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The Great Edinburgh Trams Disaster
WC Fields as “The Great McGonigle” in THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY. I like trams. I like riding on them, and seeing them in movies. I was a little perplexed when Edinburgh decided to get a tram s… more →
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Spike Milligan to 3 Inches of Blood
wrote 2 days ago: Start: Spike Milligan 1. George Martin 2. EMI 3. EMI Records 4. Iron Maiden 5. 3 Inches of Blood Nex … more →
People's Liberation Army to Spike Milligan
wrote 2 days ago: One of Milligan’s earlier books (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Start: People’s Liberation Arm … more →
Academic Dress to People's Liberation Army
wrote 3 days ago: Start: Academic Dress 1. Baybayin 2. Doctrina Christiana 3. Woodcut (or Xylography) 4. China 5. Peop … more →
The Quellenforschung of "The Voyage to the Promised Land"
wrote 5 days ago: The quellenforschung (look it up in a good dictionary) of “The Voyage to the Promised Land … more →
Dust if you must... a poem on the perils of housework.
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wrote 6 days ago: This sweet poem was first published on September 15th 1998 in the 21st edition of The Lady (“i … more →
Put it in the Curry
wrote 1 week ago: A hilarious Doctor Who masterpiece by Spike Milligan … more →
Golders Green Crematorium in Spring
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wrote 1 week ago: I’m sitting here thinking, and drinking tea and wondering. I can’t decide how candid to … more →
A sad day
wrote 1 week ago: Today was a very sad day because I received a text to say that a lovely 90 year old man who I have k … more →
Spark
wrote 1 week ago: A friend told me to read the stories of Muriel Spark. She said that I would find them congenial; she … more →
I Must Go Down To The Sea Again...
wrote 2 weeks ago: I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky; I left my shoes and socks there - I … more →
Wriggle Room Writers - Session One by Katharine Quarmby
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wrote 3 weeks ago: I was lucky enough to kick off the first ever Wriggle Room workshop at the lovely Burdett Coutts Pri … more →
The wrap: poetry in the news (w/e 2 May 2013)
wrote 3 weeks ago: A British scholar finds Vita Sackville-West’s poem to her mistress, Violet Trefusis, when it f … more →
In reply to Spike Milligan's 'Granny'
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wrote 3 weeks ago: After that wild and windy day, Just as Spike predicted, Gran had been blown clean away, And the pars … more →
That particular radiologist has a toggle switch.....
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Ffolkes, Forget the rest…. blessed are the coffee drinkers, for they shall see the day clearly … more →
Today's Spike Milligan Quote
wrote 4 weeks ago: From “Rommel?” “Gunner who?”, second volume of his war memoirs: Driver Sheph … more →
Daley Thompson Things to Know
wrote 1 month ago: And what amazing smoke and smog results. Ever puzzled how they produce results like that at a stay o … more →
Daley Thompson Trivia
wrote 1 month ago: Bermuda has also competed in the Winter Video games: France-1992, Norway-1994, Japan-1998, United st … more →
Paul Gascoigne's Life Story
wrote 1 month ago: The commentators paid out the price tag as equally misplaced the work that they very much beloved Th … more →
Paul Gascoigne
wrote 1 month ago: A lot of higher profile professional players have experienced this damage such as Paul Gascoigne, Al … more →
