I HEARD ON THE GRAPEVINE THAT CADBURY

 

I heard on the grapevine that Cadbury

Are moving production to China

Which will involve some rebranding

For example, the Chinese Wispa

DAREDEVILISH # 3

 

Some activities in life

Since time began

Build your self-esteem

Like no others can

One such activity

Of which I’m a fan

Is sharpening pencils with a knife

As it makes me feel like a man

IRONIC ADVERTISING

 

I fell about laughing when I saw Serena

In an ironic Advertisement for Tempur

As given her recent display of stress

It should have been a “bad Tempur” mattress

WHEN THE HEADLESS CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD

 

When the headless chicken crossed the road

There was no wing under which to tuck it

Because sadly the chicken crossed the road

In a mega sized, southern fried, family bucket

ALL-TIME CLASSIC MOVIE FAVOURITES – WHITE HEAT (1949)

“White Heat” is a Crime Drama, Screenplay by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts from a Story by Virginia Kellogg and Directed by Raoul Walsh.

 

The central character of the story is Cody Jarrett (James Cagney) who is a sadistic psychopathic criminal and leader of a ruthless gang of thieves.

Cody is a volatile, violent, and eccentric leader, fiercely devoted to his ‘Ma’ (Margaret Wycherly) and afflicted with terrible headaches.

While he is running the gang from in jail Cody's top henchman Big Ed Somers (Steve Cochran) wants to lead the gang and, in cahoots with Cody’s two-faced wife Verna (Virginia Mayo), plots with inmates for Cody to have an accident, but Cody is saved by an undercover cop, Hank Fallon aka Vic Pardo (Edmond O'Brien) who thereby befriends him and infiltrates the gang.

After making a daring break from prison he leads his old gang back on the outside and the stage is set for Cody's ultimate betrayal and downfall, during a big payroll heist at a chemical plant.

The final scene, with the line “Top of the World, Ma!” is one of the most famous in all of film history.

If you like James Cagney and you like 1940 film noir, then it doesn't get any better than this.

WARNING TO DRINKERS # 4

New health warnings should be

On bottles and tins for us to see

Warnings clearly on display

That the consumption of alcohol may

Lead to behaviour quite amusing

And cause you to think that you can sing

I USED TO WORK IN A PLANT

 

I used to work in a plant

Specializing in shoe-recycling

And I hated every minute

It was utterly sole-destroying