Craig Brown‘s imagined diary entries for the Daily Mail always gives me a good giggle. I thought I’d share his imagined diary entry for me with you:

October 25, 2003 Nicholas Haslam

Interior designer

Pugs are common, and so are labradors, King Charles spaniels, terriers and dalmatians.

When I last met Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, she mischievously whispered to me that she thought corgis were awfully common. She giggled uproariously when I promised not to pass it on. I thought it best not to mention that giggling uproariously was common.

When she died, a quarter of a million people marched past her body. It’s terribly common to allow a quarter of a million to march past your body. Chairman Mao did the same, which proves my point.

And also:

November 17, 1989 Nicholas Haslam

The Book Of Common Prayer. The title says it all.

Craig, sorry to burst your bubble, but I attach a photo of Bertie, our office Pug. The rest of the dogs on your list? Frightfully common, I’m afraid!

Read the full article, and have yourself a good giggle too, here.