This year our Ten Things series – which surprisingly appears on the tenth of each month – continues concentrating on the amusing, both real and fictional. So this month we have …
Ten Obituary Euphemisms
- Convivial: Habitually drunk
- Gave colourful accounts of his exploits: A liar
- A man of simple tastes: A complete vulgarian
- A lively conversationalist: A crashing bore
- An uncompromisingly direct ladies’ man: A flasher
- A confirmed bachelor: Homosexual (see right)
- She left no close relatives: A lesbian
- Always had a twinkle in his eye: A drooling pervert
- Colourful: Criminal
- Active in the community: A busy-body