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I’d rather climb a mountain than stick to a “diet”

Angela Mollard

by Angela Mollard

29 Apr 05:50am

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WhenI started this column, I vowed I wouldn’t write about my weight. Or diets. I figured if you’re female, you have enough going on in your own head. If you’re male, well, you don’t need it confirmed that we’re all bonkers.

Seriously, this woman does not know what she's missing. Or maybe she does…

But I’m not one for self-imposed rules. And with so many young women seeing body image as the greatest concern of their lives, I don’t think ignoring it is going to help. So, let’s talk about weight. We’ll start with mine.

For the past few years, I’ve had no idea what I weigh. I’m a words, not a numbers girl, so rather than curse the scales, I’ll realise my thighs feel a bit flabby, or – as has been the case this autumn – my jeans are a bit tight.

This is how my response plays out: Right, must eat less and exercise more (I refuse to say “diet” because it’s a snivelling excuse of a word and one my daughters don’t need to hear).

Instead, I consult healthy blogs and pore over photos of glowing skin and creative salads. Then I buy truckloads of celery, quinoa and beetroot. So much beetroot I pee red.

After two days of juicing and salading and snacking on handfuls of nuts (about 11, apparently, not 40), I meet a friend for dinner and she has a glass of wine, or a brownie. I say, “This is ridiculous, you only live once,” and bam! – the whole body-as-temple idea is over before I even manage a body scrub or schlep off to yoga.

This cycle happens about, erm, 44 times a year; I figure if you can’t be disciplined, you should at least be optimistic. Plus, you never know when you might need those 17 packets of quinoa.

Apart from the aforementioned tight jeans, the triggers for this cycle are random: a friend losing weight; looking a bit chunky on TV (though it’s the silly cameras, not me); the Kate Moss quote, “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels” – which is rubbish especially when she hasn’t tasted my banoffee pie.

So I recently tried a new tact. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t see myself as a monumental lard-arse, but the group of us going trekking in Nepal over the next few weeks agreed it would be easier to lug ourselves up Everest if we shed a few kilos first.

There were to be no rules, except we had to text our weight to the rest of the group each morning. Anyone who didn’t lose the designated three kilos had to donate $100 to the Australian Himalayan Foundation.

I dug out the scales, starting jogging for a bit longer and altered my (flexible) 80/20 principle of carrots versus carrot cake to 95/5. “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants,” is the most sane health advice I’ve heard, so I went with that. After a week, I lost a kilo. The following week, I lost another. Texting kept me accountable and my jeans felt fab.

Then the wheels fell off. I was stressed and tinned tuna doesn’t see you through a crisis. Buttery fruit toast, on the other hand…

Despairing, I phoned a friend who had recently lost weight. “Hon, I was living on tea and resentment,” she chortled. “Things are better now and I’ve put most of it back on.”

She laughed as I confessed to the three-kilo challenge. “It’s called body image because it’s just that – an image, not a reality,” she said. “It would be lovely to be lighter, but we’re not the sort of women who care enough to maintain the deprivation necessary. Besides,” she added, “those kids in the Himalayas need your cash far more than you need a skinny arse.”

Angela’s trek with World Expeditions is raising funds for the Australian Himalayan Foundation. To donate, visit www.gofundraise.com.au.

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    • acotrel says:

      07:48am | 29/04/12

      If you want to keep your body weight at sensible levels, the first thing to do is get your head straight, and cultivate a reasonable lifestyle. If you diet, there is always a reaction to it - psychological and physical. The way a lot of us are living these days is downright crazy.  In my own case I stayed in a major city for work, and to get my kids a decent education.  I left it too long t o move to the bush , consequently my general health suffered.

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    • craig2 says:

      09:03am | 29/04/12

      Acrotel: but it’s all Tony Abbott’s fault right? I’m only teasing you! Yes, fair call and the great catch phrase “moderation, moderation, moderation”  is still very relevant and requires that discipline we all wish for.

