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That is what I exclaimed at the time.
February 13, 2026 at 1:02 AM
That is what I exclaimed at the time.
I know the feeling. I had a German Christmas cake once, and when I looked in the cupboard I found it was stollen.
February 12, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I know the feeling. I had a German Christmas cake once, and when I looked in the cupboard I found it was stollen.
OMG Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood! I love titles like that.
February 12, 2026 at 1:39 AM
OMG Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood! I love titles like that.
Or, as they used to say when people still read Barchester Towers, a nice fat Trollope.
February 11, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Or, as they used to say when people still read Barchester Towers, a nice fat Trollope.
When I was teaching adults, I had a student whose left-hand fingers had been deliberately broken by her family in order to force her to become right-handed.
February 10, 2026 at 10:33 AM
When I was teaching adults, I had a student whose left-hand fingers had been deliberately broken by her family in order to force her to become right-handed.
It’s also one of the top three languages studied on Duolingo.
February 10, 2026 at 9:52 AM
It’s also one of the top three languages studied on Duolingo.
If you reckon that’s weird, there used to be a pasty, eaten at work by the miners, that had meat and potatoes at one end and apple or jam at the other.
February 9, 2026 at 11:36 PM
If you reckon that’s weird, there used to be a pasty, eaten at work by the miners, that had meat and potatoes at one end and apple or jam at the other.
That’s a nasty one all right!
February 9, 2026 at 9:20 PM
That’s a nasty one all right!
Snoopy’s delusions are many. Acceptance of his doggy self could bring him the kisses he craves (only not from Lucy; Lucy doesn’t like dog slobber).
February 9, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Snoopy’s delusions are many. Acceptance of his doggy self could bring him the kisses he craves (only not from Lucy; Lucy doesn’t like dog slobber).
And those who are physically incapable of sex are not necessarily outside the JE kind of sphere. The eunuchs of the Chinese emperors were the most ambitious characters you could meet.
February 8, 2026 at 1:58 AM
And those who are physically incapable of sex are not necessarily outside the JE kind of sphere. The eunuchs of the Chinese emperors were the most ambitious characters you could meet.
This awful story triggered a memory of my mother. Her mother was horribly abusive to her. Later in life, Mum ran into a woman who told her, “I used to see you with your legs all black and blue, and I would have said something to your mum BUT SHE WAS MY BEST FRIEND“.
February 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
This awful story triggered a memory of my mother. Her mother was horribly abusive to her. Later in life, Mum ran into a woman who told her, “I used to see you with your legs all black and blue, and I would have said something to your mum BUT SHE WAS MY BEST FRIEND“.
Garçon! This bread tastes funny. Why is my Rol-Tanguy?
February 7, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Garçon! This bread tastes funny. Why is my Rol-Tanguy?
And (in UK, don’t know if they do this anywhere else) stop padding out mixed salad with hulking great pieces of onion.
February 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
And (in UK, don’t know if they do this anywhere else) stop padding out mixed salad with hulking great pieces of onion.
Oops, sorry, I didn’t see your update. I’ve never seen the larger rings you describe.
February 7, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Oops, sorry, I didn’t see your update. I’ve never seen the larger rings you describe.
Spring onions, also known as scallions negi in Japanese). Their flavour is much milder than a full-grown onion.
February 7, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Spring onions, also known as scallions negi in Japanese). Their flavour is much milder than a full-grown onion.
I had some lemon flavoured green tea bags, and I tried dunking one in miso. It went really well with rice.
February 6, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I had some lemon flavoured green tea bags, and I tried dunking one in miso. It went really well with rice.
What about dissolving a little miso paste in the broth?
February 6, 2026 at 5:24 PM
What about dissolving a little miso paste in the broth?
Gee, I wonder why he says that.
February 5, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Gee, I wonder why he says that.
Of course he denies it.
February 2, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Of course he denies it.
And now he’s resigned from the Labour Party. Turns out it’s about him receiving an awful amount of money from JP. Query: what would be wrong with going to, you know, a bank if you wanted money?
February 2, 2026 at 12:02 AM
And now he’s resigned from the Labour Party. Turns out it’s about him receiving an awful amount of money from JP. Query: what would be wrong with going to, you know, a bank if you wanted money?
Not really an aristocrat- he’s a Labour Lord. Plenty of scope for networking, depending on how much he coveted royal connections. One would have hoped, as a socialist, not at all, but you never can tell with people.
February 1, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Not really an aristocrat- he’s a Labour Lord. Plenty of scope for networking, depending on how much he coveted royal connections. One would have hoped, as a socialist, not at all, but you never can tell with people.
Not in a library, I wouldn’t have thought. 1928, but it was banned until the 1960s.
January 31, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Not in a library, I wouldn’t have thought. 1928, but it was banned until the 1960s.