Ted Dunphy
Jul 29, 20163 min read
Speak for yourself
I am fed up hearing whinging self-serving publicists moaning about ‘our generation’ and the damage we oldies have done. These...
Ted Dunphy
Jul 13, 20163 min read
Mum's the word
At last we have a leader of the country whose choice of shoes, dress sense and hairstyle can rightfully become the legitimate focus of...
Ted Dunphy
Jul 9, 20163 min read
Where have all the experts gone? Far, far away
Pete the Stump left the pub last night without saying good night to anyone and without upsetting the barmaid by inviting her to his place...
Ted Dunphy
Jul 6, 20163 min read
What Prick Bursts Your Balloon?
Physicists tell us that once you inflate a balloon with regular, atmospheric air, the air inside will have a greater pressure than the...
Ted Dunphy
Jun 27, 20163 min read
In/out, turned out to be, shake it all about
We had a vote. One part of the population said, go this way, a slightly smaller part of the population said, go that way. Now there is a...
Ted Dunphy
Jun 22, 20164 min read
How to cast your vote in the Referendum
Will you decide using the facts? Have you selected your facts yet? How do you know they are correct? How do you know you have all the...
Ted Dunphy
Jun 17, 20164 min read
What a Week - Bad News Week
The news this week was grim. Mass murder in Orlando, the murder of a French police couple at their home, the murder of MP Mrs Jo Cox in...
Ted Dunphy
Jun 15, 20163 min read
Academy Gold - the Midas Touch
Bludger, Hemp and Scruttle Educationalist Consulters Confrontation and Litigation Specialists Custodial Towers Bull Ring, Birmingham...
Ted Dunphy
Jun 10, 20164 min read
What a Week – Books, Buses and Boos
Literary Meeting – Strawberry Writers Club It was a great delight this week to meet up with those literary giants Raj and Rose. To count...
Ted Dunphy
Jun 8, 20163 min read
Funeral Plans - Pay Now Go Later
I don’t want the Pope to preside at my funeral. I have nothing against the man personally and I am sure he would say heartfelt words. Can...
Ted Dunphy
Jun 8, 20164 min read
British outraged by warm Bank Holiday weather
Twenty-seven clairvoyants around the country blamed the unusually warm weather last Bank Holiday weekend on the French and Belgians with...
Ted Dunphy
May 27, 20164 min read
Going Live – Jane the Alchemist
I met an ageing Maori woman at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds in New Zealand a few years ago. We were sitting on a bench at the spot where...
Ted Dunphy
May 20, 20163 min read
What You Know, Not Who You Know?
As a member of the rewired retired age group, I am showered with unwelcome knowledge and information on too many topics by a wealth of...
Ted Dunphy
May 17, 20164 min read
A check-up – What about my shoes and socks?
Tony Hancock would be a quivering mess. It’s that time of year again – annual medical check-up humiliation and loss of dignity time. The...
