In our local book club last week, we had a quiz, to kick things off. The book club theme was Oranges, so the quiz had 9 purported titles. You had to mark the ones you thought were real books, who wrote them, if you marked them as books. Others were films, LP- I mean albums, or other cultural things. One was a red herring. (Should have been orange, eh?) Last Week's Oranges. Now, that answer is a real one. [Image source Wikipedia Commons placed in the public domain by Downtowngal ]
Ah well,
Posted on Wed, 18 Dec 2019
don't we know? "This is John, he...we used to know each other." Joan is about 19, John has been away for 20 years.
Read full commentYes, I know people don't like holes, but I do like clues, rather than telling everything.
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It's the mothballs
Posted on Tue, 10 Jan 2017
I remember, and the faint smell of Lion pee and Turkish Delight.... hahaha. I do not know anyone who has never explored their parents' wardrobe. When I was 8, my dad's wardrobe had hundreds of football programmes from the 40's and 50's; Rangers...
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Another fine episode in the life of
Posted on Mon, 07 Sep 2026
Don Turlough-o.
T had a BCC removed from the same location a couple of years ago. This was after all the breast cancer business was over. Naturally, it was quite scary, BUT, it just means factor 50 outside, find shade - if there isn't...
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Hah!
Posted on Fri, 04 Sep 2026
I spent the first year of my life in a hiring (there weren't enough Married Quarters) on RAF El Adem. Needless to say, I have no personal memory, just "Family Folklore"; such as the man driving the bowser delivering water to the house wanting to...
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I'm a sucker for anything
Posted on Fri, 21 Aug 2026
with the Devil in it, especially if it's funny. I have been ever since first coming across Bulgakov.
This is very good.
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Congratulations, this is our Pick of the Day Mon 17th Aug 2026
Posted on Mon, 17 Aug 2026
Fine poetry, well done indeed.
Please do share on your social media Fellow ABCTalers if you liked it too.
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I often go back and look at things
Posted on Wed, 12 Aug 2026
by others. It's quite interesting to see what works and what doesn't. Also it's useful to see if one's opinion of something has changed. (More often than one might suppose.)
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Because I'm old ...
Posted on Mon, 03 Aug 2026
I was brought up short by the mention of Charlie Drake, possibly the least funny man ever on British Television. But, boy, was he ever popular back in the Stone Age. I hated his whole schtick.
Anyway, looks like you've another cracker...
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Congratulations, this is our PIck of the day 27th July 2026
Posted on Mon, 27 Jul 2026
I expect many of us will sympathise with the sentiments expressed here. It's our pick of the day today. Please share on your social media fellow ABCTalers.
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Congratulations, this is our Pick of the day 20th July 2026
Posted on Mon, 20 Jul 2026
No apologies for picking this as our Pick of the Day today, it's funny, succinct, and shows great self-knowledge. We all need to tell stories against ourselves - a little self-knowledge is a marvellous thing.
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