Some of me Tweety-tweets from the past week, grouped for better consumption…
Definitions
- Cricket: A deathly duel between Batsman and Bowler–disguised as 5 days of well-dressed gentlemen ambling about a large field
Observations
- There is a world in which you are one of The Beatles–if the many-worlds interpretation of quantum physics is correct.
- T20 cricket on, featuring 2 geographically disparate sides, once thought to be the same place: India and the West Indies
- In the 1890s, 7 of the 8 Imperial British provinces in India had Governors born in Ireland [Source]
- Eggs are not the way to defeat the racist BNP: arguments are and, if it comes to it, laws.
- I love France, but this image is too perfect a metaphor of her ’standing’ in today’s world to pass up.
Facts
- Arab intolerance hits a new low: there are now only 4000 Jews in the entire Arab World says The Guardian
Wishes
- Wish Market57 in Westport would follow my lead and rename themselves Studio51: I have only limited memory for names at this point.
- Zoe Heller on TV: wish she would go back to writing columns: she was so funny.
Questions
- How do goldfish poop so much when they eat so little?
Tips
- When a bit of biscuit falls in your tea, use remaining part to fish it out. (Only works metaphorically; in reality you double the mush).
- Method to bypass political gatekeepers of ungettable Public Reps/Servants: tell them you’re calling from the Dentist’s