No one would dispute that Alastair Campbell has an agile mind, but when he appeared on Celebrity Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? he dropped out in the easy questions because he didn't know Alan Partridge's catchphrase. I think about this every time I catch myself becoming Taliban Dad and banning my children from watching television and listening to popular music.
Sunday Telegraph (Richard Fearn)
I once had an aunt famous for her parsimony who would lie for ages on the floor slowly opening and shutting the fridge door, as she peered into the crack to see what was happening. But she never achieved the reassurance she longed for. She could never identify the precise moment when the light went out, and therefore could not be certain that it went out at all. This caused her much psychological torment.
Saga Magazine (Monique Partridge)
