Whatever Happened To Just Wrapping The Thing?
Whatever Happened To Just Wrapping The Thing? In honour of yesterday's Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day, I would like to report that I successfully liberated a set of batteries from their…
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GOM World Cup Diary #27 – Whatever Happened To The Laws?
GOM World Cup Diary #27 - Whatever Happened To The Laws? There was a time when football was wonderfully simple. The referee reached into his pocket, produced a yellow card…
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GOM World Cup Diary #26: Is It? Is It Really?
GOM World Cup Diary #26: Is It? Is It Really? England made history last night. A 3-2 victory over Mexico at the mighty Azteca, a stadium where very few visiting…
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GOM World Cup Diary #25 – Whatever Happened To Knowing When You’ve Won?
GOM World Cup Diary #25 – Whatever Happened To Knowing When You've Won? I watched France edge past Paraguay last night and, for long periods, I wasn't entirely sure whether…
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GOM World Cup Diary #24 – Whatever Happened To Winning Hearts?
GOM World Cup Diary #24 – Whatever Happened To Winning Hearts? I settled down with my morning coffee expecting Argentina to do what Argentina usually do. Win. Cape Verde, after…
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GOM World Cup Diary #23 – Whatever Happened To Certainty?
GOM World Cup Diary #23 – Whatever Happened To Certainty? Portugal eventually overcame Croatia last night to book their place in the World Cup quarter-finals. But once again, the biggest…
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GOM World Cup Diary #22 – Whatever Happened To Learning?
GOM World Cup Diary #22 – Whatever Happened To Learning? Well, somebody must have been listening. Only a few days ago I was wondering why England seemed determined to ignore…
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GOM World Cup Diary #21 – Whatever Happened To Playing To Your Strengths?
GOM World Cup Diary #21 – Whatever Happened To Playing To Your Strengths? The race for the Golden Boot is becoming rather interesting. Kylian Mbappé helped himself to another two…
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GOM World Cup Diary #17 – The Football Gods Must Have Been Chuckling
GOM World Cup Diary #17 – The Football Gods Must Have Been Chuckling I've always believed the Football Gods have a sense of humour. Not a cruel one. Just the…
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Grumpy Old Man and Queues
Whatever Happened to a Good Queue? There was a time when people knew how to queue. It wasn't written down anywhere. There wasn't a government leaflet about it. Nobody needed…