british culture

CHRISTMAS IS ILLEGAL! About 25 years ago, not long after I arrived in France, a friend gave me a photocopy of a magazine article talking about some of the strange laws concerning the celebrating of Christmas in the UK. It was hilarious! Although I never...

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In an earlier post, I explained why I often use enigmas and lateral thinking problems in training (see http://petersanderson-dykes.over-blog.com/enigmas-to-solve) Here is number three; enjoy! MEETING IN A PUB It had been a relatively quiet day in the...

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People seem to love making predictions of one sort or another – football results, presidential election… and, of course, the weather! And in some coutries and cultures, people love betting on these same things. The current craze, of course, concerns the...

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In the first two matches in this year’s Ashes tournament, the Decision Review System (DRS) has come in for a lot of criticism. Errors made, umpire’s decision controversially overturned, it has led to a debate as to what is the “Spirit of Cricket”. After...

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In an earlier post, I explained why I often use enigmas and lateral thinking problems in training (see http://petersanderson-dykes.over-blog.com/enigmas-to-solve) Here is the second one; enjoy! CARDIFF RAINBOW At long last, the rain stopped, and Stanley...

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In an earlier post, I explained why I often use enigmas and lateral thinking problems in training (see http://petersanderson-dykes.over-blog.com/enigmas-to-solve) Here is the first one; enjoy! WIMBLEDON RAIN People often think that it rains all the time...

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INTRODUCTION Over the years, I've collected a large number of lateral thinking problems and enigmas. Most of them, regrettably, seem to include stories of people dying in really strange and often far-fetched ways. Others appear as fairly ordinary stories...

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