When you think about it, the fact that there are not more pencil case injuries is staggering. Stationery is dangerous. You can staple your thumb to the wall, you can poke your eye out with a pencil, you can get a rubber lodged up places. All these potential hazards...

Yesterday, Marc wrote a post called, 7 Reasons That The Nautical Look Is Objectionable. I read it aghast. How could someone so intelligent be so wrong? Today, I aim to put right his wrongs. 1. Saturation Point. Too much of a thing is never good – which is why I’m...

1.  Saturation Point. Too much of a thing is never good – which is why I’m editing this with a hangover – and the nautical look is everywhere.  It’s finally reached saturation point and now it seems that almost every woman in the UK is...

1.  Shape.  When the lid is on, the pen is oval-shaped and it puts me in mind of a rugby ball.  That should be a good thing as the Six Nations is on at the moment, but look at the colour.  It’s blue.  And it’s not even the dark blue of France, it’s...