I have no idea why I enjoyed this more than the previous annual, The Five Knuckle Shuffle: maybe I'm more used to the humour? maybe because I followed my own advise and read only 30 or so pages at a time? Whatever the case, the Cleveland Steamer is offensive, irreligious, completely politically incorrect and very funny in parts.

A lot of British humour is silly, nasty, infantile or a schoolboyish mixture of all three - hence the need to take it in measured doses. However, the feature on piles is hilarious as are several of the fake newspaper stories, making this discounted annual worth every discounted penny. ( )