One-Liner Wednesday: A nice walk spoiled
“Golf gives one a taste for solitary pleasures” – Proust: ‘Within A Budding Grove’ (À L’ombre Des Jeunes Filles En Fleurs) – – – – – – – – – – One-Liner Wednesday 20 May 2020
Song Lyric Sunday: Ay, caramba! – ‘How Much Tequila (Did I Drink Last Night?)
I must admit I was almost stumped by Jim’s Mexican-themed, Day-of-the-dead marking prompts for Song Lyric Sunday this week. The Eagles’ ‘Tequila Sunrise’ was what came immediately to mind, but I suspect there will be a few posts featuring that. Accordingly, I did a bit of research and was pleased to find this, which –…
One-Liner Wednesday: It’ll never catch on…
“I don’t think I should like to have the telephone in my establishment. Once the first excitement is over, it must be a perfect racket going on all the time.” – Proust: ‘Within A Budding Grove’ (À L’ombre Des Jeunes Filles En Fleurs) – – – – – – – – – – One-Liner Wednesday…
One-Liner Wednesday: Pseuds Corner
“There was no need actually to have those tastes, provided one talked enough about them” – Marcel Proust: ‘Swann’s Way’ (Du côte de chez Swann) – – – – – – – – For the uninitiated, ‘Pseuds Corner’ is a long running feature of the UK satirical magazine ‘Private Eye’, which presents examples of egregiously…
Since you asked…
Very – very – occasionally, I rise to the challenge of answering a few questions posed by another blogger. This is one of those times, so my thanks to Judy at lifelessons for making me bestir myself to respond to these nosy (her word, not mine) questions. If nothing else, this goes to prove that…
One-Liner Wednesday: Hand It Over
“I might need some money. Just give me your wallet” – Madame to me yesterday, outside a local shop One-Liner Wednesday 6 March 2019
One-Liner Wednesday: Dictionary Corner
“Egotist, n. A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me.” – Ambrose Bierce: The Devil’s Dictionary – – – – — – It’s all about me, I tell you; me, me. One-Liner Wednesday 28 November 2018
One-Liner Wednesday: The Benefits Of A Classical Education*
“Quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur”
One-Liner Wednesday: Not Literally…
“I’d really rather you didn’t” – – – – – – – This sign at a local medical centre could perhaps have been worded better. One-Liner Wednesday 19 September 2018
One-Liner Wednesday: Joie de vivre
“I hate having to behave: it takes all the joy out of life” – my Mum (last week) – – – – – – – One-Liner Wednesday 12 September 2018
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