    • Tubesteak says:

      10:37am | 29/04/12

      acotrel
      This might be one of the most intelligent things you’ve ever said and I’m not being sarcastic or trying to be mean.

      I was up at 7am this morning (and last) and went for a run. I hit the weights yesterday arvo and hope to do so this arvo (time permitting). While I’m sitting at a computer at the moment I’ll be going for another walk in a few hours.

      I’m thinking about moving to a regional town so that I can have a more active weekend. Get out and play golf or go fishing all weekend. Sydney is very restrictive with what you can do. Getting out there moving all day instead of sitting at home is better. Unfortunately, Sydney is very restrictive with the type of activities you can get out and do because it takes too long to get there.

    • nihonin says:

      11:21am | 29/04/12

      ‘In my own case I stayed in a major city for work, and to get my kids a decent education.  I left it too long t o move to the bush , consequently my general health suffered.’

      I should take some of your advice acotrel, but like you, I’m doing it for the kids at the moment, but 2 more years to go and I think I’m out of the rat race as well.

    • Steve says:

      08:04am | 29/04/12

      I must admit, I’m running VERY low on sympathy for overweight people these days. Excepting a medical condition (Which is RARE) you are overweight because you lack discipline.

      Here’s a REALLY easy way to lose weight.
      1. Turn your head to the left.
      2. Turn your head to the right.
      3. Repeat these steps whenever someone asks if you’re hungry.

      It really is as simple as that. Energy in vs energy out.

      For anyone seriously interested in losing weight, try Tony Ferguson. I used it last year and lost 48kgs. The first week is hell, but after that it gets a lot easier.

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    • acotrel says:

      09:02am | 29/04/12

      @steve
      I never criticise others for being overweight.  I’ve long believed there is widespread psychological depression in the community, and eating can make a person feel better.  I suggest treating the root cause is more important than firefighting. Preventing obesity could be as simple as generating a change of mindset.  My feeling is that many of us are prisoners of the system.  We have families and mortgages to support, and that rules our lives.  Sitting in traffic every day in a motor car cannot be good for our mental health?

    • stephen says:

      10:34am | 29/04/12

      Lost 48 kg heh ?
      That’s the weight of a big diningroom table, (hungry, yet ?), or a truck tyre, (you must have looked like one) or about 30 brides dresses, (take that many virgins ter put their arms around yer.)

      So how many twists of the head did you manage before you realized that eating so much was not to resolve hunger, but for deeper psychological meanings that can be realized by a trip to a pzych ?

    • Kel says:

      12:49pm | 29/04/12

      Yeah well I did one of those chemist diet things and lost 10 kilos about 3 years ago. I got down to 54kg. Now, today, I weigh a good 13kg more! These diets work in the short term, but maintaining the regime is near impossible, if not too expensive.

      I am 44yo, active as I play golf and also caddy for my husband. I walk, hike, swim occasionally. We’ve cut down our sugar intact to near nil, as much as we can avoid it. I avoid bad fats, eat the good ones, drink plenty of water and don’t touch softdrinks, and only a occasional glass of wine.

      And yet I can’t move a kilo now. Hubby has lost weight since the sugar cut but my weight is going up and up. I know my metabolism must be out of kilter. The old argument energy in vs energy used is just not working for me. Short of starving myself, which is counter productive, I don’t know what to do. I know I am not building muscle and muscle tone as I did say 5 years ago. Suddenly I no longer have a flat stomach and feel I need elastic waisted jeans!

      I have been critical of fat people in the past, but now from personal experience I know it’s not that black and white.

    • M says:

      09:08am | 30/04/12

      At Kel, hit the treadmil or bicycle and get some serious cardio happening. Also, lift weights.

    • daf says:

      08:57am | 29/04/12

      Conversation with my Chinese Doctor that you may find enlightening.

      Q: Doctor,  I’ve heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life.  Is this true? 

      A: Your heart only good for so many beats, and that it…don’t waste on
      exercise.  Everything wear out eventually.  Speeding up heart not
      make you live longer; it like saying you extend life of car by driving
      faster.  Want to live longer?  Take nap. 

      Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables? 

      A: You must grasp logistical efficiency.  What does cow eat?  Hay and corn.  And what are these?  Vegetables.  So steak is nothing more than efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system.  Need grain?  Eat chicken.  Beef also good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable).  And pork chop can give you 100% of recommended daily allowance of vegetable product.

      Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake? 

      A:  No, not at all.  Wine made from fruit.  Brandy is distilled wine, that mean they take water out of fruity bit so you get even more of goodness that way.  Beer also made of grain.  Bottom up!

      Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio? 

      A: Well, if you have body and you have fat, your ratio one to one.  If you have two bodies, your ratio two to one, etc.

      Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program? 

      A: Can’t think of single one, sorry.  My philosophy is: No pain…good!

      Q:  Aren’t fried foods bad for you?

      A:  YOU NOT LISTENING!  Food are fried these day in vegetable oil.  In fact, they permeated by it.  How could getting more vegetable be bad for you?!? 

      Q:  Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle? 

      A: Definitely not!  When you exercise muscle, it get bigger.  You
      should only be doing sit-up if you want bigger stomach. 

      Q:  Is chocolate bad for me? 

      A:  Are you crazy?!?  HEL-LO-O!!  Cocoa bean!  Another vegetable!  It best feel-good food around!

      Q:  Is swimming good for your figure? 

      A:  If swimming good for your figure, explain whale to me..

      Q:  Is getting in shape important for my lifestyle? 

      A:  Hey!  ‘Round’ a shape! 

      Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets.

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    • craig2 says:

      09:57am | 29/04/12

      change the dr I think…..

    • Sarah says:

      11:05am | 29/04/12

      Very funny! I have to agree with the exercise bit though. I enjoy walking and maybe the occasional light jog, but only do it if I feel like it and have the energy. If I’m tired, I take a nap. If I’m hungry, I eat, if I’m full I stop. If I feel like salad, I eat salad, and if I want chocolate, I eat a small amount. It makes sense to me. I know people who spend their weekends doing marathons and train everyday. I class them as adrenalin addicts, as bad as drug addicts really but they are under the “healthy” umbrella so fly under the radar. A lot of them are already looking at knee replacements at age 40. I don’t see how that is healthy. Be kind to your body, you only get one!

    • Richard says:

      11:30am | 29/04/12

      Haha hilarious. And all true mind you. That’s why the traditional Chinese concept of exercise entail slow, gentle movements like in Tai Chi and Qi Gong. Very healthy for you, research proves it! http://www.uq.edu.au/news/?article=8573

    • Gregg says:

      09:05am | 29/04/12

      Woolies having hotcross buns still available week before last does not help but on my pilgrimage this week to give plasma and check out the bigger smoke stores, I suspect they might have finished their run and only a few near old Anzac biscuits left.
      I’ve been amazed at how long they are lasting, just in a sealed tin in the cupboard.
      But everything in moderation and even a few days of peeing red will help, as long as it is from the beetroot juice and yep, plenty of plants, fibre and exercise to go with yummier stuff less frequently is fine.

      If you want to go on more vegetables, plenty of spices and sauces can make even blander food yummier or is it that we should now be saying something like yummerer.

      Reply

    • Kerry says:

      09:33am | 29/04/12

      I do wish you had stuck to your original idea of not discussing weight in this arena, I’m not sure what your point was with this to make yourself feel better/normal/aleviate guilt? Or was it to encourage the concern trolls and moral crusaders for healthy weight have even more avenues for their tsk tsk holier-than-thou attitudes to be shared freely and often?
      My favourite’s are the people that clearly have no health or medical qualifications imparting their wisdom and prescriptions for health as if it’s true. But the classic is using wikipedia as a reference source to back up ideas they have decided is right. I’m waiting for it to pop up from this article.

