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“The thing about me is, all I’m interested in is just having a bit of a sing and a play.”

My Arse — Lock — Wide Boy — Doss. The final Cocky Companion!

He laid the foundations for one-color purity as early as 1913.

Wine gums? Marmite? Peg? A guide to Cocky’s vernacular.

Strewth? Guff? Scuppered? What’s Cocky on about this time?

Nissen Hut? Wankered? Once-over? Cocky’s Britishisms, explained.

Drumroll, please…

Jackanory? White van? Suss? Clock? What’s Cocky on about now?

Caption contest! — prizes! — deadline of Dec. 31!

Frigging? Towpath? Gob­smacked? What’s Cocky on about now?

Who ends sentences with “Me” or “Like,” or fills them with “Sort of”?

Come-on- ness? Chap? Frank Champard? What’s Cocky on about now?

Wot — Meself — Innit. The badgers’ lexical cock­punching, explained.

Marcus’s plain black loafers — from About a Boy.

Mate? Geezer? Face? What’s Cocky on about this time?

Nick — Scum — Bender — Headbutt. Parsing Cocky’s British-isms.

Hula Hoops? “I’ll fuckin’ do you”? Cocky’s Britishisms explained.

Cream-crackered? Salt-and-vinegar crisps? What’s Cocky on about now?

The Galileo of gaming who taught a lad of limited imagination how to imagine.

His sludgy, funky bass lines launched a metal revolution.

Conker? Arse over tip? Cobblers? The lowdown on Cocky’s lingo.

The coronation of the cackiest captioneer.

Rather than express pain with paint, he invited pain by painting.