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  1. HOW TO MAKE ENGLISH. Take a little organic Celtic and cook slowly, adding just a pinch of Latin. When it's off the boil, add a generous helping of old German, of the Friesland variety and cook slowly for a few centuries. Add several handfuls of hot Scandinavian and stir well. Once this is simmering nicely, cover it all with a thick layer of course French and put the lid on. Wait for the grammar to begin to curdle. Once this appears to have settled, skewer the mix with a sharp Caxton, which will instantly solidify the spelling. Keep well away from logic as this will ruin the flavour. Allow it to simmer gently for a few centuries then top it with a sprinkling of Greek, and just a few odd words from random language. Allowit to cool and solidify. It travels well and makes an excellent base for Air, sea, commercial and diplomatic dishes. (Keep in a safe place, well away from American). Found in the comments section of this YT video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK3z5LCUu40 Enjoy Pedro
  2. Sad news. May he rest in peace. With this site and his selective moderation of it, Mike not only encouraged authors to develop their craft. Through their stories he would not just entertain readers but help those struggling alone find a measure of self-validation. May this site survive to be his memorial.
  3. Thanks for plaudit, Bruin Alas, very much overtaken by events. For what it is worth, this is the pic that was the inspiration for the story. I couldn't use it for the story header as I don't know the provenance etc. Cheers.
  4. Looks like Aussie humour to me. šŸ˜
  5. Mike Thank you for the update. Iā€™m glad to hear that you are on the mend and feeling up to getting back into running the site. My thanks also to Alien Son for keeping things going while you were out of action. Best wishes
  6. Best wishes to one and all.
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    When we took on the local pub 35 yrs ago, although the local exchange was automatic, all the numbers were three digit. The doctors was an easy to remember 222. After a few years a three digit prefix was added, and the long distance code changed - twice. I still live in the same area and remember all my friends and neighbours numbers by the original three significant digits. I get caught out by those newer residents with numbers where the prefix is slightly different.
  8. Pedro

    I'm Alive!

    Wot everyone else said: welcome back. And thanks to John for keeping the show on the road.
  9. I think Merkin said her name has a rhyme association with ā€˜grimalkinā€™, one of the witches familiars in the Scottish Play. I do know she covers the holes in my plotsšŸ™€. Acat called Rutabaga? Maybe not but I can imagine a cat being named Turnip. When I was three, we got a kitten we called Kidney - which apparently stemmed from my mispronunciation of ā€˜kittenyā€™ Donny canā€™t tell us anything about the rite his sisters made him attend. I think his memory is blocked.
  10. Best wishes for a full recovery.
  11. Many guys thanks your comments for. šŸ˜†šŸ¤£
  12. Viewing from across the pond, things in the ā€˜Land of the Freeā€™ are not looking all that good for freedom at the moment. SCOTUS has overturned the nearly 50 years precedent of Roe v Wade, a 100 yr NY state gun control measure, and has previously taken a pop at the nearly 60 year old Voting Rights Act. Further ā€˜Judgeā€™ Thomas has effectively already invited challenges to Gay Marriage, LGBT rights, and the availability of contraception. The cynic in me suggests that the rest of the VRA, the nearly contemporary CRA , desegregation (Brown v Board of Education) etc will be challenged soon after. While the overturning of these rights and freedoms is bad enough in itself, I fear the most egregious damage is the disregard of set precedent - the overturning of the doctrine of stari decisis - settled law. Ultimately this will mean in any court, not just SCOTUS, the law is whatever the presiding judge decides it is at the time a case is heard, depending on his mood, prejudices and, dare I say it, political expediency and bribes. So, yes, I fear they are coming for yā€™all here, who I count among my friends. It grieves me to say it but maybe the second amendment/NRA crowd have a point about resisting overbearing government. Except Itā€™s not their natural supporters who are most at risk! While I have problems with organised religion, particularly the hubris associated with the monotheistic religions- God created man in his own image - I found this from an Anglican priest in Nova Scotia, Canada interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WFpaqWJKx0 -What has SCOTUS done?
  13. Well done getting things sorted - and for generally keeping the site going. One improvement Iā€™ve noticed when using my ipad is that the sign in button now displays clearly, instead of black on black, and I donā€™t have to guess where it is anymore. Ta muchly!
  14. Iā€™m surprised no one has commented on this piece by Ruwen Rouhs: https://awesomedude.com/ruwenrouhs/i-was-four/i-was-four.htm You have, of course, all read it. Havenā€™t you? P
  15. That's harsh. Both Trevor and Arthur have felt rejection in one form or another before. Of course they are going to be wary they will be rejected again. They only see one side, we see both sides and want to scream at them.
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