Society

The fable of The Ant and the Grasshopper - updated for 2021

AS debate rages about who should pay for vital services, what better time to revisit Aesop’s classic fable about insect workers and freeloaders?

Boomers declare victory

BOOMERS have declared a final, crushing victory over Generation X, millennials, and the Zoomers who will be forced to pay for their social care.

Swap your summer fling for your winter cuff-up: five things to do before the firebreak lockdown

THE UK’s return to normality is going so well there might be a firebreak lockdown in October. Get these five activities done first.

Everyone under 25 essentially still little children

PEOPLE aged 25 and under are not the adults they believe because they still behave like tiny little children.

How much are you willing to pay to get pissed?

IT'S the debate that divides Britain: do you shell out £40 for a bottle of Grey Goose when Glen's Vodka is £9.48 a litre? If so, why?

Man genuinely weirded out that there's no lockdown coming

A MAN is feeling disquieted and uneasy because not only is he not in lockdown but there is no lockdown approaching.

Ocado reviews, and other places to find the angriest people in the world

LOOKING for an angry bastard? Forget pitchfork-wielding mobs or boxing rings, check out these cesspits of fury instead.

Arsehole dinner party host accepts offer of help with washing up

A DINNER party guest has been forced to do the washing up after the arsehole host accepted her offer of help.

Woman mourning Geronimo the alpaca firmly in favour of capital punishment

A WOMAN broken-hearted at the death of Geronimo the alpaca backs the reintroduction of the death penalty, she has confirmed.

Five mildly embarrassing incidents that will torture you forever

THE major screw-ups in your life can be healed with time and therapy, but these relatively minor embarrassments will haunt you until your dying day.