“I have seen the future and it is very much like the present. Only longer” – from ‘The Profit’, by Kehlog Albran* – – – – – – * being a parody of the sanctimonious tosh that is Kahlil Gibran’s ‘The Prophet’. One-Liner Wednesday 11 July 2018
“good wine is a good familiar creature, if it be well us’d“ – Othello, 2.3 – – – – – – Good old Shakespeare. One-Liner Wednesday 4 July 2018
“Some people think football is a matter of life and death….I can assure them it is much more serious than that” – Bill Shankly – – – – – – Well, it is the World Cup, in case you hadn’t noticed. And it’s not soccer. It’s football. One-Liner Wednesday 27 June 2018
“Now is not the time to be making new enemies” – David Hume – – – – – – – David Hume was one of the leading figures of the Scottish enlightenment, probably best known for his empiricist philosophy. His system of thought precluded any possibility of there actually being a Deity such as portrayed…
“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…
“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).…
“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…
‘What? Wednesday again already?…….Nope. I got nothing. Not this week anyway. – – – – – – – One-Liner Wednesday 16 May 2018
My home town* – bang to rights: * Not Rome, obviously One-Liner Wednesday 9 May 2018
“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
