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Issue: Musn't Grumble #[nn]
Publication Date: January 1993
 
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Publisher: FlagJonathan Cape
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Pages: 104
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Price: £9.99 GBP
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Content Items: 68 (60 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: This book collects strips created for Simmonds' weekly slot in the UK's Guardian newspaper along with material produced for The Spectator.
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Color: Colour cover; Black and White interior
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Binding: Hardcover
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Miles Upmaster; Wendy Weber; James Dalston Crouch; Sophie Crouch; Robin Chutney-Darke
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A Calendar From 1988

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Miles Upmaster; Vanessa Upmaster; Su; Chloe Banister; Jackie Green; Desmond Duff; Mrs. Hirst; John Duff; Pernny Duff; Robin Chutney-Darke; Katie Gillyman; Tony McVitie; Lorraine McVitie; Mike Hughes; Prissie Rugeley; J. D. Crouch; Simon Sandercock; Father Christmas (Gerald)
Twelve pages focusing on the travails and experiences of characters representing common late 1980s types or situations, with some from Simmonds' repertoire stock.
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No. 1: Conversation

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Six Bounden Duties
Aubrey Shyte
A plea for conservation funds from a wealthy landowner.
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No. 2: Numeracy & Literacy

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Six Bounden Duties
Smileys; Grumbleys
A comment on social division via the form of childrens' learning book.
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No. 3: A Sense Of Humour

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Six Bounden Duties
John; Jan; Barfie; Matey; Matey's Wife
The injustices of 1980s British society via pastiches of cartoon strips and stock cartoons.
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No. 4: Keeping The Lines Of Communication Open

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Six Bounden Duties
The generation gap goes on and on.
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No. 5: Not To Change One's Spots

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No, they haven't changed from the way they were ten years ago, so it must be the political party.
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No. 6: To Record

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Six Bounden Duties
The all-pervading use of the video camera among the middle classes.
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The Cherry Orchard

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Sonia; Ivan
Sonia and Ivan bemoan the development that blights their second home.
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Hard Times

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James Dalston Crouch; Miles Upmaster; Vanessa Upmaster
Section title page illustration.
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Hard Times

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Miles Upmaster; Vanessa Upmaster
Miles and Vanessa are having difficulty making ends meet.
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An Explanation By J. D. Crouch, Author

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J. D. Crouch
Crouch justifies a feature about his home life in a glossy style mag.
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Mid-Life Libido In Forward & Reverse

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J. D. Crouch; Sophie Crouch
James rants about his son bringing a woman home.
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Mens Sana

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J. D. Crouch; Daniel Crouch
J. D. is a bath hogger.
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J. D. Crouch
J. D. explains why he attended the launch of a fellow author's latest novel, with subtitles explaining his true motives.
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Club Ability

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Sophie Crouch; J. D. Crouch; Simon
Sophie revels in the change in the law permitting women to become members of J. D.'s club.
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Haves And Have-Nots

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Nursery School Teacher
Trainer envy among nursery pupils.
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Lost Eden

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How playtime has changed over the years.
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Noises Off

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Vanessa Upmaster; Miles Upmaster
Vanessa is having pangs of conscience.
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The Vileness Of Penury

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Vanessa Upmaster; Sheena
Vanessa piles on her problems when the cleaner comes for her pay.
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Common Market

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Vanessa Upmaster
Vanessa contrasts French markets with the English variety.
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Insecurity

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Vanessa Upmaster; Miles Upmaster
Vanessa hears noises in the middle of the night.
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Beneath The Ivory Towers

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J. D. Crouch; Greengrocer
J.D. keeps up with the world.
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Agony And Ecstasy

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George Weber; Paula; Ray; George
How the polytechnic life has changed since Ray retired.
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George Weber featured for years in Posy Simmonds' 'Posy' newspaper strip.
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Object Lesson

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A mother and daughter talk about objectification.
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Dating A Single Parent

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Ian; Polly; Francesca; Mother
The difficulties for a single mother going on a date.
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Coming Cleanish

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J. D. Crouch; Sophie Crouch
J. D. wonders how to broach the subject of his infidelity with his wife.
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Acquiring The Habit

