One-Liner Wednesday: Playing hard to get
“the best way for a man to make himself sought-after is to withhold himself” – Proust: The Captive (La Prisonnière) – – – – – – – – – – – #1linerWeds 18 November 2020
Song Lyric Sunday: Alpha/Omega – ‘Start Me Up’
Ends and beginnings are the key themes for Jim’s Song Lyric Sunday this week. It’s hard to think of a better show-opener than this Rolling Stones classic If you start me up If you start me up I’ll never stop If you start me up If you start me up I’ll never stop I’ve been…
One-Liner Wednesday: Talk to the hand…
“I get so confused about the things people tell me, I attach so little importance to them” – Proust: The Captive (La Prisonnière) – – – – – – – – – – – #1linerWeds 11 November 2020
Song Lyric Sunday: Days of the week – ‘Friday I’m In Love’
Jim has chosen days of the week for Song Lyric Sunday this week. I have no doubt at all that there are many options for all seven days, but this is the first one that came to my mind. When this song was released, in 1992, not only was my daughter a big fan of…
One-Liner Wednesday: Stockholm Syndrome
“Thank you’ said Charlie in the tone we use to a dentist who has just caused us terrible pain” – Proust: The Captive (La Prisonnière) – – – – – – – – – – – #1linerWeds 4 November 2020
Song Lyric Sunday: Intelligence -‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
‘Smart’ and ‘stupid’ are the keywords for Song Lyric Sunday this week. I clearly wasn’t the only participant whose first thought was ‘Stupid Cupid’. That was a bit before my time. My choice was a bit after my time,but both song and video are iconic. And surely ‘stupid and contagious’ is a lyric for these…
One-Liner Wednesday: Growing Old Disgracefully
“I am old enough to please myself, life is too short” – Proust: The Captive (La Prisonnière) – – – – – – – – – – – #1linerWeds 28.10.20
Song Lyric Sunday: Scary – ‘Sunshine Superman’
Hallowe’en is the broad theme of Jim’s prompts for this week’s Song Lyric Sunday, what with it being that time of year. It’s fair to say that Hallowe’en is more of an American ‘thing’ than a European one and even in less pandemic times it would be very surprising to find the neighbours going door-to-door…
One-Liner Wednesday: Soulmates
“We never appreciate anyone so much as those who combine with other great virtues that of placing themselves unconditionally at the disposal of our vices” – Proust: The Captive (La Prisonnière) – – – – – – – – – – – #1linerWeds 21 October 2020
Song Lyric Sunday: Binary – ‘I Just Called To Say I Love You’
Jim offers us a simple choice for Song Lyric Sunday this week: yes or no. The genius that is Stevie Wonder wrote a song in which almost every line begins with the word ‘No’. That should do it. Just this last week, the hosts of the otherwise excellent quiz programme ‘Pointless’ ventured that this is…
