If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.

If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.

[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the read more

[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the internet and the subsequent flowering of genealogical research. This obsession with roots will be felt especially keenly by foundlings, who often have no way of exploring their family histories.] I notice that genealogical sites now have warnings on them saying people should be ready for little surprises, ... They're not all going to find themselves descended from King Henry VIII or Richard Cur de Lion or Wellington. This is rather strange because it was pretty taken for granted a few generations ago that families had all kinds of little moments where things had gone not according to the book. It was just one of those things. You tried to accommodate it. There was no social welfare. You just had to sort it out within villages, the families, the parish. Children went to the workhouse, but people knew about it. Nowadays, there's a kind of surprise that these cases were so commonplace.

Last game, and this, we've been eaten up by penalties. Don't blame the boys. It's basically coaching.

Last game, and this, we've been eaten up by penalties. Don't blame the boys. It's basically coaching.

It's a good thing he's not still in office. You almost feel sorry for the guy.

It's a good thing he's not still in office. You almost feel sorry for the guy.

When we say it's time for batting practice, they say, 'Oh, let's go!' When it's time for fielding practice, they read more

When we say it's time for batting practice, they say, 'Oh, let's go!' When it's time for fielding practice, they start moaning.

At least 50 to 60 per cent of the trade is retail and they invest with a very short term read more

At least 50 to 60 per cent of the trade is retail and they invest with a very short term view.

I like smart, funny, self-deprecating men.

I like smart, funny, self-deprecating men.

The Internet lets us do that for first time in the history of computers. It lets us, in effect, make read more

The Internet lets us do that for first time in the history of computers. It lets us, in effect, make them into one big parallel supercomputer.

We wanted to look at different combinations of players. We did achieve that.

We wanted to look at different combinations of players. We did achieve that.