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J. D. Crouch; Sophie Crouch
Does what the kids are reading matter more than the fact that they are?
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Fireworks

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Grandpa is off on one.
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Sunbeam Corner

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How to smile through a political crisis.
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We're Dreaming Of A White Christmas

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Snow hides reality.
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A Calendar From 1989

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Hazel Rutherford; Gavin; Robin; Warren McMurdo; Rachel; Barry; Suki; Dido; Gillian Button; Clive Troutley; Adam Nubleigh; Naomi Padfield; Colin Cockley
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Bumping Along The Bottom

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J. D. Crouch
A cartoon accompanying a segment title page.
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Bumping Along The Bottom

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Miles Upmaster; Mr. Vole; Mrs. Vole
Miles is undergoing the ignominy of having to sell his house and downsize.
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Scene From A Literary Life

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J. D. Crouch
J. D. fools himself as he takes a stroll the morning after a TV appearance.
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Missing Persons

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Gill Toser; Mike Dale; Daniel Crouch
The non-registration to avoid poll tax is taking its toll on the voting public.
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Election Fever (Convalescence)

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J. D. Crouch; Sophie Crouch; Daniel Crouch
How one tires of the constant intrusion of an election.
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[untitled]

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George Weber
Those oblivious to impending financial crisis viewed in the manner of a nature documentary.
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Topped Balls

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J. d. Crouch; Sophie Crouch; Golf Club Member
Three views on why J.D. won't be put forward for golf club membership.
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Spot The Difference

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Robin Chutney-Darke; Vanessa Upmaster
The difference at the art gallery between the boom of 1988 and the tighter times of 1992.
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Terminal Belly Ache

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J. D. Crouch; Sophie Crouch
J. D. and Sophie are waiting for their flight.
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Déjeuner Sur Le Patio

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The simple life in rural France differs from the expected idyll.
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Old Rose-Tinted Spectacles/New Dark Shades

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The difference in the way children are viewed in the 1990s compared to the past.
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One Man's Meat

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Patrick; Gemma
The difficulty of catering for the school's international picnic.
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The Brood

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A conversation between a middle-aged mother and her two adult daughters.
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P.C. P.C. 43

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P.C. 43
The new politically correct police constable.
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A Lecture

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J. D. Crouch; George Weber
The life of an author impinges on the real world.
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Sour Grapes Of Wrath

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J. D. Crouch; Nigel Doyle; Denni Welch
J.D. resents the authors with whom he's participating in a book signing.
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The Pefect Present

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Christmas presents not suitable for some are perfect for others.
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I'm Dreaming Of A...

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Alistair Razer-Dorke; Belinda Razer-Dorke; George Weber; Wendy Weber
Where should the Razer-Dorke's have Christmas lunch?
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I'm Dreaming Of...

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Edmund Heep; Gerald
Edmund phones into work sick.
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Christmas: The Adoration Of The General Public

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A visit to Yuleworld.
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The End Of January 1989

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A cartoon illustrating a segment title page.
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The End Of January

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Kevin Penwallet; George Weber
How Penwallet survives the economic cycles in Tresoddit.
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The End Of February

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George Weber; Wendy Weber; Tamsin Weber
Is there any cultural value to Mother's Day cards?
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The End Of March: Memory Lanes

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Nature's marvels as viewed from the car.
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The End Of April

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The concerns and pride of the well-off.
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The End Of May: Jerusalem

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Jerusalem re-written for 1989.
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The End Of June: Our Friendly Neighbourhood

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Dog walkers congregate.
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The End Of July: Turning Back The Flock Clock

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How the area has progressed from a small municipal garden.
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The End Of August

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Patrick; Gemma; Sam; Amy
The perils of organics.
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The End Of September: A Jeremaid For The New Year

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George Weber
The Senior Polytechnic staff bemoan their lot.
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The End Of October

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Lessons learned selling a house are applied in buying the next.
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The End Of November: The March Of Feminism

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The progress of feminism aligned to footwear.
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A Christmas Carol

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Shepherd
Shepherd watches his stocks by night.
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[untitled]

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J. D. Crouch
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[untitled]

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Wendy Weber; James Dalston Crouch; Sophie Crouch; Robin Chutney-Darke; Vanessa Upmaster
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