This week our task, should we choose to accept it, is to feature a song about jewelry. I’m almost ashamed to say that the first song that came into my head was a now problematic ballad called ‘She wears my ring’ by an American crooner called Solomon King. Why problematic, you may ask? Well, the…
I was sad to hear that Fandango has, at least for the time being, taken his website private. Perhaps he will return, but either way I’d like to thank him for all his kind words and comments over the years. I note though, that, with Fandango’s personal approval, the prolific Di at pensitivity101 has undertaken…
I don’t belieeeeve it… What is an heirloom? That thing you spin heirs on. What is the ‘Big Dipper’? A larger-than-life pickpocket. What is a titfer? Not just for Christmas, hopefully. What is a mud flap? The state of panic when your car gets stuck in a ditch. What is a barrel roll? An egregiously…
This week we’ve been given the task of featuring a song that mentions tea or coffee in its title or lyrics. It’s not too difficult to think of quite a few although, at least in my experience, many of them hark back quite a long way (think ‘You’re The Cream In My Coffee’ or ‘Tea…
Scary… Why does garlic repel vampires? Why wouldn’t it? What do you need to kill a werewolf? An overactive imagination. What is the purpose of a Jack-o-lantern? It was a prop used in the making of the ‘Thriller’ video. What exactly is a ghoul? The benighted offspring of a ghost and another lost soul. Why…
This is what happened when I rocked up for my first day in a new job in a new country – and a new culture. It happened in September 2002 and I made sure I was well away when I wrote this from a safe distance in October 2013. Brave New World My instructions were…
“I need a dump truck baby to unload my head” My first thought on seeing this week’s Song Lyric Sunday prompt was the Beach Boys’ ‘Fun, Fun, Fun’. However, when I typed that into Tags it came up as already present there. Did this mean I’d already used it? Indeed it did – although perhaps…
R you having me on? Ripsnorter Epitaph for a cocaine addict Rinky-dink A very small space set aside for ice skating. Rapscallion When an American hits somebody with a spring onion. Recalcitrant The outrage expressed by a school student when told to redo their maths homework. Rickrack What would have happened to Richard III if…
From 2014, a hopefully humorous but ultimately futile attempt to attract a bit of interest. Buy This Blog Confidential: Draft script for infomercial. Do NOT show to client under any circumstances* Fade up studio lights to presenter seated in high-backed leather armchair. [I’m thinking I M Jolly here, people. No chance of getting James Earl Jones,…
Jim is clearly taking his theme for this week from the old adage ‘sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me’. There seems to be some debate about the origins of this saying, but it appears to be from the Book of Nehemiah in the Bible Old Testament. Anyway, the…
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