Ben Bernie was an orchestra leader who had gained a surprising sum of fame by leading a big band and, on occasion, shouting “Yowzah!” into his microphone. It was like that in 1938. You could become famous for shouting “Yowzah!”

The other team was so good! We were creamed, and rightly so.

On the rock walls, there are several clumps of northern rock-cress.

He bought cheap vans and when they had served their purpose sold them again; some were old wrecks which he would tinker with, keeping them on the road and fitted out like home-grown dormobiles[…]