Tag Archives: female

Dr Who is engaged (Rousse)

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Two overweight female students were selling embroidered handkerchiefs packaged prettily in flat cardboard boxes with clear plastic lids. Stitched into the cloth were the words ‘To commemorate the engagement of Dr Who and Sophie Best’. This was the perfect gift … Continue reading →

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Communication for the abused (Rousse)

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Dreamaticus

We were always being told that we were bound to know a woman who was being abused and now we knew who it was in our case: the assistant in the corner shop. She communicated that she needed our help. … Continue reading →

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Scary nuns and a transsexual (Rousse)

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Dreamaticus

This was a convent with a difference: none of the nuns dressed in habits. They were still scary, however. I was terrified when I accidentally got tangled up in the hose from their washing machine, tugged it out of the … Continue reading →

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University of Birmingham stages reconstruction of Manor House fire (Rousse)

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Dreamaticus

The Manor House reunion served several purposes. First, it was a chance for old undergraduate friends to meet up again. Second, it gave the fire service an opportunity to stage a reconstruction of the recent arson attack. Third, senior female … Continue reading →

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What to do at Grand Central Station (Rousse)

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Dreamaticus

At Grand Central Station in New York we would regroup for the next leg of our journey. In the meantime I scattered my business cards in the hope of widening my network of work contacts. I then returned to my … Continue reading →

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Medical emergency at King’s Cross, Richard Curtis style (Rousse)

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Dreamaticus

It was as if we were in the middle of a script of a Richard Curtis film, where all the female characters were in love with the same man. I belted one of the other girls with my handbag when … Continue reading →

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Female academic name change dilemmas (Rousse)

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I’d just entered into a civil partnership, but couldn’t remember which of the three female candidates had been my bride. Could it be RT, the one I knew best of all? Or was it the woman with double-barrelled surname? I … Continue reading →

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When daddy was a school girl (Rousse)

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Someone had discovered old video footage of our family and posted it to YouTube. There I was, fourteen years old, dressed in a raspberry cotton two piece peasant dress, arguing with my father. He then stood up and ran off … Continue reading →

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How to avoid predatory women (Rousse)

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Dreamaticus

The holiday was full of surprises: A walk along the cliffs above the beautiful beaches of the Isle of Lewis A huge dinner at the guest house with DE A dash through a deserted Waverley Station with JM A tea … Continue reading →

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Herman’s hermits’ secret identity (Rousse)

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Dreamaticus

When I mentioned that I was a toddler fan of Herman and the Hermits, the American drag queen with the shock of orange hair could barely contain his/her excitement. “I wanted to marry Peter Noone when I was three” I … Continue reading →

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