Using my myriad of sources across the world I have discovered some shocking facts about the author of that little read tome: Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus. While one would have thought that stating the obvious requires few qualifications, the author, John Gray, made much of his doctorate and qualifications in writing bland homilies that "explain" the complexities of human relationships.

Well my Mum has come across some shocking facts. In her examination of tabloid TV she came across the schlock shock show Inside Edition. They've discovered Mr. Gray's PhD is from a dodgy California "correspondence school". Those are the ones that award degrees if you write in with a cheque and a promise that you've been alive for 10 years or more. Of course he has a solid basis to build from, getting his undergraduate degree from the Maharishi's almost Ivy League school in Switzerland. I didn't realise there were degrees in gunja but there you go.

These shocking facts mean I will continue to never read the book. Thanks Ma. The world is a little safer now. And as she asks, who can you trust these days? Tabloid TV at least.