Just a few short, but pithy items…

But first…
Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s mild Victorian expletive is Lawkadaisy!
An obvious corruption of Lord have mercy!  Come on dear readers let’s try to slip this one into our conversations today.
‘Lawkadaisy! What’s that Trump man been saying now!…’
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Excuses for being late. No. 413:
I’m sorry I’m late, but I accidentally joined Amazon Prime, and it took me ages to escape.

A single overheard remark:
‘Bill – he’s at ease in a medium bracket…’

An observation:
All the men in town today were walking along swinging their arms, but only from the elbows down, and all the women were either skipping or prancing…

Dave’s Advice to Artists:
The quality of the art you produce – is at its best – when it has no monetary value…
Well, that’s what I think anyway… I have to, it’s what keeps me going…

Yes, he tried jobs working at monster truck shows, but they didn’t last long – he was always quickly fired – he’s so big and broad, he made all the trucks look normal size when he stood next to them.

‘Poetry is really just a minor offshoot of show business for middle class people, it specialises in self-absorbed, self-centred, elitist, cute, anodyne, pretentious, vapid, simpering, bland, listless, pomposity!…’
Tony Mayonnaise. 2010.

What about a chunk of spam dear reader?
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Yes, I’m thinking of changing my name to Ann Gree-Mobbs.

A single overheard remark:
‘Jean, James is just frustrated because he got a pullover…’