Hilary Venables
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/ 15 January 2007

It’s 2007: run for the hills

You’ll be relieved to know the year 2007 doesn’t figure particularly large in end-of-the-world prophecies. It merits just three mentions in the comprehensive list of more than 200 apocalyptic dates on the Christian website www.bible.ca — the same as for 1533 and 1836, and far short of the support for 1000, 2000 or even 1997.

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/ 11 December 2006

Taking the piss

Of all the indignities female flesh is heir to, not being able to wee while standing is one of the few we can’t blame on men. Unless God really is a man — in which case, we can! Some women, it is true, can perform this useful feat. But few of us can afford to sacrifice all the shoes that would need replacing before we developed the right muscles.