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“Father O’Malley speaking”“This is the Inland Revenue. Can you help us?”“I can.”“Do you know, Ted Houlihan?”“I do”“Is he a member of your congregation?”“He is”“Did he donate £10,000 to the church?”” “He’s just about to.”

I read a report about an earthquake where local officials trying to explain the damage said, “The earthquake wasn’t that bad. It’s just that the buildings weren’t designed to withstand [it].” “Would you accept an explanation like that in the … Continue reading →

Poets Poets, writing, writing all day Through eternal Summers Poets without readers. After You’ve Gone A saint? A sinner? Shouty voices will decide Unearthing anecdotes Of goodness and hatefulness You won’t be there. You’ll be gone And they don’t know … Continue reading →

And another great example!    

The Second World War saw hundreds of thousands of Germans and Japanese civilians slaughtered. The bombing campaigns responsible weren’t decisive and neither Germany or Japan surrendered after devastating raids. Civilian bombing campaigns began as retaliation and escalated into an article … Continue reading →