‘And Another Thing...’ Dawn at the Dentists byVince Nolan between Sangiovese and Pinot Grigio wines is as follows………” I think the poor kid was taking notes. She left out the bit that one was red and the other white but what do I know? Pater then put in his two pennyworth and said: “Cape St. Vincent is the most southerly point in Europe, based in Portugal don’t you know.” We felt sorry for “Algernon” having such exciting parents and with that many school holidays to look forward to, he is probably in therapy by now.
No, not the receptionists name. The current Mrs Nolan and I went to the dentist last month to have our dinner manglers inspected. You will see from this picture that it was early morning. The Boss went in first in case of trouble then it was my turn. I was reliably informed that my cleaning regime was a good one and to keep it up. As a reward the dental nurse gave me a superhero sticker which I proudly stuck on my sweatshirt. However, I had now been placed in something of a quandary since She did not have a sticker despite having an equally good cleaning regime. Picture the scene, a man of my age sheepishly asking the dental nurse for a sticker for my wife as she would have only been jealous. The nurse obliged and She and I both lived happily ever after, that day. What do you call a dentist that doesn’t like tea? Denis. So we were in our local boozer, The Fount of all Knowledge and were forced to earwig Mummy and Daddy talking to “Algernon” who was circa 8 years old. Mummy: “Of course you will remember that the difference 10 CARDIFF TIMES
I don’t know about you but I have had enough of bad drivers who seem to have become more plentiful and much worse since our freedoms have been a tad limited. We bought a dashcam so we can replay some of the worst examples during the long winter evenings. A top-tip if you are thinking of purchasing a dash-cam, turn off the audio. Somebody had been swearing loudly on ours. So here is my latest driving mantra: “That’s right, be polite.” In non-related matters, what do you call female mannequins? Just asking. In a restaurant recently with The Boss (I know, I spoil that woman) and I couldn’t finish my pizza so the waiter said “Do you want a box for that?” I said “No mate, I deplore violence.” We wanted to stay at a hotel in Cardiff in the run up to Christmas following She Who Must Be Obeyed Christmas office lunch. We had heard about Cardiff price hikes but what we experienced was ridiculous. A budget hotel which last year would have been £60-£80 became £350-£400. Conversely, the same chain could provide the same room for two in Bristol City Centre for £79 for the same dates. Since the lunch was in Cardiff, this did not help. The denarius dropped when we
