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
One-Liner Wednesday: Know what I mean?
“Predictive text; don’cha hate it?” – everyone – – – – – – And yet they persist in calling them smartphones…. Your wish is my command, dearest. One-Liner Wednesday 5 September 2018
One-Liner Wednesday: Curiosity
”Wha’ ‘appened?” – – – – – – – Inevitable interjection by grandsons into any adult conversation taking place within earshot. Bless ‘em. One-Liner Wednesday 29 August 2018
One-Liner Wednesday: You Are What You Eat
Vegetarian Chicken??? – – – – – – – Part of the menu of the Chinese take-away just around the corner from my Mum’s house. One-Liner Wednesday 8 August 2018
One-Liner Wednesday: Plus ça change
“I have seen the future and it is very much like the present. Only longer” – from ‘The Profit’, by Kehlog Albran* – – – – – – * being a parody of the sanctimonious tosh that is Kahlil Gibran’s ‘The Prophet’. One-Liner Wednesday 11 July 2018
One-Liner Wednesday: I’ll Drink To That
“good wine is a good familiar creature, if it be well us’d“ – Othello, 2.3 – – – – – – Good old Shakespeare. One-Liner Wednesday 4 July 2018
One-Liner Wednesday: Priorities
“Some people think football is a matter of life and death….I can assure them it is much more serious than that” – Bill Shankly – – – – – – Well, it is the World Cup, in case you hadn’t noticed. And it’s not soccer. It’s football. One-Liner Wednesday 27 June 2018
One-Liner Wednesday: Be Careful What You Wish For
“Now is not the time to be making new enemies” – David Hume – – – – – – – David Hume was one of the leading figures of the Scottish enlightenment, probably best known for his empiricist philosophy. His system of thought precluded any possibility of there actually being a Deity such as portrayed…
One-Liner Wednesday: Headless
“Sorry I’m late, but I’ve got 13 chickens” Our Monday afternoon French class is quite a source of quotable quotes and this week provided yet another. A new (well, old, to be honest) lady breezed in about quarter of an hour after the start time, introducing herself with the above announcement. Follow that (I didn’t).…
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