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Mystery tours

By ⋅ February 22, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Scene: A group of people waits patiently outside the ornate iron gates of the big Government building. Music plays softly in the background: “Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour . . . the magical mystery tour is waiting to take you away.” A small man wearing a bright green shirt and ginger beard [...]

The year of the ‘R’ word

By ⋅ February 8, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Rats. That’s right, rats! A new development has gone up behind my home. The builders who park near by say that the hedge of the local park is “alive with rats”. Disgusting. Can’t you just see them all squirming around and squealing with delight? I’m talking about the rats, not the builders. Buildings go up, [...]

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