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1. 6 days ago on That is Priceless

   She’s not an ancestor of Rose Gumbo by any chance?

2. 7 days ago on Wrong Hands

   I bought the paperback when it first came out in 1967. I still haven’t got past page 40.

3. 10 days ago on Arlo and Janis

   They put a little USB logo on the top side now, which kinda spoils the fun, I think. But all the ports on my new computer are vertical, so I still have to make several attempts!

4. 12 days ago on For Better or For Worse

   I had a similar experience as an RAF cadet in the 60s. It was a bed, not a door (we were in dorms); it wasn’t even my bed!

5. 12 days ago on Arlo and Janis

   I have a power supply which has FOUR connectors (the hollow tubular sort) of different sizes; the plug/transformer has TWO switches on the back, to change voltage and to change polarity. It’s taped to my four-track recorder to make sure I’m never tempted to use it on any other appliance.

6. 12 days ago on Arlo and Janis

   Knowing the right cuss-words is an essential part of one’s skill set in any number of areas. Gold, motoring, needlework … the list is endless.Happily, there is no shortage of expletives.

7. 13 days ago on Pearls Before Swine

   Wasn’t it William Morris who said ‘Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful or think might come in useful some day’?

8. 13 days ago on Pearls Before Swine

   Maybe it’s time to reclaim ‘junk’? Junk is rubbish that you can’t bring yourself to throw away; rubbish that you can’t bear to keep is trash.A positive spin for junk!

9. 13 days ago on Drabble

   Cue for a song? (Or Handel’s Water Music!)

10. 13 days ago on Arlo and Janis

    Every day a school day …I had no idea the US spelling of ‘thingy’ was different from the British spelling.