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    • craig2 says:

      10:08am | 29/04/12

      Kerry: why the cynicism? I don’t offer any advice to anyone because it’s obvious overweight people are “VERY” happy in their own skin as they are at that point in their lives, so, who am I to try and offer advice the moment they have whinge about the spire tire around their waist? Oh and no link required! wink

    • Richard says:

      11:40am | 29/04/12

      I take it you’re referring to me Kerry, after I suggested people to take up Intermittent Fasting yesterday in the other thread and linked to the Wikipedia article on the subject for people to get a general overview of the topic.

      For your information, I DO have health and medical qualifications, to a Bachelor’s level University degree, and I have been working professionally in the health care sector for over 7 years now.

      Wikipedia is not infallible by any stretch of the imagination, and I never said it was, but it IS a convenient and accessible aggregation of knowledge on many subjects, and a good starting point for further reading on the topic to expand your knowledge if you scroll down to the bottom of the page and read the academic references listed there. No need to be so hostile against wikipedia, brah, this is just an internet discussion site, not a rigorous academic forum.

      Kerry, you seem to have some problem with anybody discussing this topic at all, you’re very sensitive about it. Sorry if I offended your sensibilities yesterday, but they don’t call this place “The Punch” because everyone here is always so considerate of each other’s feelings…

    • Fiddler says:

      09:38am | 29/04/12

      It’s okay Angela. Us guys didn’t need any more confirmation. We already know all you chicks are batshit crazy.
      As for your body shape, try doing hard exercise. The number of girls you see at the gym lifting a two kilo dumbell followed by a sesh on the cross trainer and wonder why their thighs still rub together is incredible. Run and do weights that are hard (holding onto the bar on the treadmill doesn’t count)

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    • IF says:

      09:56am | 29/04/12

      I do intermittent fasting and have successfully shed a lot of weight doing so. Best part is, there’s no dieting, just don’t eat from time to time. Human beings weren’t meant to be stuffing their faces 6 times a day. Lifting weights helps too.

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    • Richard says:

      11:31am | 29/04/12

      Nice bro~! I was getting slagged off in the other thread yesterday for suggesting just this, but IF rocks: you and I both know the score!

    • richo says:

      10:56am | 29/04/12

      Classic bingeing. What acotrel said about getting your head straight is true. Eating a brownie or having a glass of wine is not “wheels falling off” be honest with yourself, admit you did it and ask yourself why. Did that brownie provide comfort? Get back on horse the next day and continue with your leafy green weight loss regime. Do it for long enough and your body will change and struggle to process sugar, that brownie will turn into half a brownie next time.

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    • Robinoz says:

      11:13am | 29/04/12

      Diets don’t work ... at least in the long term. Most people who go on a diet lose weight initially and then return to being fat. I’m not sure that it is as simple as calories in and calories expended as some would have us believe; I knew a woman who ate crap for every meal ... and ate heaps and still maintained an absolutely gorgeous body. The chemistry and psychology are very complex. However, the portion of meals that we are offered at hotels, restaurants and so on are mostly far too large. If we could train ourselves to use smaller plates and smaller portions for every meal, limit or eliminate saturated fats (but I love cheese!) and eat more food with polyunsaturates and protein, we would probably normalise our weight. Add a sensible bit of exercise and diet probably wouldn’t be necessary. The problem with diets is that they exclude the things we have been eating for decades and it’s hard to give them up. Reducing portion size can still include those things we like and crave.

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    • M says:

      11:57am | 29/04/12

      It really is as simple as calories in and calories expended. The human body still obeys the laws of thermodynamics.

      In example, I started going to the gym last week. Every day I do 20 minutes of hard cardio followed by a weights session that leaves me quite tired. I’ve lost 2 kilos already without changing my diet.

      We don’t have to starve ourselves, just eat healthy and make sure we get plenty of excercise. It’s not rocket science.

    • willie says:

      03:21pm | 29/04/12

      The laws of thermodynamics apply to everything. The woman in youre example may have ate a lot but she also either expended energy or passed it. You can eat a lot and still be thin but you cant eat little and still be fat.

