Tag: humour
Review: ‘Asockalypse Now’ @ M and D Room
I’ll admit, having not seen a university comedy performance before, I entered the M&D room with trepidation. Thankfully, after the first handful of sketches,...
Tears of a Clown: The experience of being a student clown
As my girlfriend always said, it doesn’t matter if you’re ugly, as long as you have a sense of humour. For my young, pimpled...
How to tackle deadline stress
The end of term has suddenly crept up on us (wasn't it Christmas just yesterday?!), and that can only mean one thing: Deadlines. Yes,...
Made in Exeter
Have you ever looked at your group of perfectly tanned and toned Exeter pals and thought, we really should be on TV? With all...
Why one is the happiest number this Valentine’s Day
You've heard it before... No date for Valentine's Day? Ah, better curl up on your sofa in your freezing student house, call up the...
Musical Chairs – a metaphor for austerity?
I'm sure we all have fond memories of playing musical chairs when we were little. Who could forget those moments of sheer joy as...
4 niche things you can buy in the marketplace
Ah The Marketplace, the hub of all things weird and wonderful at the University of Exeter. While we may complain about their ludicrously overpriced...
Jolly good show, old chap: Jeeves & Wooster Review
It is a tempting title. Jeeves and Wooster, posterboys of bonkers British humour, in ‘Perfect Nonsense’. And yet, I was nervous. P.G. Wodehouse, from...
Taking the bored out of board games
Iam not a “gamer”. Computer games have just never really been my thang. There, I said it.
Don’t get me wrong: I’m not a total console...
Recipe: Gecko Soup
My family is lucky enough to have inherited a house on Koh Chang, a ‘Nim’s Island’ style paradise in Thailand. Each morning we wake...
