It has been quite a while since I read the classic Mr Men series by Roger Hargraves. I assume it was in primary school, which is now 45 years ago. Hence I am not sure, but I do believe such expressions as ‘you silly banana’ or ‘you silly sausage’ originate in those books. The phrase …
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The Apathy Election
It’s now just over two weeks since the Federal Election was called, and last night, nominations closed. I don’t think that it is just me – it seems that virtually everyone does not care two hoots about this election. The level of apathy appears to be much higher than I have ever noticed (or not …
Thoughts On The Resurrection Of The Trump Monster….
Where the hell does one start when talking about Trump winning a non-consecutive second term as US President anyway?!? I guess I will start by saying that as a recently retired ‘Gentleman’, I have joined a couple of the private members’ Clubs in Town. One, as you would know, is the Kelvin Club, which I …
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The Great American Nightmare? The Ongoing Relevance of Sinclair Lewis
The American Dream is a phrase which was first articulated in that form in 1931, at the heart of the Great Depression. I suppose that there are some parallels between that time and now. James Truslow Adams, the populariser of the phrase, defined the American Dream as ‘a land in which life should be better …
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Lost For Words! 