    • T says:

      10:52pm | 29/04/12

      @M: Finally someone in this topic who understands.  A diet isn’t something you “go on”, it is what you eat ALL THE TIME.  You don’t go on a diet, you adjust your diet to suit your needs as an individual.  It is an ongoing commitment, not something phasic.

    • M says:

      09:15am | 30/04/12

      @T, exactly. I’ve modified what I eat, but I still eat the same amount.

      Yesterday I had bacon and eggs with hash browns and baked beans. Last night I had pork chops, a few veggies and spuds covered in butter. You can eat what you like, just as long as you get your lazy arses to the gym and do some real excercise.

      And no, ambling along on the treadmill for 10 minutes at slightly better than walking pace doesn’t cut it. If you aren’t exhausted when you leave the gym, you’re wasting your time.

    • Nina says:

      11:20am | 29/04/12

      Holy moly, you must have been starving yourself to lose 1kg a week when you only have 3kg to lose. It’s no wonder you fell off the wagon. For me, I aim to eat 200 calories less a day , which you barely notice, and even though it takes a month to lose a kilo, it stays off and you still get to eat treats and not feel deprived. I also go for a walk/light jog a couple of times a week, if I have the time and energy, so it doesn’t feel like I’m torturing myself. I’ve tried eating 1200 calories a day before (like on the biggest loser) and it made me binge eat from the starvation (like on the biggest loser). Slow and steady is the way, and its much healthier for you both physically and psychologically.

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    • Lady Fong says:

      11:31am | 29/04/12

      Look, be reasonable. AFTER you’ve climbed yr mountain, you will have lost weight….guaranteed. You did work that out, didn’t you?

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    • TheOzTrucker says:

      11:40am | 29/04/12

      Sometimes its tough to get good quality meals on the road. I run up and down the Hume Hwy several times a week and I spend most of my time sitting (obviously), It’s all very well to say eat a healthy diet and get pleanty of exercise. very difficult to do when the only thing at the road house is a maccas or a KFC. you can only eat so much subway! I’m not winging about my choice of work or the facilities just pointing out that there are issues that affect diet and exercise outside of attitude

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    • Jane says:

      01:41pm | 29/04/12

      Could you pack your own healthy lunch and keep it cool in an esky?

    • TheOzTrucker says:

      03:56pm | 29/04/12

      I appreciate your comment and the intention of it. It really is not that simple. I have an engel fridge which is good for holding half a dozen 1.5 L bottles. there is really not a lot of room in the cab of a truck. As a company driver I am not allowed to make modifications like voltage inverters for a microwave and such. More to the point I may be given a different truck to drive with very little notice. the other thing is I go to work on Sunday afternoon or early evening and generally don’t get home again till the following Friday afternoon. I’m sure you see there are just no easy answers.

    • M says:

      11:41am | 29/04/12

      Angela, your problem was immediate to me when you said you schelped off to yoga. Yoga is great for flexibility and all that, but staying in shape requires cardio and weights. Not just ambling along on the treadmill cardio either.

      And girls, don’t be afriad to lift weights. You aren’t likely to develop man muscles because you simply lack the testosterone neccessary to build big muscles, and hungry muscles burn up energy faster than anything else.

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    • Robert S McCormick says:

      12:23pm | 29/04/12

      Everything in Moderation. As the greatest teacher who ever lived sain 2600 years ago,now known as the Buddha, said “Tread the Middle Path”.
      There is no such thing as “good” or “evil”. There are Healthy & Unhealthy*.
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      Eaxctly the same terms apply to how you treat the one & only body you will ever have. Treat it in a healthy way.
      Of course if you eat twice as much food as you actually need that would be classed as “Unhealthy” - because you will become obese, develop TypeII Diabetes, Cancers, Heart disease, maybe lose a leg or two, become blind, and a pain in the arse for your family for good measure!!!
      Once, many years ago, I started down the road to obesity. I am 6ft (183 cms) & went from my, seemingly eternal, 85kilos to what I realised was a whopping 102 kilos. I went to Germany, not a land renowned for weight-reducing daily diet! The Mother of a friend, at my request, put me onto her special diet. I did without nothing. I ate everything. The difference was that everything was cut in half and I mean everything. Want a piece of chocolate? Fine, but you only get One square. Eat it & shut up!
      I kept on that diet for 3 months & lost those 17 kilos, as an added bonus I had got so used to eating small helpings that I was unable to go back to those huge mountains everyone still seems to serve.
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    • Farken says:

