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Found within the blogs on this site are profound insights into the human condition, a veritable cornucopia of the shared wisdom of the human race, as told by an idiot. If enlightenment is what you seek you are horribly lost.
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‘How’s Ya Tickler?’ – A Treatise on the Classic Radio Series ‘Why Indeed Not Try It Madam!’
It is a tribute to the show’s impact and longevity that even eighty years after its original broadcast on the BBC Home Service on March the 4th 1946, fans of ‘Why Indeed Not Try It Madam!’ (WINTIM) still gather every year in Great Yarmouth (birthplace of its star Charlie ‘The Major’ Haverstock) to recreate some…
‘Your Just Desserts!’ – A Treatise on the Traditional Desserts of English Cuisine
For those not of an English background, the stodge-filled delights of a classic English dessert menu can be somewhat intimidating and only really consumable if you’ve declined to have a starter or main course, and care little for the well-being of your lower intestine. In this treatise I take you through a range of those…
‘The Lion, the Witch, and the Attack of the Killer Tomatoes’ – A Treatise on the Unpublished Narnia Tales and Notes of C.S. Lewis
After the death of his father, J.R.R., Christopher Tolkien spent the rest of his existence publishing everything that he found in his father’s handwriting, including such literary delights as ‘Just the two pints today and other notes to the milkman’ by J.R.R. Tolkien (edited by Christopher Tolkien, Harper Collins, 2023). His fellow Inkling, C.S. Lewis,…
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