Once More into the Breeches
The term refers to the codpiece, a medieval male dress accessory that, excuse me, emphasises a certain part of the male anatomy.
Mike
Liverpool born poet and writer Michael Walsh traces his Liverpool roots back to 1865. This was the year his Irish great-grandmother arrived in the Second City of Empire. His parents were born at the turn of what was to become the most tumultuous century in history. Michael's father, Patrick, fought in three major conflicts before reaching his fortieth birthday. His mother, Kathleen, was a former nun turned gun-running renegade.
On leaving school at 15 years of age, Michael spent 12 weeks at the Merchant Navy School for Sailors in Sharpness, Gloucestershire. During his years at sea, he was to visit and work in over 60 countries.
The journalist and broadcaster since provided articles and columns for numerous magazines and international news media. In 2011 he was awarded Writer of the Year by the publishers of Euro Weekly News, Europe's highest-circulation newspaper of its kind. He has authored, edited and ghosted over 70 book titles.
WHO SPEAKS FOR US NOW?
“When it came to discussing the war in Iraq staff found it so difficult to find any member of the public prepared to speak in favour that they ended up planting people in the (Question Time) audience.” Is the war in Libya or Afghanistan any different?
Don’t take your cat on holiday
‘Dogs come when they’re called; cats take a message and get back to you.’ – Mary Bly
On a Wing and a Prayer
In airports, you are processed from one unsmiling robotic functionary to another. As in a penitentiary you are given a number, scrutinised, placed under constant surveillance and processed through the system. Typically, you’re in the airport longer than you are in the air.
The Sea Wind’s Kiss
THE SEA WIND’S KISS The kiss of the wind that I love best, Has the tang of the open sea, But the warm moist air that breathes the west, Is the wind that sets me free. Where a man may go to the farthest shore, Yet return by […]
Bavaria’s oldest brewery to close after 334 years
Goodbye Deutschland. The Schlössle-Bier brewery was founded in 1690 in Neu-Ulm and was owned by the same family for over 130 years. The owner explained the closure by blaming the unprofitability of production and falling beer sales. One of Bavaria’s oldest breweries, Schlössle-Bier, will close due to losses […]
WHAT DOCTORS REALLY THINK
If you are described by doctors as a GPO, make out a will; it means ‘Good for Body Parts Only’. To such unfortunates might also be applied the acronym CTD. This means either circling the drain or being certain to die.
WHY DROWN THROUGH IGNORANCE
Even poor swimmers can stay afloat for days so why do some perish within a few minutes of getting into difficulty? Many swimmers panic when they realise that they have overstretched themselves or been pulled out by the tide or current and are now too far from the shoreline. They quickly exhaust themselves and nature takes its course.
Jeff Bezos hid identity for discount on luxury mansion
AMAZON BOOKS: ‘Their entire system is rigged. This costs authors income and reputation while favouring others.’ ~ Ted Malloch, author of The Plot to Destroy.
What a Way to Conduct Themselves
Sir Thomas Beecham, one of England’s great conductors, on finishing his Australian tour was asked by a reporter when he would be returning. He replied: ‘Does anyone ever return to Australia?’
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