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…
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…
This was originally posted on 9th June 2017. By this time my blogging mojo was in decline, with my posts pretty well confined to contributions to ‘Song Lyric Sunday,’ although with the occasional flash of what I choose to call inspiration, of which this is a rare example. Is This Normal? Ask a silly question…
I wish they’d said that… “Lions, and tigers, and bears! Oh, my!” – Sir David Attenborough “Shut up – you had me at ‘hello.’” – Lionel Richie “Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?” – A bemused diner at a Chinese banquet “I’ll have what she’s having.” – An indecisive diner at any banquet…
This dates from June 1st 2016 and is another insight into local life in this little corner of La France Profonde. By this time my following was snowballing to the extent that the original post (38 views in nine years) even received some likes and comments. FULL HOUSE In a searing indictment of the awfulness…
More misleading meanings for mundane material… Carpet That annoying nodding dog that obstructs the view through your car’s rear window. Flannel An unfinished quiche. Microwave A means of attracting the attention of an auctioneer. Timer A horse from Bangkok Coaster An actor given equal billing to yourself. Dish cloth Fabric for sharing. Bag Retrospective Irish…
Here’s another one for you, this time from May 2015. You can tell that I was really building an audience by that stage, two and a half years into my blogging career, because it has had 17 views over the past ten years. Yay me. As background, I should explain that for a while I…
This particular oeuvre was originally offered up to my eager mass audience on the 19th of May 2014 and has subsequently garnered no fewer than two views – the first of which was eight years later. So don’t try and tell me that you’ve already seen it. It was written in response to one of…
I was an avid (well, sort of) follower of Fandango, but then he had to change his blogging identity and I’ve only just found him again. You can run, but you can’t hide, sir. Anyway, before he melted away, I was thinking about joining in with his Flashback Friday theme, where you reblog an old…
Pogging Pogoing with nothing missing. Simp As far as that meerkat in the TV commercial gets in saying his catchphrase before you throw something at the screen. Bussin Making out on the back row of the National Express coach. Delulu De most famous singer to come out of Glasgow since – oh, I don’t know:…
the only deadhead in the hameau 