I remember the days, (scarily two decades or so ago), when Karaoke machines were all the rage.  Regardless of how ageing that last remark was, I find myself quite stunned at how expensive Karaoke machines are even now.  For poops and giggles I thought I’d buy one to have some fun with at Christmas but not at those prices!  Even the ones aimed for kiddies are around the £70 mark and they can range up to hundreds of pounds.  For a Karaoke machine.  For something your sherried-up Nan will have a go at twice a year.  For something which elicits a Vic-Reeves-Pub-Singer performance from anyone within a two mile radius. 

Maybe I’m just tight with money.  You know what they say; you can take the lass out of Yorkshire, but you’ll never take Yorkshire out of the lass. 

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With HMRC getting so much bad press lately, it reminded me of some rather clever (and alarmingly realistic) spoof forms I’d seen on the web ages ago. As amusing as this is, it’s very easy for your glee to dissipate when faced with actually filling in the tomes of real ones when you need to. Which I do. And soon.