December 02, 2010
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Beware The Invasion Of The Pax Snatchers

Don’t let your clients be sucked in, Pumpkins. Cut-rate U.S. border airlines are vacuuming up our customers and tossing them out on the edge of towns we’ve never even heard of. It won’t be long before they’ve taken over the…

November 30, 2010
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What Is A Wikileak Anyway?

I had a leak once. Fortunately it didn’t cause too much damage. Anyway, it’s no state secret that women my age can’t sneeze without pulling the trigger of a little squirt gun. (That’s why it’s so important to empty your…

November 26, 2010
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We're Back In The USSR

My dahrling comrades, the travel battle is apparently moving to Russia. How very Doctor Zhivago. TUI and Thomas Cook are aligned on the frozen tundra, Russian allies at their sides, Lara’s theme playing in the background – poised for combat.…

November 24, 2010
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You Say You Want A Revolution

While American Thanksgiving weekend will be a frenzy of patting and groping and peeping, a bunch of Jihadists will be laughing their pants off at what a ridiculous bunch of nincompoops we are. Fear has us travelling without water,…

November 19, 2010
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Go Ahead, Touch My Junk!

Dahrlings, is it me? Or has the whole world gone flip floppy? In all my encounters with the male member, I have never met one that didn’t want to be touched. Personally, I think men are afraid it will run…

November 16, 2010
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In Yo' Face

I’m not really into the Book Of Faces, Pumpkins. I’m more of a little black book user: if you ain’t in it, you ain’t my friend. Unfortunately, Facebook is not only here to stay – it wants to supplant Google…

November 12, 2010
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This Commentary Is Spam Free

What would Thomas Cook shareholders have to say if Sunquest management held a multi-million dollar sales meeting – and a few months later did it all over again because they missed a few agenda items. Friisdahl fricassee would be on…

November 10, 2010
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Overheard At A Call Centre

You know how a telephone conversation with a call centre “will be monitored for quality purposes” – well some of you, dear Pumpkins, are sadly lacking in the quality department. Here is some of what was recorded recently at…

November 05, 2010
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Show Me The Money

Some wacko old people out east are giving away their lottery winnings to charity. Hey! Over here! Travel should be a charity. Most of us are unpaid volunteers so may as well make it official. The airlines, on…

November 03, 2010
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What About A Martini Party?

If I were as mad as Americans are purported to be – I sure wouldn’t be electing a couple of prissy teetotallers. I’d find myself a couple of bourbon sucking pugilistic mugs and launch the Jack Daniels Party. Honestly, Pumpkins,…