Tuesday, 20 July 2021

I BORROWED TO PAY AN EXORCIST

 

I borrowed to pay an exorcist

Is my shameful confession

But if I don't repay the loan

I’m worried about repossession

MY LAST GIRLFRIEND TREATED ME

 

My last girlfriend treated me

Like a piece of meat

That’s because she was a Vegan

And refused to touch me

AN ARGUMENT ABOUT THE TARDIS

 

An argument about the Tardis

Kicked off and wouldn’t quit

It started small, but got bigger

Once they properly got into it

I HATE THE OVER USE OF BREXIT

 

I hate the over use of Brexit

The word really makes me see red

Why not call it something like

The Great British Break Off instead

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT MY NEIGHBOUR

I cannot believe that my

Next door neighbour

Is a self-harmer

She's so vile there

Must be queue of people

Willing to do it for her

I GOT INTO TROUBLE FOR TELLING

 

I got into trouble for telling

A self-harming joke

I know self-harm isn’t funny

But I’m a funny bloke

So, I won’t beat myself up

Because it was just a joke

Monday, 19 July 2021

ALL-TIME CLASSIC MOVIE FAVOURITES – LOVE AFFAIR (1939)

 

“Love Affair” is a classic romantic drama Directed by Leo McCarey based on the co-written story by Mildred Cram and Leo McCarey.

A French playboy Michel Marnay (Charles Boyer) full of continental charm and an American, former nightclub singer, Terry McKay (Irene Dunne) meet aboard a ship.

She sees him as just another playboy and he sees her as stand-offish, but inevitably they fall in love.

After visiting his Grandmother (Maria Ouspenskaya) on the island of Madeira he planned to travel to New York to marry a rich heiress, which has been well publicized, as have his many antics and affairs, and Terry was returning home to her long-time boyfriend Kenneth Bradley (Lee Bowman).

However on the crossing their plans change, but he has a poor track record relationship wise and no history of working for a living so in order to give him the chance to earn an honest living and prove himself, which would also give them time to deal with their current relationships.

So, they agree to distance themselves but arrange to reunite six months later on top of the Empire State building.

In the meantime, he returns to painting and is reasonably successful at it and she becomes a music teacher.

On the agreed date, Michel is waiting patiently for Terry, who is racing to join him however fate intervenes resulting in misunderstanding and heartbreak and only fate can correct its intervention to save their relationship.

 

In addition to the fine performances from the stars and the wonderful story telling, the film is also blessed by a number of excellent mini cameo performances, Maurice Moscovitch (Maurice Cobert) as Michel’s agent, Ferike Boros as Terry's Landlady and Tom Dugan as the Drunk with the Christmas Tree, and the Robert Mitchell choir are an absolute delight