"I always boast I played in goal myself for Wales seven times - but it was with the 1st Battalion of the Welch Regiment and I played for them!"

BBC: Loyal support of football fan, 91

If I hear him boast one more time "I'm governor of the nation's second largest state, therefore I know how to lead, " I'm going to throw up.

CNN: Bill Press analysis: McCain wins second debate in a row

The promise to shrink the public workforce is one area where Mr Osborne can say he has over-delivered - though I am not sure he will boast about it in next week's Autumn Statement.

BBC: Public sector jobs are well down, so why is the pay bill up?

"Taiwan is becoming like a retirement home, " said Mr. Kung, repeating a line I had heard others say sometimes in boast of the island's quality of life, sometimes in derision.

WSJ: In Taipei, Taiwan, Life in the Slow Lane

Last season, Mr. Pflugrad won the Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year Award, and the Grizzlies boast one of the most successful football programs in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision in recent years.

WSJ: University of Montana Fires Coach, Athletic Director

The returns are impressive, as I detail in the latest issue of Forbes here (take a look at the comments so far, both boast nice returns).

FORBES: Are Bankers Mere Middlemen?