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Don't get the hump!

After watching Kevin Spacey give an electrifying performance as Richard III, I commented to my family, “It was amazing the way he humped across the stage.” My kids smiled. My husband, however, almost got the hump. Why? It’s our family joke.

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"One potato can help you to drive home safely."

The importance of useless information

James Schofield finds that useless information is nearly always the stuff that is most useful. Potatoes, for example, are useful if you're driving.

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On the road

I can come up with some pretty good excuses for not keeping to my fitness regime when I have to go on business trips. Such as: "I'm only taking hand luggage so I don't have room for my running shoes".

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What?

"It's amazing what one man can do with just one word!"

Stress-busting

Feeling tired? Been working much too hard? Do you find that you can't relax after work? Maybe it's time you tried our stress-busting tips! It's worth spending some time on yourself.

The fun is over...

Three years of Kindergarten had flown by and here I was, buying flowers for my son's teachers on his last day. I told the florist I was looking forward to the four years at the new elementary school. “Geniessen ist jetzt vorbei!” she said. The fun was over?

The Lay of the Land

Frank Bascombe is a real estate agent in New Jersey. In his early 60s, he owns his own business and employs a young colleague, a Tibetan immigrant who has changed his name to Mike Mahoney.

"It's perfect for the train or the toilet or the tired."

Humour Consultant

Kate Hull Rodgers used to be an actress, but ended up mentally ill. She's been a humour consultant for nearly 20 years and has worked all over the world. How did she get from the hospital to a consultancy?

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No ethics in business?

If you want to know whether your actions are ethical or not you should try answering economist John Kay's question:

Wall Street: not only for alpha males Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen

Movies and quotes

Would you know the difference between an alpha-male movie and a chick flick? Be prepared for your next alpha-male meeting. Make sure you know where their apha-male quotes come from.

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