Gestures are a Gallic thing, or so I've been told.
Told I was a naughty boy once I buckled down and resolved to be as good as I could for ever and ever.
Ever make a wish when you find a penny on the street? I still consider finding one to be a sign of good luck.
Luck, and reliance on it, is said to be one of my 'greatest weaknesses' in my astrological profile. I think it's right, because I don't take lots of sensible precautions.
Precautions are strategies devised by people who place themselves in the way of danger and,as such, they make complete logical sense to those who are barmy.
Barmy Army is the name given to the hordes of UK cricket and rugby followers who come to support their teams. They must be very wealthy.
Wealthy people often fail to fully appreciate the advantages they can so easily enjoy. Money cannot buy happiness, but it sure helps to make life less stressful in many ways.
Ways people make money over the internet include: selling everything they own, offering spurious shares in non-existent companies and offering consultations for everything from astrology to zoology.
Zoology is a big department at our university; can't think why... we haven't a zoo!
Zoo is a useful scrabble word, as is zo, dzo or zho which are all the same beast. I wonder if they could be cooked and included into our food from round the world thread?
Threadbare, but happy, Johnny showed up for work Monday morning expecting to put on a good showing.
Showing a lot of leg is all very well for the young, but personally I think shorts are the ugliest of garments for either men or women over 30. Even those with good legs and slender hips.
"Hips and haws", the name for berries of the hedgerows in autumn. Rosehip syrup used to be a favourite of mine in my green and salad days.
Days of wine and roses, isn't that how that song goes... sung by Andy Williams, was it not?
Not a lot of people know that. Henry Mancini wrote the music, Johnny Mercer the words, and Frank Sinatra also had a good recording of it.
It was interesting watching a documentary on Matt Monro the other night. I hadn't realise he was a Cockney called Terry Parsons.
Parsons benches are built in seats, usually containing storage room.
Room is something directoire knickers are supposed to provide but I think it applies only in comics and Edwardian erotica these days.
"Days of Wine and Roses" was the kind of song repcrded by easy-listening groups like the Mike Sammes Singers or Ray Coniff and his Orchestra and Chorus. Not to everyone's taste I admit, but at times I quite like it, unless it happens to be playing as musak.
Muzak seems to be on the decline in supermarkets, don't you find? I think Newzak can be worse, 24 hours a day. I have the equivalent of muzak, my range of iTunes - at the moment I'm listening to Nina Simone singing Ne me quitte pas.
