Among the gods, there is a dispute as to which one of them originally thought of Christianity; or, as they call it, the Great Leg Pull. Apollo has the best claim, but a sizeable minority support Pluto, ex-God of the Dead, on the grounds that he has a really sick sense of humour. How would it be, suggested the unidentified god, if first we tell them all to love their neighbour, pack in the killing and thieving, and be nice to each other. Then we let them start burning heretics.

There’s nothing bad about reincarnation per se, it’s basically a very good system, cost-effective and ecologically friendly.

Lawyers are predators in grey worsted

In spite of really intense competition for the job, I'm still my own worst enemy.

Mostly I sit at home in the evenings watching the box and hoping that one day I'll evolve into plankton.

I don't read the Sunday papers; or the dailies, either

Human beings can get used to virtually anything, given plenty of time and no choice in the matter whatsoever.