A seaman who fell overboard from a supply ship in the vast Pacific Ocean at 4 am spent more than 14 hours clinging to an old fishing buoy before being rescued. Alone in the middle of the world’s greatest ocean, and without a lifejacket, at first dawn he […]
Her teacher was taken aback when another student said: “Please don’t shoot so many people in my country.”
“Could you repeat that very slowly,” the tutor replied. The student spelt it out for her: “Police don’t shoot people in my country.”
50 years ago, children were gentle with their parents. Today parents have to be gentle with their children. 50 years ago, children respected their parents. Now parents have to respect their children. 50 years ago, marriage was easy but divorce was difficult. Nowadays it is difficult to get […]
The term refers to the codpiece, a medieval male dress accessory that, excuse me, emphasises a certain part of the male anatomy.
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 […]
BEING NICE PAYS BIG DIVIDENDS: 1. Don’t call someone more than twice continuously. If they don’t pick up your call, presume they have something important to attend to. 2. Return money that you have borrowed even before the person who borrowed you remembers or asks for it. It […]
WHERE THE SKYLARKS SING . The summer breezes balmy, Brought cotton clouds to rest, They drifted aimless, some were caught, Upon the mountain crest, The maid was plucking flowers, Her shoulder turned aside, To hide the blush upon her cheek, Was it a flush of pride? . That […]
Ray Douglas Bradbury was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction. Bradbury was mainly known for his novel Fahrenheit 451 and his short-story collections The Martian […]
An analysis of websites by a top online business entrepreneur shows a single spelling mistake can cut online sales in half. Charles Duncombe says ‘Poor spelling is costing the UK millions of pounds in lost revenue.’ He goes on to say: ‘I am shocked at the poor quality […]
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