Some (anonymous and totally fictional!..) comments on this book:
it helped me with my PhD in English Literature
what a load of crap!
(randomly!..) interesting
does anyone know the number of a good psychiatrist?
(strangely!..) fascinating!
who was the inventor of lollipops again?
From the Author
I have always been fascinated by trivia and the unusual or bizarre! hence this book, which is I suppose, a compilation of all this and more. So here goes, in no particular order, completely at random, without rhyme nor reason! As they say it does what it says on the tin!
They don t have knees! ..
Worms
Pints of lager
Chairlegs
Balloons
Dust particles
Sponges
Light bulbs
Grass
Paperclips
Oranges
Things to do to prevent boredom ..
Eat cheese on toast
Change all the light bulbs in the house
Plait the dog s fur
Defrost the fridge
Make a list of all your CD s
Learn to juggle
Sleep
Unusual names for your dog
Eamon
Clive
Bunnykins
Tufty
Maureen
Scary women
Cherie Blair
Anne Widdecombe
Ann Robinson
Margaret Thatcher
Scary men
George W Bush
Unusual sandwich fillings
Cheese & chocolate spread
Cornflakes
Goldfish
Red cabbage
Ice cream
Rice pudding
Sawdust
Blancmange
Pilchard & mayonnaise
Sausage & custard
Strange but true!
short skinny blokes make the scariest bosses
You are never less than 40 feet away from a rat
Trains are always on time whenever you are late
Every family has an Auntie Betty .. (especially at weddings!)..
Everyone has too many coat hangers
All chinese chipshops are closed on Tuesdays
Foods you should never eat in company
Soup
Baked beans
Spaghetti bolognaise
Corn on the cob
Custard
Ice cream
Hot curries
Anything yellow or orange
Collective Nouns?? (or they should be! )
A squawk of violinists
A hover of helicopters
A crosswire of telephones
A location of maps
A multitude of sins
A redness of brunettes
An indecision of politicians
An ascension of escalators
A pondering of tortoises
A boredom of teenagers
Non-anagrams (but funny if they were!..)
domesticated man .. mad and sad as cats
bottle of wine did it .. wobbled unfit to bed
Great Yarmouth .. my! Thou art gray!
A hall of mirrors eek! .. Ok room is hell for me!
George W Bush huffs .. He begs for huge row
Poisoned arrow .. War is open door
Oops! Bad hair day .. Had a dry shampoo
10 things which have no purpose
snapped elastic
lettuce
green ink biros
plastic fruit
fingerless gloves
straightened paperclips
wet newspaper
vegetarian sausages
politicians
golf
10 ideas for new greetings cards
Well done on your reverse vasectomy!
Oops! Sorry you were sacked (again! )
Congratulations! Heard you had your first parking fine!
Happy new facelift
Sorry to hear the news of your bigamous marriage
Well done! another piercing
Now that your holiday tan has faded
Congratulations on the arrival of your new designer kitchen
Just to say thanks for the loan of your socks
Bad Luck! Dumped for a younger model
(useful) objects that lack sparkle
a piece of toast
ashtray