At first they came for the smokers but I did not speak out as I did not smoke. Then they came for the binge drinkers but I said nothing as I did not binge. Now they have an obesity strategy.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Bah humbug
A Happy Christmas to all who read this blog, including any festively challenged friends, and greetings to all the people I forgot to send cards to.
Ho, ho, ho – or, as they say in Greece, χο, χο, χο
3 comments:
Anonymous
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xo xo xo to you too, Peter. And now, hear in Manchester it is, as I expected, slate grey above. Not a snowflake in sight. Thank God.
And all the best to you; the tree looks a wee stoater, by the way. [re: xo xo xo--when I was learning classical Greek back in the early 60s us Scots had the advantage with the letter chi of being able to give a good phlegm-rattling sound to it. Toffs at Eton couldnae dae that.]
A Happy Christmas to all who read this blog, including any festively challenged friends, and greetings to all the people I forgot to send cards to.
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xo xo xo to you too, Peter. And now, hear in Manchester it is, as I expected, slate grey above. Not a snowflake in sight. Thank God.
That would be "here".
And all the best to you; the tree looks a wee stoater, by the way. [re: xo xo xo--when I was learning classical Greek back in the early 60s us Scots had the advantage with the letter chi of being able to give a good phlegm-rattling sound to it. Toffs at Eton couldnae dae that.]
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