      12:31pm | 29/04/12

      i have a non-fat mountain you can’t climb

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    • Gillard Is God says:

      05:52pm | 29/04/12

      You need a liquid lunch to climb a mountain !
      Does “Diet” Mean to Die with Tea?Or Coffee ?

      Reply

    • Roz Tucker says:

      08:34am | 30/04/12

      My theory is, if your’e not fit you should excercise and if you are fit you don’t need to.  No seriously, I have just lot about 7 or 8 kilos no excercise.  Went to Westfield one day and had a Pete Evans Sumo Salad.  Thought to myself, hey I can make all these recipes.  We now eat healthily. I get ideas from Pete Evans web site, and leave the biscuits at the supermarket. Now down to 69 kilos and a few to go.  You never know, one day I might even start to excercise.  Sumo’s catch cry. Eat large, stay thin”

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    • Roz Tucker says:

      09:04am | 30/04/12

      that should be “If your’e not fit you shouldn’t excercise and if you are fit you don’t need to.

      Reply

    • Lee says:

      11:07am | 30/04/12

      I have lost 31kg in 7 months. I did this not by way of a “diet” but, of what I like to call, a “lifestyle change”. I was eating takeaway once, maybe even twice a day, every day. I gained 40kg after I finished high school. I was fat.
      I wanted to lose the weight but I wanted to do it the right way.
      If someone really wants to lose weight they need to realise that it is not going to happen overnight - it’s going to take a long, long time.
      They also need to realise that they don’t need to deprive themselves of good, tasty meals just to lose a few kgs.
      I started eating smaller meals but much more often during the day (as I was a binge-eater before this lifestyle change). I also made sure I didn’t eat at least 2 hours before bed. I started eating breakfast as well as I didn’t before.
      After about 2-3 weeks of doing this I started doing half an hour on the treadmill. I always hated exercise so wasn’t particularly looking forward to this part of the change. Now, I go on the treadmill every day - still - for an hour. Which means I walk 5.5km a day. I feel amazing, and I look amazing.
      My point is - you don’t have to not eat what you want to get thin. You just need to eat smaller portions of the meals you love, eat more often during the day, and go for a small walk each day. It’s not just about being thin but it’s also about being healthy.

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    • Sam says:

      12:04pm | 30/04/12

      theres a reason diets dont work..its called biology. your body is starving.
      Just be who you are, try your best to live on deep fried mars bars (it is possible, believe it or not) and you’ll be fine.
      Watch “Fat Head” for further info on what is actually ‘healthy’

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In a world in which there are still people who subscribe to the vile notion that certain victims of sexual…

Nosebleed Section

choice ringside rantings

From: Hasbro, go straight to gaol, do not pass go

Tim says:

They should update other things in the game too. Instead of a get out of jail free card, they should have a Dodgy Lawyer card that not only gets you out of jail straight away but also gives you a fat payout in compensation for daring to arrest you in the first place. Instead of getting a hotel when you… [read more]

From: A guide to summer festivals especially if you wouldn’t go

Kel says:

If you want a festival for older people or for families alike, get amongst the respectable punters at Bluesfest. A truly amazing festival experience to be had of ALL AGES. And all the young "festivalgoers" usually write themselves off on the first night, only to never hear from them again the rest of… [read more]

Light weight

Gentle jabs to the ribs

Superman needs saving

Superman needs saving

Can somebody please save Superman? He seems to be going through a bit of a crisis. Eighteen months ago,… Read more

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