Monthly Archives: February 2021

1) “Mike nodded. A sombre nod. The nod Napoleon might have given if somebody had met him in 1812 and said, “So, you’re back from Moscow, eh?” P.G. Wodehouse, Mike and Psmith 2) “Freddie experienced the sort of abysmal soul-sadness … Continue reading →

An airline introduced a special half-fare rate for wives accompanying their husbands on business trips. Anticipating some valuable testimonials, the publicity airlines PR department sent letters to all the wives of businessmen asking how they’d enjoyed their trip. Responses are … Continue reading →

Moving out of an intellectual comfort zone is bracing. Am I making decent critique or is it all a tedious misunderstanding? Hood’s principal point is a, “major discovery is that there is no centre in the brain where the self … Continue reading →

Amazon are wonderful at making money and keeping everybody happy. Publishing out-of-copyright 1920s novels and selling them for £0.49 is quintessential ‘pile it high, sell it cheap’.1 Kindle accessibility, ultra-cheap prices, no storage – swoon! But what of the product? … Continue reading →

Mother: “Irving, tell me how is the chopped liver?” Son: “Mmmmm! It’s delicious.” Mother: “I don’t know. First the chicken livers the butcher gave me were dry. Then the timer on the oven didn’t work. Then at the last minute … Continue reading →