The Wise Sage returns with another “Advice of the Day,” exploring why common sense often disappears when large groups get together. Blending genuine wisdom with classic Viz Top Tips absurdity, this humorous guide examines crowds, questionable decisions and why following everyone else is sometimes the worst idea imaginable.
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This Day in History – 28th July 1721
On 28th July 1721, Matthew Clarke was executed for murdering Sarah Goldington during a robbery at Willesden Green. His detailed confession reveals a failed marriage scheme, a robbery planned to raise money, overwhelming remorse, terrifying dreams, and a final plea for others to learn from his tragic and violent downfall.
This Day in History – 22nd July 1895
A late-night walk along Edgware Road turned into a brutal gang robbery when Arthur Robert Mays was attacked by four young offenders and robbed of his watch. Witnesses quickly identified the assailants, leading to convictions that ended with hard labour—and the brutal punishment of the cat-o’-nine-tails.
Advice of the Day: Choosing Swimwear
The Wise Sage delivers another absurd “Advice of the Day,” this time tackling the perilous task of choosing swimwear. In true Viz Top Tips style, this humorous guide replaces practicality with chaos—offering a counter-intuitive approach guaranteed to attract attention, confusion, and possibly intervention from concerned lifeguards.
Advice of the Day: Choosing a Football Team to Support
The Wise Sage offers another absurd “Advice of the Day,” this time tackling the perilous decision of choosing a football team to support. In true Viz Top Tips style, this humorous guide replaces logic with chaos—delivering a counter-intuitive approach that guarantees confusion, misplaced loyalty, and a lifetime of questionable sporting decisions.
Advice of the Day: Where to Keep Your Change
The Wise Sage returns with another absurd “Advice of the Day,” this time tackling the mystery of loose change. In true Viz Top Tips style, this humorous guide replaces organisation with chaos—offering a counter-intuitive approach to storing coins that ensures they are always somewhere… just rarely where you need them.
Advice of the Day: Feeding the Ducks
The Wise Sage delivers another absurd “Advice of the Day,” this time tackling the deceptively simple task of feeding ducks. In true Viz Top Tips style, this humorous guide replaces gentle feeding with chaos, drama, and questionable snack choices—offering a counter-intuitive approach that may leave you followed, judged, or mildly outnumbered.
This Day in History: 7 May 1740
John Sawney was executed on 7 May 1740 for robbing Sarah Cockram of her cloak in Drury Lane. A former sailor turned soldier, his life spiralled into crime and drink. Captured moments after the theft, he was convicted and sentenced to death in a stark example of 18th-century justice
This Day in History – 22 April 1789
In 1789, servant Sarah Natchell was accused of stealing over £45 from Bartholomew Coffee House in West Smithfield. Though only convicted of stealing tea-cloths, the betrayal of household trust earned her a harsh sentence: seven years’ transportation to New South Wales aboard the Lady Juliana.
This Day in History: April 14th, 1860
In 1860, a routine police check in Marylebone turned violent when two men brutally attacked Constable Thomas Bell with life-preservers. Mistaking them for help, he was struck down and left bleeding in the street. Both attackers were later captured and sentenced to eight years’ penal servitude.
