16 FEBRUARY 2002, page 65

Narcolepts' Nirvana

Simon Barnes THE most boring thing about the Winter Olympics — and there is a fair old choice — is the way people keep telling you they are boring. Of course they're boring;......

Q. Recently, At A Grand Weekend House Party, A Smoked

salmon that was undoubtedly of farmed origin was served at supper. I know exactly what goes into creating this product, and for ethical (not to mention health) reasons I won't......

Q. I Have A Very Good Local Butcher. My Problem

is that, although he claims not to charge extra for delivery, he always seems to send a bigger cut of meat than I asked for when I placed the telephone order, perhaps as a way......

Q. Following The Death Of His Sister, With Whom He Had...

bour has suddenly emerged as a remarkably unconvincing transvestite. I've habitually greeted him on the street but feel discouraged from doing so now on the grounds that if he......