Things my mother told me

I remember about eight years ago, I was complaining to my mother about the fact that I only seemed to attract Tories (my most recent boyfriend had been a Territorial Army type who thought Douglas Hurd was a great statesman). My mother thought about this for a bit and then said 'I don't think left-wing men go for girls who wear straight skirts - maybe that's it?'.

I love this picture. Via Shorpy.