Attention
‘Ignore Barry. He’s a born attention-seeker.’
The Spectator
Thursday
Anger 2
‘It’s the anger management counsellor — she’s furious that you missed your appointment.’
Legacy: Botox
‘Botox means never having to show you’re sorry.’
Top
‘By “over the top” we mean charge the enemy, not wear an extravagant costume.’
Diversity 2
‘...yes...head of diversity...’
Silence
‘It’s been brought to my attention that you’ve been breaking your vow of silence.’
Helpline 2
‘Have you tried throwing it out and getting a new one?’
Holdup
‘I can’t give you any money until it’s been approved by our members.’
Farage 2
Bonus 2
Worry
‘I thought I’d get up early. Got a lot of worrying to get through.’
Bondage 2
‘I’ll pay you 0 per cent extra to dress up as a nurse.’
Starter
‘Your starter, sir.’
Spectator letters: John Rutter and Coeliac UK answer Rod Liddle
ME is real Sir: Rod Liddle may or may not be right that certain illnesses become fashionable once given a name and are illusory (‘Children with a severe case of the excuses’, 15 March). But ME — myalgic encephalomyelitis, alias post-viral fatigue syndrome or yuppie flu, is not one of them. It’s an unpleasant physical illness:
MH370 isn’t the only flight that’s still missing
Plane vanished Some other planes, besides Flight MH370, which have disappeared without trace: — A Boeing 727 cargo plane that was being prepared for a flight in Luana, Angola, on 25 May 2003. It took off without permission and when last seen was headed south-westwards over the Atlantic. — An Antonov An-72 cargo plane with