Laurie Barber has written more than 1300 newspaper columns and he still has more to write. His column has appeared in newspapers throughout Australia and New Zealand and probably elsewhere. He looks at why Johnny Ashcroft pulled his hit record from the air; What does "brass monkey" really mean; What do you think is the best word; Noah Webster had some good ideas; Fanny Adams' real story; Humpty as an egg; The end of newspapers; I prefer sex; Les Boots ' "worst jockey"; and a Newspaper called Magpie.