1.  Name. You can change it. To anything you like. Banksy. Hotelsy. Police Stationsy. No one cares. They just think you are cool and will queue up for hours to see your latest graffiti on the toilet wall. 2.  It’s A Con. You can do anything and call it art....

1.  It’s cool. Whatever you do, there’s nothing that’s cooler than dressing up as a pirate.  Being a poet is cool but people don’t dress up as poets.  Being an architect is cool but people don’t dress up as architects.  Being a deep sea diver is cool but...

1.  Bob Willis. I guess Bobby is most famous for destroying the Australian batting line-up at Headingley in 1981 (and being continually overlooked for this feat since). These days he would probably be described as a cricket analyst/commentator. Sadly, I have no idea...

1.  Toys. There are toys everywhere.  If you have children, you have to get rid of your toys and replace them with stuffed animals and pushchairs. 2.  The Zoo. Adults don’t take other adults to the zoo, they only take children there (a lot).  If you don’t have...

1.  Where the hell is Wichita? Whole Hollywood movies are based around the theme of trying to get home for Thanksgiving and feature scenes in which the lead shares a bed with John Candy. Most other films with the theme of trying to get home, feature daring escapes...

1.  The CIA. You are the co-author of a British-based humour website which gets an alarming number of page hits from readers in Arlington, Virginia (the home of the CIA).  This scares you. 2.  A Fable. Your name is Alan Lupus.  You live in a small, unremarkable...

 1.  Good with targets. This harbours back to the days when he was obsessed with achieving. He was obsessed with achieving because in the Cub Scouts you were rewarded heavily. With badges. Anyone who is rewarded with badges at a young age is going to be...

1.  It causes a rash. When you’re the cool kid at your school, people expect you to do things differently, to be a bit rebellious.  To subvert convention, you wear your black, orange and electric-blue striped polyester school tie with the thin end at the front. ...

1.  Hair. Christopher Walken’s hair is amazing, it’s thick, lustrous and full.  It’s always slightly odd though.  It’s never styled in a way that anyone would choose to have their hair done.  Have you ever heard anyone ask their hairdresser for “a...

Sometimes at 7 Reasons(.org), we like to look at what other people are writing, especially when they’re using the same format as we are.  We were delighted to find this piece by Carol Tice via Twitter.  We were even more delighted when she agreed that we could...

1. It’s Smart. A tie creates a good first impression. Whether you are are going for an interview or taking that rusty bike to the skip, you should always wear a tie. It is much easier saying goodbye to the rusty bike with a tie on. It feels more like a...