The Great Conundra – Why has “Wales” only one “l”

In the words of Br Dart, if he had said them, last Sunday was “craptacular”. Still it didn’t prevent the rival gang, “Sunday Morning Crew” from showing off and swimming from the point to the beach. Br Eel and I decided it wasn’t worth getting wet and had a nice cup of coffee instead. Must [...]

Starting a Secret Society – Part 4 – The Uniform

I know you’re out there anxiously waiting for the next instruction on how to start a secret society so you can carry out nefarious deeds, like overthrowing the government of Burkina Faso. Mind you I would’t recommend it personally because a quick check of the CIA web site will tell you: “Burkina Faso’s high population [...]

The Great Conundra – Why Don’t Dogs Chase Cars Any More?

It is the firm belief of the Brotherhood that dogs used to chase cars more frequently in the 50′s than they do now. Anecdotal evidence and acute observation would seem to confirm this, but unfortunately there is no empirical data on which to base a valid assessment, so for the time being it remains filed [...]

The Great Conundra – Who Was St Kilda?

If you’re not Australian, Scottish or an Ausssie Rules fan, you probably don’t care a whit. But one day Brs Flounder, Eel, Kipper, Garfish were driving to the beach, when this great conundrum emanated from the ether. “Who the far Kurnel was St Kilda?” Well that took several weeks to resolve. St Kilda is a [...]