Peter Rhodes on cultural tribes, hate crime in the home and things to count in Lockdown
Buy in haste, repent at leisure. I purchased a cheap computer keyboard a few months ago. Already the letters E, R, O, H, U, N, M, T, I S and L have worn out, making it extremely difficult to spell words such as “steronlihum.” However, you can buy stick-on characters to cure the problem. They seem to work well but you really have to press them hard to make them adhere to the keySSSSSSSS.
And why, you may ask, do I use a PC with separate keyboard when the rest of the world uses chic little all-in-one laptops? Because I once spilt a cup of coffee on a laptop. On the PC, it's a £7 replacement job. On the laptop it's a nightmare. Especially if the coffee gets into the steronlihum.
Why could six educated and dazzlingly clever contestants on Only Connect (BBC2) not recognise an image of Max Bygraves? I raised the question last week. A reader suggests it's because they are too young to remember You're a Pink Toothbrush . But there must be more to it than that. I suspect the teams would instantly recognise politicians or sporting stars from the 1960s, so why not an entertainer?
