"Neither I, The Embarrassing Parent, nor my daughter The Gap Year Student, can live without Social Stereotypes." -- Emma Soames "Victoria Mather and Sue Macartney-Snape are not so much observers, more collectors, pinning their victims like butterflies in a display cabinet. Their observations are made with the wit and humour necessary to survive in the circles they move in. Very enjoyable." -- Michael Parkinson

Victoria Mather and Sue Macartney-Snape are the universally acclaimed duo who, over the past nine years, have created more than 500 social stereotypes. Their weekly column, with its unerring eye for human follies and foibles, is simply a must.

The economy-class passenger; the gap year student; the couple moving house; the sad dad; the new-born baby; the couple at the gym; the elderly swimmer; the driving instructor; the ambassadorial couple; the software designer; the obsessive tanner; the annual party givers; the dog handler; the sponger; the raconteur's wife; the food allergy sufferer; the party waitress; parents at the nativity play; the modern art curator; the home tutor; the hen night; the newly retired husband; the flirt; the bridge players; the prep school farewell; the politically correct vicar; the mother at rock; the gossips; the terrible flatmate; the minor stately home owners; the summer intern; the fathers' race; the sloth; the schoolgirl model; the dental patient; gentlemen's club member; the caravanners; the jilted girlfriend; the man packing the boot; the Pony Club official; the Irish aristocrat; the woman with the filthy car; the family skiing holiday; the yoga fanatic.