“Many a slip….” What is the difference between sun burn and sun stroke? They are different degrees of intensity – although if you stay in your tent you’ll avoid both. What is the difference between cycle and bicycle? Nothing really: it’s a matter of personal choice. What is the difference between pinch and pinchbeck? You…
This is another offering from the relatively fertile period of 2014: in this case, June 25th, when I was unable to resist a little rant about the youth of today. To date, this has racked up no fewer than eight views, I’ll have you know – although I suppose that still counts as screaming into…
This week’s Song Lyric Sunday challenge is to present a song from a ‘concept’ album. I confess to not being the biggest fan of that particular genre, because it makes me thing of Genesis or Yes, neither of which have ever sparked any interest in me. Of course there are honourable exceptions, perhaps most notably…
What the…..? What is halitosis? The kissing disease What is an hallucination? Now you see it, now you don’t. What is hell? What is a hurricane? England captain. Plays for Bayern Munich. What is ham fisted? A pig wearing boxing gloves. What is the hokey cokey? Enforced jollity. What is hoosegow? Scottish dialect word meaning…
This one’s also from 2014, but to date has only managed to sully the vision of four readers, so it’s likely going to be new to anyone who can be bothered to read it this time around. What Are The Chances? “What’s the biggest risk you’d like to take – but haven’t been able to?…
I’ve pretty much always enjoyed live shows and live recordings over studio albums, which can often sound too stylised and over-engineered to my ears. Just ask yourself whether there would ever have been such a following for the Grateful Dead if all we had were the studio recordings. It’s really a case of ‘you had…
“Very superstitious….” Who sang “Is This A Kind Of Magic”? Lord Voldemort Who sang “Somebody’s Watching Me”? Marvin The Paranoid Android. Why do we blow out birthday candles? So we can use them again next year. Why do we associate red and green with Christmas? Because of our proud tradition of making life as difficult…
This one comes from 12 June 2014, since when it has amassed no fewer than five views, so don’t talk to me about going viral. It is a perhaps useful insight into the mind of a still unrepentant grammar pedant. Laying Down The Law You may have seen that the State opening of Parliament took…
When I saw this week’s Song Lyric Sunday prompt – the final song ever played – two possibilities sprung immediately to mind. The first was the Grateful Dead’s ‘Box of Rain’ from their last show, at Soldier Field in 1995, but I’ve already used that for a different prompt some years back. But the second…
A miscellany of mensonges (that’s the French word for ‘lies’. No, really) 1] Which country has the largest number of Spanish speakers? I don’t know. Why can’t they just speak English like the rest of us? 2] Name the first computer virus WTF? 3] Name the highest paid athlete in 2023 Mohammed Salah. And if…
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