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The retired Pope, Benedict XVI, has said priests should remain celibate, despite himself being in his sexual prime. He boasted, at 92 he could have any woman he wanted – he just could not remember what to do with them.


Said a spokesman: 'It’s not easy for Pope Benedict to give up sex.  He’s a fanny magnate. And celibacy is also a great cover story, when you get caught with a choir boy.’


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Liz Truss famously lost out to a lettuce when measuring her tenure as PM and the Conservatives want to ensure any of the current leadership contenders will fare better when compared to a range of garden produce. Indeed, they don’t want to rule out the possibility of electing say a turnip if it can outperform any or all of the candidates.


There is also the question of whether they fare better in or out of a fridge. Boris Johnson tested this out, somewhat inconclusively, during the 2019 election campaign. Chilled or not probably remains a question for another debate.


For their part the Tory hopefuls have to prove they know their onions, even if they can’t outlast them and it all ends in tears.



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