They laughed when I checked my ruler against a head of broccoli.
But I explained; I need to calibrate, see?
Personal Blogs
Clogs - A True Story
Sunday, 23 Oct 2022, 00:32
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I bought some clogs three or four years ago, but they were uncomfortable on me. So I gave them away, wouldnât you?
4 Ps
Thursday, 20 Oct 2022, 20:43
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Edited by Richard Walker, Thursday, 20 Oct 2022, 20:45
âHippopotamusâ has three Ps in it. Can you think of a word with 4?
ma Belle JosĂŠphine
Wednesday, 19 Oct 2022, 22:58
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Another Emotive Conjugation
Monday, 17 Oct 2022, 22:34
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I am a skilled negotiator.
You know how to strike a deal.
They are corrupt.
Emotive Conjugation
Sunday, 16 Oct 2022, 23:28
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See
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotive_conjugation
Hereâs an example that occurred to me.
- I will avoid waste.
- You will seek efficiency savings.
- They will make cuts.
A Brendan Behan One Liner
Sunday, 16 Oct 2022, 00:58
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I saw a sign that said, âDrink Canada Dryâ. So I did.
One Liner
Friday, 14 Oct 2022, 21:52
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I bought some fossil wood 100 million years old. It was Jurassic bark.
Pansies
Thursday, 13 Oct 2022, 13:15
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I wanted to brighten things up for the winter so I bought some pansies online. 20 plants ready to flower came beautifully packaged and with proper care they will be in bloom right through to April 2023. Here are some of them. Things need tidying a bit, so it's not a terrific photo, but you can see they are flourishing quite nicely.
I wondered where "pansy" came from so I did a bit of looking up and found it's from French pensÊe = thought, according to Wikipedia because it symbolised remembrance.
In the OED I found a nice quote from 1771
"On that fair bank a Pansy grew, That borrowed from indulgent skies A velvet shade and purple hue."
J. Langhorne Violet & Pansy in Fables of Flora 32  Â
New blog post
Wednesday, 12 Oct 2022, 00:51
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When I say
Iâd go to the ends of the earth for you
I really mean with you
The dance of democracy
Wednesday, 12 Oct 2022, 00:19
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Edited by Richard Walker, Wednesday, 12 Oct 2022, 00:21
Nobody knew of
Our dance in the polling station
where they held the secret ballet
boastcards.com
Monday, 10 Oct 2022, 21:35
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A website for people who want to brag about their holiday.
Pronunciation
Monday, 10 Oct 2022, 21:18
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How many glottal stops are there in âbottle topsâ?
One liner
Wednesday, 5 Oct 2022, 21:18
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Narwhal dentist. Thatâs an easy job.
Whatâs the score?
Tuesday, 4 Oct 2022, 21:28
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Edited by Richard Walker, Tuesday, 4 Oct 2022, 22:01
Narwhals 1 - Humans ?
Suppertime and the liver is queasy
Tuesday, 4 Oct 2022, 20:49
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Had a Beef Wellington the other night. Bitterly disappointed. It was as tough as old boots.
New blog post
Tuesday, 4 Oct 2022, 00:46
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, by Solzhenitsyn, based on his experiences in a Soviet forced labour camp in the 1950s.Â
The most chilling quote so far
âPrisoners are not allowed clocksâ.
The Wanderer
Monday, 3 Oct 2022, 14:38
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My heart leaps up...
Sunday, 2 Oct 2022, 12:23
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My heart leaps up when I beholdÂ
  A rainbow in the sky.
A friend captured this view from the top of Cat Bells at 09:27 this morning.
  A rainbow in the sky.
A friend captured this view from the top of Cat Bells at 09:27 this morning.
Disaster
Saturday, 1 Oct 2022, 22:40
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Edited by Richard Walker, Saturday, 1 Oct 2022, 22:41
Disasterâs bound to strike
Sooner or
An X goes into a bar joke
Saturday, 1 Oct 2022, 20:54
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A pelican goes into a bar and says, Can I pay for last night? The barman looks at him and says, Youâve got a massive bill.
Hangover wisdom
Friday, 30 Sept 2022, 19:23
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A bad hangover leaves you confused the next day but a worse one lasts until the daze after tomorrow.
A fun thing to try
Thursday, 29 Sept 2022, 12:31
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Edited by Richard Walker, Thursday, 29 Sept 2022, 14:58
Seated in a chair, raise your right foot from the ground and start moving it in a clockwise circle. While continuing to move your right foot, extend your right for finger and draw a figure 6 in the air. What happens?Â
See here for a YouTube video about this surprising effect.
It appears on lots of web sites, often under the title 'How smart is your right foot?' but I hadn't come across it before.
One Liner
Sunday, 25 Sept 2022, 22:08
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Iâm reading a book about blotting paper. Very absorbing.
Floral probabilities
Friday, 23 Sept 2022, 20:00
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Iâve just bought 12 baby polyanthus plants via Amazon. When they flower they will be an assortment of 6 colours and Iâm assuming there will be 2 plants of each colour. But at the moment they all look pretty much the same.
Iâm planning to give 4 plants to a friend. Given we will be picking the 4 at randomâŚ
What is the probability that my friend will receive 4 plants all different colours?
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