How Many Sicilians Does it Take to Screw in a Lightbulb?
Two. One to screw it in and the other to shoot the witness. It feels like I spent the first 25 years fighting who I was, the next 10…
A Childless Woman, Who’s Never Had and Abortion, Talks about Abortion
In the childless “community” (in as much as random strangers with possibly nothing in common except that they are unable to get knocked up can be a “community”), the idea…
In the 53rd Year…
When I was younger, maybe until a few years ago, I loved lists. As I’m typing this, I’m getting the feeling that I still do. And quizzes – “which Sex…
Little Edie Beale or How the Hell is This the First Time I’ve Heard Of Her?
If you are into strange documentaries about, well, nothing, checkout Grey Gardens from 1975. The daughter is where spinsters came from, I swear! “There’s nothing worse than a staunch woman.…
Am I Nice? Yeah, Go (%#& Yourself.
How did such a nice word that we use to mean sweet and polite, also come to be an insult for some? Well, today’s word, nice, started out as a…
ASMR – Head Orgasms, Triggers & Bob Ross
I have a treat for you today. This episode isn’t just about one word, but a series of words that have been strung together and have created a movement, a…
Things I learned today
It took me to 52 and a half years of age to learn that there are people who customise their Lamborghinis. I’m not talking about adding tinted windows or roof…
Hysteria – Wandering Wombs, Toxic Semen & Exorcisms
When you think of hysteria, what comes to mind? Melancholia, anxiety, frigidity. It’s a problem that can be solved, says Doctor Dalrymple from the Netflix feel good movie, Hysteria.…
Resolutions – Barbarians, Two-Faced Gods, Serial Killers & Roast Swans
Each and every year I buy a diary and I make a resolution to use it ALL YEAR. This is my year. I say that every year. And each and…
Christmas Elves & Pooping Birds – Where do Christmas Traditions Come From?
It’s almost Christmas so there’s no better time of the year to have a look at the words we use once a year with abandon. From Eggnog to Kris…