The Spoon Drawer

Having not been lucky enough to visit the Edinburgh Festival myself this year, I thought I would take a look at what the critics had to say so I could bring you the low down of the best jokes from the Edinburgh Festival 2014.  Telling jokes in the pub is somewhat of a pastime for me and my mates and what better place to get inspiration for one-liners than the Edinburgh Festival? One-liners are a tricky beast, often resulting in a sort of “ah” sighing sound which is designed to signify that people are unimpressed. But the Edinburgh Fest is a comedy hub so I expected the crème de la crème when I heard that this year’s best one-liner had been voted for by a panel of experts from over 7,000 one-liners and then chosen from the panel’s short list by the public. The winning joke was from the 2010 winner Tim Vine, dubbed the king of one-liners for a reason! “I've decided to sell my Hoover... well, it was just collecting dust

I recently decided to get a bit of decorating done at home, to freshen my bedroom up a little. Now I'm not the most handy of chaps so this was never going to be a full scale remodelling of the place, with laminate flooring, MDF partitioning or crafted drilled in shelving units. However, I did fancy a new lick of paint and wanted to get the place looking a little more modern. Armed with a couple of pots of Cornflour White paint and some old sheets I set to work on clearing the room out so that I could get underway on my modernising project. Slapping the paint up and down the walls was fun for about ten minutes, but soon got tiring. I was also somewhat unprepared for quite how much effort is involved. I mean it looks so easy on TV... In the end, I was pretty shattered, but it did leave me feeling emasculated and with a satisfying glow of achievement. The room certainly looked fresher and I was already visualising the wall art and rearranged furniture to help make it feel the way

About three years ago I made the switch from Windows-powered PC to my first ever Apple computer. It was a second hand MacBook and I'd convinced myself that if I were to be taken seriously as a writer then I'd need such a machine to look the part. It cost considerably more than a similarly spec'd Windows laptop but I was determined that I'd have my flashy status symbol device. After all, you can't sip cappuccinos in trendy independent Brighton coffee shops whilst hammering out your musings on life on a scruffy looking Dell. If your laptop doesn't have a glowing Apple logo shining out to all and sundry then frankly you don't belong and you should keep that ugly old Windows machine hidden away behind closed doors. A lot of people scoff at the perceived arrogance of Apple users. There is a common complaint leveled at so-called "fanboys" that they have a completely blinkered view of their Apple devices, partly to justify the premium they've paid a

If you’ve recently begun living away from home for the first time, or you feel the time’s right to become more independent, understanding basic money matters is essential, even if it sounds like a bit of a yawn. So here’s a quick run-down of the stuff you really need to know. Applying For Credit Products Sooner or later you’ll probably need to pay for something urgently that your savings alone won’t cover. Unless a friend or relative can give you a loan, you might want to enter the world of credit. There are quite a few things that could affect your credit application, including: Taking out credit in the past and not paying it back, or you’ve been late with the repayments Not being on the electoral role, as this is checked to prove you’ve given your correct address Bouncing Direct Debit payments, as this could make it look like you have difficulty managing your money Not having a credit history. That’s because it’s hard to judge if you’re credit worthy if you’ve never taken