Public Opinion Poll

Hello ladies and gentlemen!
The thing is that I am writing my diploma work about British magazine Private Eye and I need to have real figures, data , WHAT Englishmen prefere to read. If you read English press (and particularily Private Eye) answer my question please:
"What is your favourite TOPIC in English periodicals?"

- Politics
- Economics
- Culture (show-business, ast, literature, TV, education etc.)
-Sport
-Law
-Medicine
- Your won variant
It would be nice of you if you help me. Commentaries are welcomed.

I personally adore 'Order of The Brown Nose' OBN in Private Eye, that and, yeah, Dumb Britain.

If in Private Eye, it has to be politics. Personally I prefer pieces about culture.

Pseuds Corner - although I haven't read it for years.

The front page.

Pseuds corner.

And sometimes Viz.

Well, I used to - but only when allowed to fly first class.

That didn't happen very often.

Quote: A Horseradish @ 11th March 2015, 11:10 PM GMT

The front page.

Pseuds corner.

And sometimes Viz.

Well, I used to - but only when allowed to fly first class.

That didn't happen very often.

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I remember the days when I could travel to Brussels on the Eurostar first class. Oh, for that glass of champers whilst speeding through Brixton. Nowadays we have to drink out of puddles

Quote: TheBlueNun @ 12th March 2015, 5:25 PM GMT

I remember the days when I could travel to Brussels on the Eurostar first class. Oh, for that glass of champers whilst speeding through Brixton. Nowadays we have to drink out of puddles

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You've got the power - or at least you once had. I'm very impressed.

I was only a junior bag carrier with what was supposed to be an impressive bundle of British documents. Destination Switzerland. Actually, I sent them on in advance so that I could fit into my luggage as many tins of peas and bottles of tomato sauce as I could for my personal use. Plus the tea of course. Unfortunately, the boss spotted them being inspected one day as I went through the procedures - and took the permanent view that anyone who needed so many of them in a fortnight was probably not destined for great things.

Quote: A Horseradish @ 12th March 2015, 8:56 PM GMT

You've got the power - or at least you once had. I'm very impressed.

I was only a junior bag carrier with what was supposed to be an impressive bundle of British documents. Destination Switzerland. Actually, I sent them on in advance so that I could fit into my luggage as many tins of peas and bottles of tomato sauce as I could for my personal use. Plus the tea of course. Unfortunately, the boss spotted them being inspected one day as I went through the procedures - and took the permanent view that anyone who needed so many of them in a fortnight was probably not destined for great things.

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You had a lucky escape; you cannot flush one's WC after 7pm in Switzerland. However, Gordon Bennett seems to live there and copes rather well I'd imagine?

Do we believe that the OP found anyone to accompany her to some gigs? There are shedloads of single guys on here.

Quote: TheBlueNun @ 13th March 2015, 8:10 PM GMT

You had a lucky escape; you cannot flush one's WC after 7pm in Switzerland. However, Gordon Bennett seems to live there and copes rather well I'd imagine?

Do we believe that the OP found anyone to accompany her to some gigs? There are shedloads of single guys on here.

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Really? That sounds like one of the worst ideas some of the more simple students from the University of East Anglia might come up with on a bad day. It also explains the general "aura" of the hotel I had to stay in with the boss for the first visit. He said he liked it as it was "convenient" which it was for anyone who needed brothels.

Later, I got a tip from the foreigners that I could get a nice apartment in France for the same money so that was the direction I took. Horseradish was perceived to be swanning in each day from somewhere swish abroad but it was "up to him" if he was prepared to travel all that way. "All that way" being just 35 minutes on the bus, 20 of which was being interrogated at customs by people of indeterminate nationality, eg they were definitely Swiss.

It was far better being with the Aussies, the Scandinavians, the Japs etc and they were all there. All sworn to secrecy that they didn't let on to the British delegation I wasn't five hours away and having to commence the morning work journey at 4am. I can't recall where the Russians were but sadly they didn't speak to anyone other than each other. But it was the 1990s and more of a thawing than the ice having completely melted in the pan.

Quote: TheBlueNun @ 13th March 2015, 8:10 PM GMT

you cannot flush one's WC after 7pm in Switzerland.

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Quote: Gordon Bennett @ 14th March 2015, 9:33 AM GMT

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Penny looks great there.

But I'm not sure that the four letter word beginning with "w" is what.

On the other matter, it has just struck me why Farage did a day trip.

The Swiss wanted him on the plane ahead of the 7pm chain pulling prohibition.

Quote: A Horseradish @ 13th March 2015, 8:53 PM GMT

Really? That sounds like one of the worst ideas some of the more simple students from the University of East Anglia might come up with on a bad day. It also explains the general "aura" of the hotel I had to stay in with the boss for the first visit. He said he liked it as it was "convenient" which it was for anyone who needed brothels.

Later, I got a tip from the foreigners that I could get a nice apartment in France for the same money so that was the direction I took. Horseradish was perceived to be swanning in each day from somewhere swish abroad but it was "up to him" if he was prepared to travel all that way. "All that way" being just 35 minutes on the bus, 20 of which was being interrogated at customs by people of indeterminate nationality, eg they were definitely Swiss.

It was far better being with the Aussies, the Scandinavians, the Japs etc and they were all there. All sworn to secrecy that they didn't let on to the British delegation I wasn't five hours away and having to commence the morning work journey at 4am. I can't recall where the Russians were but sadly they didn't speak to anyone other than each other. But it was the 1990s and more of a thawing than the ice having completely melted in the pan.

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Spooky indeed - I was a mature student at UEA back in 2000; too noisy and had to leave - unfortunate. I only realised that I had Asperger Syndrome in December 2013, now I avoid such things.

Oh, overseas travel - I had a job dealing with EU Technical Directives in 2005 and 2006 and there was loads of travel involved with the post. I liked meeting the majority of my EU contemporaries, but boy, wasn't it tedious? 'Unsafe Flanges' - WTF? My flange is totally CE marked. Oh dear.

Quote: Gordon Bennett @ 14th March 2015, 9:33 AM GMT

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How does Penny cope with Sheldon's Asperger's?