A source of surprise, pain, comedy, wisdom and everything in between, this month we celebrate the joy (mostly) of children.
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Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube … for every new way we have to connect these days, there’s a joke to be made on the m ...read more
At the funeral of a family friend, I was chatting to June, an elderly lady I hadn’t seen since I was a teenager. I was thrille ...read more
I was trying to teach my mother how to use the internet, but at 86 she felt she could carry on perfectly well without it. Dete ...read more
I was showing off my drawing skills to my four-year-old one day. I would sketch different things and then ask him to recognise t ...read more
I recently took my wife on holidays to the north of England, and since our son was to join us for a few days, I texted him to br ...read more
An old, tired-looking dog wandered into my garden one afternoon. I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he was wel ...read more
Time to check in with teenage wunder-tweeter @SixthFormPoet. His musing have been enjoyed by millions since he joined Twitter in ...read more
My husband and I couldn’t decide which jacket to buy our granddaughter, so we asked the young salesman.
“If you ...read more
I’d like the window that says “Are you sure you want to do this? OK/Cancel” to pop up less often on my computer and more i ...read more
A pride of lions, a gaggle of geese, a parliament of owls – we asked RD readers to come up with a few collective nouns of thei ...read more
None of my grandsons share my corny sense of humour. When the family is eating lasagne, I say, “Lean over your plate, boys. Yo ...read more
This classified ad speaks volumes: “Wanted to buy: playpen, cradle, high chair; also two single beds.”
...read moreDid you know a bird is the only animal that you can throw and you’d be helping it?
...read moreQuestions on Yahoo that will destroy your faith in humanity:
– “Can I safely look at a picture of the sun?”read more
