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Stationery heaven and an unpaid debt (Rousse)

Normally we would have flown down to London to catch the onward flight from Heathrow. However, because we were keen to go to MS’s party on Saturday evening, we were obliged to drive down afterwards overnight. It was such a … Continue reading →

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The world’s most expensive lump of yeast (Rousse)

Belle and I had a desperate need for live yeast. Convinced that we’d find some in one of the breweries off Dalry Road, we set off from my flat in two separate taxis. I climbed into the one that had … Continue reading →

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Lord Alan Sugar’s babysitter and JK Rowling’s secret (Rousse)

“Babysitting” was the answer I gave whenever anyone asked what I did for Lord Alan Sugar. He liked to keep me nearby. This usually meant that I could be found hanging around the main door of the office at street … Continue reading →

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Rousse rejects a lover and kills a cat

The arrangements for our holiday were hardly ideal. I hadn’t managed to finish my conference paper in time so was obliged to take a stack of work with me, and when we arrived in Antigua we found that we’d been … Continue reading →

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Kevin McCloud advises Rousse on housing law

Kevin McCloud wandered into my Edinburgh flat just at the right moment. His knowledge of housing law would deal with the squatting Spaniards. I had never heard of this strange ancient tradition that, they claimed, gave them the right to … Continue reading →

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Twentieth century icons AJP Taylor and Paul McCartney keep Rousse amused

Boy did we have something to celebrate! PT and I took possession of the enormous office on the other side of the D corridor, with its fabulous views over the verdant countryside. I was yet to furnish my end of … Continue reading →

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iPad hidden feature revealed and pretty ponies perform (Rousse)

TPR looked so pale and I suspected that he had been crying. What had driven him to come to my office on campus in such a state? He pulled out his iPad and confessed that he had been monitoring my … Continue reading →

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Rousse’s disturbed night’s sleep and cheating husband

Such was the urgency when I woke that I immediately reached for the pen and paper on the bedside table. It was imperative that I capture my funny dream before it had a chance to escape into the night. It … Continue reading →

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