I was going to change my mind. But then I thought, nah.
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My brain surgeon's no expert
But luckily he holds a damp finger up to the wind
As he digs in. So it’s all good.
6.5 of one and half a baker's dozen of the other.
My horse is mathematically gifted. For example, when asked what anything multiplied by nought is, he immediately replied “Snort”.
Dog, what word is a synonym for that part of a fireplace where combustible substances such as wood or coal are burned?
Arf.
That's correct.
APPLAUSE
Cat: what Latin word is commonly used to express the sense of ‘for each’?
Purr.
Correct.
APPLAUSE
Dog: what name is given to the top covering of a house or cottage, typically made of slate, tile, or thatch?
Roof.
Correct.
APPLAUSE
Cat: what was of the name of the Chinese Communist who lead the so-called Long March, later becoming the country's ruler?
Mao.
Again correct.
Dog: what is the outermost layer, or integument, of the stem of a woody plant called?
Bark.
Correct again.
APPLAUSE
Cat: in the Greek alphabet, what letter comes after Lambda?
Mew.
Correct, and at the end of round one the scores are level pegging.
Dog | Cat |
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3 | 3 |
APPLAUSE
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If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.
I like to think I never lie to myself.
I went the Doctor. “Doctor”, I said, “I keep imagining I’m a shuttle bus.”
“Is this frequent?”
“Well it comes and goes.”
When the bear's teeth fell out
He became a vegetarian.
Was this meritorious behaviour?
Lemmings believe they can fly
To the sky
But they end up stiff
At the bottom of a cliff.
I found my conscience was the only thing I had left.
You deserted me
But who's Sahara now?
I’ll tell you a story
A hand reached out and touched a face.
That hand was full of grace
That face was full of glory.
Uncle Ebenezer lays coir and sisal flooring. Customers say he does a top-class job but is rather dour and humourless. He's no laughing matter.
Franz Schubert @followmylieder
Napoleon Bonaparte
Would never admit to a fart.
He always used to say
"Please excuse Marshall Ney".
This cup from my collection is decorated in the 'Castles and Roses' style of folk art, traditionally associated with canal boats on the British waterways.
In this style of decorative art roses are prominent, often set off by daisies. A daisy is such a common flower that its beauty is often overlooked. The name daisy comes from 'day's eye', dægesege, its Old English form, named for the way the flowers close tightly at everning and then reopen at dawn, and recorded from around 1000. The Oxford English Dictionary quotes Chaucer from later, about 1385
Wele by reson men it calle may The dayeseye, or ellis the eye of day.
If I ever get old again
I'll have learned a few tips
Lets hope I dont forget.
My new social media service lets people share guilty secrets. It's called 'Fessbook'.
I've set up a new society to help people who suffer from tedium, ennui, apathy, lassitude, listlessness, etc., etc. Well I won't go on. The members have shown their confidence by electing me chairman of the bored.
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