Archive - Club Groucho

August 2021

I couldn't manage Manchester United to victory (In the early 2000s)

Believe it or not, I used to be massively into football.

Aug 19, 2021 •

I couldn't do something competitive professionally

The other day I had a very nice time hanging with friends, playing arcade games, throwing axes, shooting some crazy golf, bowling...And all throughout…

Aug 15, 2021 •

I couldn't do my exams again

'Tis the season of A-Level and GCSE results in the UK, something I find baffling.

Aug 12, 2021 •

I couldn't own a Dyson fan

As a man who lives in the United Kingdom, I get to experience the yearly fortnight of unbearable heat.

Aug 6, 2021 •

I couldn't be early to something

If there's one skill I'm glad I picked up as a teenager it was the knowledge that being early to something is pretty pointless.

Aug 3, 2021 •

July 2021

I couldn't be Rapunzel

I finally got a haircut after going through three lockdowns.

Jul 29, 2021 •

I couldn't be a part of my university's Comedy Society

The other day I was giving someone advice about going to uni, or at least, some of the things not to do.

Jul 28, 2021 •

I couldn't be a poet (and I know it)

I've been listening to Bo Burnham a lot.

Jul 26, 2021 •

I couldn't be Paul Sheldon (The author from Stephen King's Misery)

The other week I got surgery on my toe.

Jul 20, 2021 •

I couldn't be a Primary School Nurse

The other week I had First Aid Training.

Jul 15, 2021 •

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