Guns, butter, anarchy...

The sound of gunfire and hovering helicopters from the nearby military garrison is providing much-needed motivation for my revision ahead of tomorrow morning's exam in the theories of international relations.
Thank you, boys.

Don't tell him, Pike! (French election special)

Heard this morning on Today, BBC Radio Four:

Jacques Attali: There is no currency without a state. And the euro is a currency - so, if you follow the logical progression...a state will follow.
Presenter Evan Davis (in a very British tone of polite disapproval): And have you mentioned this to the Germans?

You AR missing something

Notice on the back of the door in a toilet cubicle in the gym:

Ladies, please use the bin provided to dispose of your sanity products.

It's wi-fi, not sci-fi.

Me: So, is there a code for your wifi, then?
Travel Bunny: Yes. BFFGUBB1.
Me (typing myopically with one finger): No, that hasn't worked. Did you say B or V?
TB: Oh, for God's sake. B****r, F**k, F**k, Greggs, Uniform, B*****s, Blyth, 1.
Me (giggling): That's it. Hooray!
TB: It's the Geordie phonetic alphabet, pet.