Showers, whatever they are.
Newspaper of note.
All right so it does have some dodgy readers, particularly in North London, but since when did a liking of Aga cookers compare with a liking of pre-emptive bombings and ignoring of the Geneva Convention and basic human rights?
The Guardian online is required daily reading for expatriates.
When Graham Greene died Kingsley Amis said 'The world has lost it's greatest living writer.'
The man for whom the phrase Greeneland was coined, wherein very bad people do very bad things and yet you feel strangely sorry for them.
Greeneland - not to be confused with the US political system where very bad people do very bad things and you hate them for it
Ganymede was a Greek youth whose impossible beauty captivated Zeus.
The filthy old deity sent an eagle down to carry the boy to Olympus where he became cupbearer to the Gods and a cheeky bit of rump on the side for the Thunderer himself.
It is possibly his role as a personal servant rather than a sex slave that PG Wodehouse refers to so wittily in his Jeeves and Wooster books.
Jeeves is a member of a club for 'Gentlemen's personal Gentlemen' called 'The Junior Ganymede'.
On the other hand, perhaps PG was trying to tell us something about Bertie's relationship with his Man.
Ganymede is also the seventh and largest of Jupiter's known moons. Another classical witticism, the body was so named because 'it moons around Jupiter' (Jupiter being the Latin name of Zeus).
Can you imagine the delight of the aging, pederastic Don that came up with that one?
Part of a boat. More particularly the top edge of the side. When the water reaches the gunwhales (pronounced gunnels) the situation may be characterised as dire.
Two Star Michelin restaurant in Mayfair where God himself needs a reservation
There are no words to describe what Le Gavroche provides
Maintains correct standards of dress
Owned by a Frenchman (naturalment)
Not known for abundance of soap in the loos
Situated, rather appositely, at No.1 Savile Row, Gieves and Hawkes is one of our favourite outfitters.
Although their modern ranges are a picture of louche luxury, they are still one of the better recommended officer's tailors for Her Majesty's armed forces. Thus, while picking out a sumptuous modern shirt one may also, simply by lying about one's regiment, acquire a splendid pair of regulation officer's gloves at risible outlay.
Please note that the 'G' is pronounced hard, as in 'Git' and 'Guttersnipe'. Jeeves is someone else entirely.
A stirring piece of music written by one Ludwig Van Beethoven, a Chippy Bomber long before there were Chippys or Bombers
The chap responsible for most of the actual Chippy Bombing during the Second Little Unpleasantness was a big fan of this piece of music
So was Alex in A Clockwork Orange
All in all not a terribly encouraging fan base, but undeservedly so
Quite stirring indeed if listened to at sufficiently high volume on the Jag's stereo
Who Are You Looking At?!
During the years of rationing a strange cult grew around the 'Top of the Milk'. This was the thick creamy layer on the top of unhomogenised milk which would be granted to Father to pour over his breakfast while the children were left with a watery residue that, I think, had something to do with badgers and tuberculosis. After breakfast he would beat his entire family with a large stick and then go down a mine.
Gold Top was a premium milk - with an eponymous gold foil cap - which pandered to this cruelty by encouraging seperation.
Democracy was only restored by the introduction of homogenisation and school milk
Not entirely compus a lot of the time through a bit of a problem with the sauce or something like that.
In fact spent much of his time absolutely hat-stand.
Not very good at setting taxes or holding onto America for the Empire.
The British Embassy in Washington has a huge portrait of him in the entrance hall (Ha!).
Interesting note; The Americans declared themselves independent only of George III, not Great Britain.
Venerable makers of gentlemen's suitcases since 1878
Entirely suitable for jet travel or strapping to the back of your E-Type.
Suitcase of choice for the Two Chaps.
Modern day version of fencing gallery
Known to contain instruments of torture
To be avoided at all costs
Frequently crammed to the gills with scantily clad, muscular, sweating young women
Alas therefore unavoidable