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 OR RIGHT A WRONG- the rights and wrongs of something- From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe rights and wrongs of something the subject of what or who is right or

IF bolshie is for bolshevik- THEN faeces is for fascist- AND bully ingdon is for tory- BUT bliar IS for Labour ————————————————- Definition of “bad egg” informal + somewhat old-fashioned

Is sarcasm really the lowest form of wit? This week we investigate whether comedy’s evergreen trope is the mark of the mardy teen or a sophisticated way of dealing with

In the red   What’s the meaning of the phrase ‘In the red’? To be ‘in the red’ is to be in debt.   The expression ‘in the red’ derives

  In 1909, the journal Folklore reported that in Worcestershire :-   The Radical 11th October 2017   All children who gather or eat blackberries on or after the 11th

    ~ Betsy Salkind…  Men are like linoleum floors. Lay ’em right and you can walk all over them for thirty years.     ~ Jean Kerr… The only

Diana’s Biggest Minefield was the Monarchy   The Radical  7th Sept 2017

Cricket    A Geoffrey Boycott Moment   “You can’t stop for Bad Light if you play at Night”

The Wether man …….   The Radical    …….On this day, farmers are already anxiously looking forward to the harvest,     and they could choose from any number of

MY POLITICS IS NOT A DIRTY WORD – IT IS MY WAY OF LIFE   HOW IS THEIR POLITICS AFFECTING YOUR WAY OF LIVE    VOTE JEREMY CORBYN VOTE LABOUR

You can tell the size of a man’s ego…. The Radical – 14th April 2017 …. by the car he drives and the speed he goes at.   You can

> “I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.” – Mae West>> “I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean.” – G. K. > Chesterton>> “It has

Whatever you may look like, marry a man your own age. As your beauty fades, so will his eyesight.   Housework can’t kill you, but why take a chance?  Cleaning

In a Bangkok Temple:  IT IS FORBIDDEN TO ENTER A WOMAN, EVEN A FOREIGNER, IF DRESSED AS A MAN.     Cocktail lounge, Norway:  LADIES ARE REQUESTED NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN

*** Wise Old Socrates Keep this philosophy in mind the next time you either hear, or are about to repeat a rumour… In ancient Greece (469 – 399 BC), Socrates

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“The history of the world, also in the last two centuries,had unfortunately been a story of too many wars with all the attendant cruelty of humankind against humankind.   The

  Facts You didn’t Know ?……………………….   In Scotland it is an offence to be drunk in charge of a cow     Britons spend 1.3 Billion Hours a Year

“Computers are useless -They only give you answers”   Answers to questions -You never thought of ?   Provoking thought for further questions   In order to search for solutions

  A NEW Kind of Politics ?   Is it Kind ? Is it True ? Is it Necessary ?   If Not, Corbyn doesnt say it

  Is it Kind ? Is It True ? Is It Necessary ? – If not don’t say it   Plan for tomorrow, live for today, learn from yesterday.  

Paraprosdokians are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected and is frequently humorous. (Winston Churchill loved them) 1. Where there’s

    ADULT> A person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the> middle.   > BEAUTY PARLOUR> A place where women curl up and dye.

How does Moses make his tea? Hebrews it.Venison for dinner again? Oh deer!A cartoonist was found dead in his home. Details are sketchy.   I used to be a banker,

Slips  of the tongue 12  of the finest (unintentional) double-entendres ever aired on TV and  radio 1.                Ted  Walsh –   Horse Racing Commentator:‘This  is really a lovely horse. I once