The Privy Counsel (A Bog Blog)

We've all had them - those days when you're not paying attention and suddenly find that you have accidentally grossly insulted some...

A zinging good evening to you all! As all our regular readers are doubtless aware, tonight is  Walpurgis Eve , which means it's time to...

Sometimes* we can't tell whether our friends are being nice or sarcastic. This is most likely due to the lofty echelons of intellectual...

We are blessed with having many friends here at the Privy Counsel, and said friends every now and then dispatch exuberant missives to us, ...

As all our regular readers know, toilets are extremely useful for many things, especially when clean and functional. What not many people a...

According to Mary Douglas , who is something of an authority, Christmas- and spring-cleaning rituals don't actually contribute to hygie...

Jealousy really is the greatest motivator. Semi-Intellectual Friend recently started a blog, and we found ourselves insanely jealous of hi...

Happy news today! In addition to having found its spiritual home, as reported yesterday , the Privy Counsel has found a soul mate! The Norw...

The light of zealous intellectualism is burning so brightly at Privy Counsel HQ this week that we have been receiving complaints from p...