Gordon Wilson

As some of you may know, my former account @TheSimonEvans has been hacked. While pursuing this case, I am going to trade under this name for the time being. Please do follow and RT! And ideally, QT to complain to @X. 🙏 I *do* want my history, archive and followers back!

@SartorialThug The translator had such an opportunity for mischief

When asked how he was going to celebrate winning a snooker tournament, Wu Yize said he was tired and wanted to go to bed. No champagne, no trollops, no getting into an early morning scuffle. The game's gone.

@OldRoberts953 Could you follow so I can DM. I have some insight on B lab may be of interest

New at The Age Of Stupid - a free-to-read BANK HOLIDAY SPECIAL as I take a peek at the B LAB, an organisation you’ve probably never heard of but which certainly puts the willies up me Link below ⬇️

@HenryGJeffreys @Spectator_LIFE @TheWineSociety The 3rd is a bit younger (10) and at Christmas I hovered over the Victorinox stand at the Swiss supermarket till my wife intervened.

@HenryGJeffreys @Spectator_LIFE I did @TheWineSociety m’ship and a case for my first godson turning 18 too. Intend to do same for the other one shortly. Have also bought a few cases en primeur over the years so they both have some well aged claret/maturing port for 21st. I had Rules in mind for the lunch..

The worst present I ever bought for my godson was a Swiss army knife. He sent me a thank you note in unusually shaky handwriting saying the knife had been confiscated by his mother after he’d had it for only a day because he cut his hands to pieces.

@Almd1233 @HenryGJeffreys The old taste was gloriously rich spicy Xmas stem ginger in syrup. New taste is like licking a spoon of raw ginger powder and lemon sherbet

@15chivalry @HenryGJeffreys King’s Ginger liqueur (created 1903 for Edward VII) was reformulated in 2020 by Berry Bros. & Rudd. Production moved back to the UK, ABV dropped from 41% to 29.9%, and ginger flavour was boosted for a fresher, stronger bite. They say the recipe has always evolved to improve it

Proper ravens leaving the tower stuff here - the end of Gentleman's Relish.

@Almd1233 @HenryGJeffreys Has berrybros given any explanation as why it’s been ruined? I get that the bottle now looks a little cooler on a bartender’s shelf but why muck about with the delicious original

@HenryGJeffreys And the reformulation of The King’s Ginger

@FelicityCarter Fillled it in, happy to speak (sorry I didn’t include any details in final question)

@wblakegray Thanks Blake!!

Wine journalist Felicity Carter is trying to conduct a survey of how GLP-1 use affects alcohol consumption. If you are taking GLP-1, please take a look at this survey. (I have nothing to do with it, but I look forward to the results.) docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

@hwallop @thetimes @ClaridgesHotel Different times. One for @SartorialThug

🧦 Wonderful letter in @thetimes about Jean-Michel Jarre, @ClaridgesHotel and some socks…

@spikedonline @cjsnowdon @Tom_Slater_ How does French v UK smoking rates and relative declines align with obesity rise. I presume Whitty is not suggesting that we follow France and crack out the tabs?

📺 🎧 LAST ORDERS 🎧 📺 Chris Whitty’s French fat camp Josie Appleton, @cjsnowdon and @Tom_Slater_ discuss Chris Whitty’s disdain for fat jabs, the epidemic of excessive car honking, and the inevitable woke turn of the football regulator Watch here👇

@SimonMagus @HenryGJeffreys Today we had a day to kill post rugby in Dublin. If you have to do Grafton St then find @FallonandByrne wine cellar. On a pact Mothering Sunday, they found us a table, the wine list interesting and sensibly priced, pizzas looked amazing and deli upstairs was fanatastic too.

Anyway my lovelies. Thinking of a trip to Ireland this summer - probably the SW with a stop over in Dublin on the way. Suggestions for places to see, eat, drink, sit or whatever.

@HenryGJeffreys I did learn how to do a half decent scrambled eggs in microwave (15 sec bursts, then stir)

Day three without an oven. Is there anything decent you can cook in a microwave?

@HenryGJeffreys Had this a few weeks ago. Gas meter broke and no gas for a week, so no hob or (gas ovens). Microwave and kettle only. M&S did well out of us for a week

@TheSimonEvans Yes and I have to say i thought you brought us all back and closed out brilliantly - must have been really hard to predict how it would land - real pro stuff. I think many would have really struggled.

@15chivalry I did wonder. Did you stay to the end?

High drama @TheSimonEvans this evening, a wonderful night, but I know we missed a bit of the full story

@TheSimonEvans We all recoiled on the strawberry sundae gag, for some a little too much

@15chivalry Yes, first time for me and very disconcerting though I hear they were largely recovered by the time the ambulance arrived. I’m afraid you did miss a chunk but hopefully the final climax was memorable!

@TheSimonEvans Glad to hear he was ok. This is definitely one to share with @GeoffNorcott and his dying on stage stories

@alexmaccaroon Too true and too close to the bone… Asking for my bread to be poured on did not go down well. #Concretemix

@alexmaccaroon Meanwhile my sister in law has one job: to make the bread sauce and has fucked it all up by demanding to use her thermo mix.

In a Belgian Centre Parcs. Family, grandparents all gone to have fun while I cook Christmas dinner. I have my audiobooks and podcasts. I’m happy. But there’s a catch. No oven. I brought an air fryer. Forward planning you see. The fact remains, I need to cook Christmas dinner for ten people using the hob, microwave and air fryer. And I’m not skipping anything. This could be my greatest triumph, or greatest failure. Whatever. I play to win.

@llggeorgia @fleurmeston Who to cast as the flakey aunt who is permanently cross?

We urgently need a heartwarming Hallmark film about a man and woman working in the respective Gails bakeries on opposite sides of the road outside South Kensington station during the busy Christmas period.