House of Fraser gets uncomfortably Emojinal
You’ll remember where you were on the morning of February 1st, 2016. It’s a turning point you’ll never forget. Today will go down in history as the day that House of Fraser’s Twitter account went completely bonkers. It’s been taken over by something called #Emojinal, a word and movement that seems to have been made […]
See more funny women on NBC
Two of our favourite leading ladies from the US have announced pilots for future broadcast on NBC. Both are from the cast of Parks & Rec: Amy Poehler and Rashida Jones. They’ll also each take up the ‘executive producer’ role for their shows. Amy’s comedy has yet to be given a name. (Feel free to […]
Work, fun? That’ll be the day…
It feels like every day is now ‘National Something Day’ or ‘International Something Else Day’. I’m getting a bit sick of them all, truth be told. Japan in particular is notorious for these days. We’ve not long missed Japan’s Strawberry Day (January 15th), so named because 1 (ichi) and 5 (g0) together in Japanese sound […]
A kick in the Ladyballs
We are Funny Women. Laughs are our thing. So we couldn’t miss the opportunity to bring you this joke of a news story. Female footballers now have the chance to try a kickabout with the ‘Ladyball’. The Telegraph has covered this story with gusto, apparently mistaking early January for April 1st. Outrage abounds. Here’s the […]
Covert family ops
Every so often, I will wander downstairs to find my Dad taking a selfie. A really long selfie. Maybe it’s a video, I wonder. He holds the tablet aloft, at the perfect angle to get hundreds of likes on Instagram. He keeps looking at the screen intently for several minutes. How vain can a man […]
Not the Dry January I was expecting
It’s a dry January alright. No, I don’t mean outside. Our first week of 2016 has been characterised by near-constant rain. I haven’t left the house yet, mainly because I can’t swim. Also, there’s no way I’m going out there in a bikini. My goosebumps will have goosebumps. And before anyone gets incredulous, I haven’t […]
