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The Gambler

  • The Joys of Indoor Golf

    A tribute to P.G. Wodehouse: The Joys of Indoor Golf I was once accused, when I was found mixing nitro-glycerine in the potting shed, of having nothing decent to occupy ...

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    8 min read
  • Fly Swatting

    More the same kind of stuff as seen in Fly Swatting Whit Monday, for so many just anther excuse to litter areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty with paper bags, holds ...

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    6 min read


To be a master of metaphor is the greatest thing by far. It is the one thing that cannot be learnt from others, and it is also a sign of genius.
— Aristotle, Poetics