The changing times

Have you noticed that Guy Fawkes is no longer with us? He has been replaced by "Bonfire night". Small boys collecting a penny for the guy have also disappeared. Halloween plus tricking and treating seems to have arrived from the US. Have we exported Guy Fawkes?

Are the peoples of these islands forgetting their history? Do we want to forget that someone wanted to burn down the Houses of Parliament? Is history no longer relevant?

Some time ago the Guardian promoted "Flunk-dwiling" or is it "Dwile-flunking". What will replace Morris dancing? Is binge drinking the future of recreation?

Walter Vego

Rabelais on marrow

Did you ever see a dog discover a marrow bone? If ever you did, you will have noticed how devotedly he eyes it, how carefully he guards it, how fervently he holds it, how circumspectly he begins to gnaw it, how lovingly he breaks it, and how digently he licks it, What induces him to do all this? What hope is there in his labour? What benefit does he expect? Nothing more than a little marrow. It is true that this little is more delicious than great quantities of any other meat.

Rabelais...translation 1955.

Funny to read

The train standing on platform six should be on the rails.

Announcement on the underground:
The next station is oval

Sign on building site
Danger : Men at work

Walter Vego