Cringily

They exulted when they opened their copies of the Hahnemannian to read therein that Dr. Gould was “a tallow candle going out with a bad smell,” “not honest,” "not truthful,” and that he “cringily begs for mercy.”

Then, dancing dishonours having been equally shared by a fatarmed partially dusky hoor and a tiny earnest negroid tart (both immeasurably under wraps) emerges now 1 song, beginning and rebeginning with a moist dark tone; cringily climbing (tumbling; crazily, upyearning) collapsing: smoothly, and languidly, building…

THE TOURIST TRAP (T). Repeat of the cringily captivating series in which candid cameras reveal how holidaymakers from different countries react to a series of provocations, raging from petty larceny to full-frontal nudity.

You know the truth: you’re no different to that ageing hippy pal of your dad’s who once barged into your bedroom while you and your mates were smoking a joint and cringily demanded: ‘Hey man, pass the vibes.’

All the way with Paige Michalchuk doesn t have quite the same ring to it, but the new version is just as cringily awesome as the original and covers the same breadth of PSA-worthy topics at least, in its Canadian incarnation.

First, there’s NBC’s hit comedy The Office. NBC has already wisely figured out that the subject matter of the show – the cringily familiar misadventures of a pack of miserable office workers – naturally attracts an audience of miserable office workers;

Her weatherbeaten face brightens at the sight of the pair of us, whom she always calls, just a little cringily, ‘my accomplished daughter and her lovely Nick’.

Demi Moore’s recent self-taken Twitter snaps of herself in a bikini (inset) were cringily unnecessary – she is known for little else than looking unfeasibly good these days; no need to overdo it.