One-Liner Wednesday: Finitude

“Don’t take life so serious son. It ain’t no how permanent”  – – – – – – Another precious little nugget picked up from my perusal of last week’s Times Literary Supplement. It chimes very well with my own mantra of ‘carpe diem’. Apparently, this is a quote from a character called Porky Pine (described…

One-Liner Wednesday: Headless

“Sorry I’m late, but I’ve got 13 chickens” Our Monday afternoon French class is quite a source of quotable quotes and this week provided yet another. A new (well, old, to be honest) lady breezed in about quarter of an hour after the start time, introducing herself with the above announcement. Follow that (I didn’t).…

One-Liner Wednesday: A Cure For Man ‘Flu

“He very seldom used painkillers, preferring a steady flow of alcohol and the consciousness of his own heroism.” Edward St Aubyn – ‘Never Mind’  – – – – – – – There’s been a lot of publicity in the British media lately for a new TV series featuring that nice Benedict Cumberbatch in an adaptation…

One-Liner Wednesday: Er…okay then

“I’m not really here; I just stick around for my friends.”  – Don van Vliet (aka the illustrious Captain Beefheart)  – – – – – – – Riiiiiight…. One-Liner Wednesday 2 May 2018

One-Liner Wednesday: Works for me

“The idea that a life of dull ineptitude might conceal glamorous superpowers is appealing, particularly to those who happen to be dull and inept”  – from a recent review in the Times Literary Supplement of a new edition of Baroness Orczy’s ‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’ – – – – – – – Beneath this drab, unexceptional…