You couldn’t make it up…..Oh, wait. What is a strimmer? Not recommended for a do-it-yourself Brazilian. What is a Mexican wave? How your driver identifies himself after you clear customs at Cancun airport. What is hogwash? Mud. What is poppycock? Pretty much anything in the Top Twenty these days. What is a doodlebug? An uncontrollable…
From 2016, a paean to the humble (and not so humble) sandwich… Six sandwiches that shook my world As a general rule, the one-word Daily Prompts that WordPress has been furnishing in recent months are way too cryptic for someone as devoid of imagination as yours truly. Today, though the word is ‘Sandwich’ and even…
Wotcher! Rhyming slang this week… Battlecruiser A pub drinking game. Bread and cheese Ploughman’s lunch to munch. Cows and kisses Still legal in West Virginia. Dicky dirt Lack of basic hygiene. Lady Godiva Posh chocolates. Mork and Mindy Shazbat. Daisy roots Jamaican female reggae artiste. Dustbin lid Lift to get rid. Peckham Rye Pass this…
From as recently as 2023, and seeming appropriate, given that – due to a combination of holidays, other stuff and the ever-present idleness – I haven’t posted on here for about three weeks, this is an important lesson on the rules of French social interaction. Of course you hadn’t noticed. Hello. Again. Most people with…
Just a quickie this week, from 2017. And yes, it is that boy again. Beyond his years “I’m not weird, I’m wise” – Grandson, age 10 (Jury’s still out on that one.) Update: actually it’s not. Said grandson has just completed his first year at one of the UK’s most prestigious universities. His twin brother…
Who Said That? ‘I came, I saw, I’…..left a review on Tripadvisor. ‘In for a penny’…..and still have change to get the tram home. ‘Many hands make’…..the Bayeux Tapestry. A stitch in time saves’…..the entire fabric of the universe. ‘Too many cooks’…..not enough honest accountants. ‘A picture is worth a’…..dollar, if it’s of George Washington.…
From 2014 – the signs of early-onset writers’ block… Must try harder “State of your year. Write up a mid-year ‘State of my Year’ post.” Still alive, still married, still solvent. The rest is detail. No news is good news, but it doesn’t provide much meat for a new post. Instead, let’s look at how…
The things they ask…. Forty two “Granpa?” (yes, it’s that boy again), “What’s the meaning of existence?” I know my limitations. A question that has occupied the finest minds of Homo Sapiens – and, for all we know, other species as well (those dolphins are no slouches) – for thousands of years was hardly going to receive a definitive…
Pull the other one….. What is a faucet? A pair of matching twin-sets. What is a patella? A child who snitches on a sibling to their father. What is an elevator? It’s a lift. Not an elevator, a lift. What is a lancet? I don’t know. Just ask the office IT geek: he’ll fix it.…
Say what now? What is a pinkie? An annoying piglet; the runt of the litter. What is a fortress? A fort, but with breastworks. What is a snapdragon? A short-tempered mythical lizard. What is a pantry? Someone attempting to cook for the first time. What is a windchime? Not exactly sure, but it rings a…
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