Tag Archives: TPR

Secret service operatives Geoffrey Palmer and Joanna Scanlan pursue jilted women (Rousse)

Posted on March 22, 2026 by Dreamaticus

The groom visited his bride the day after they married to ask her to return the puppy that he had given her as a wedding present. He also let slip that he had already started divorce proceedings. Meanwhile TPR had … Continue reading →

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Partying in an Elvis jumpsuit and discussing sugar beet production in Cyprus (Rousse)

Posted on March 18, 2026 by Dreamaticus

My former colleague JB strutted around the party in a white leather, silver-studded, flared Elvis-style jumpsuit, taking our calls of ‘Rocky Raccoon!’ and ‘Davy Crockett!’ with good humour. In short, he looked amazing and he knew it. I was delighted … Continue reading →

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Rousse beheaded

Posted on February 26, 2026 by Dreamaticus

Cutting my own head off was easier than reattaching it. TPR was furious when I asked him to accompany me to the hospital for professional help to sew it back on again. He had intended to go shopping that morning, … Continue reading →

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A thieving work placement student (Rousse)

Posted on February 22, 2026 by Dreamaticus

When TPR asked me about a mystery £1000 transaction that featured on our latest credit card statement, I thought back to the day when one of the students ‘kindly’ offered to use my card to make a minor purchase on … Continue reading →

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Famous Indian spotting (Rousse)

Posted on February 17, 2026 by Dreamaticus

My sister J, brother-in-law M, TPR and I stepped into the lift to reach the exhibition on a high floor of the tower block.  Our plan was to scour the trade stands to snaffle as many free trinkets as possible. … Continue reading →

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Undergraduate accommodation options (Rousse)

Posted on January 17, 2026 by Dreamaticus

Student finances were so tight that the university accommodation choice for the typical undergraduate student boiled down to: A very expensive traditional room in hall A ‘blow-up bedroom’ – effectively a blow-up mattress inside a tiny tent ‘Suitcase sleeping’ – … Continue reading →

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Nicking a notebook, a nightclub, and finding photos from the 1980s (Rousse)

Posted on January 16, 2026 by Dreamaticus

The brand new thick red-covered notebook on my mother-in-law’s kitchen table was ideal for my assessment task. I grabbed a black Sharpie pen, then very neatly wrote the title of my work on the cover. Almost as soon as I … Continue reading →

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Secret old lady’s clothes stash discovered in toddler’s bedroom (Rousse)

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Dreamaticus

Just when we thought that I had dealt with all my mother’s personal effects following her death, I discovered a small chest of drawers stuffed with some of her clothes – in the bedroom of a small blonde child that … Continue reading →

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Ignored by Canadians (Rousse)

Posted on January 13, 2026 by Dreamaticus

At my cousin’s farm in Somerset, I shared JB’s bath water and TPR sorted out our Mac accessories while the Canadian branch of the family ignored us.

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Winning the train quiz (Rousse)

Posted on December 25, 2025 by Dreamaticus

TPR issued us all with a National Museums of Scotland worksheet. When I saw the set of questions on early passenger trains from the 1820s, I was convinced that I would win this quiz.

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