WHEN YOU LOOK AT A HIPPO

 

When you look at a Hippo

It obviously differs from a Zippo

As one is a really heavy blighter,

And the other is a little lighter

I APPROACHED THE WOMAN IN THE BOOKSHOP

 

I approached the woman in the bookshop

“I want a book on Turtles” I told her

And she responded “Hardback?"

“Well obviously they’re hardback, duh”

ALL-TIME CLASSIC MOVIE FAVOURITES – PHENOMENON (1996)

 

“Phenomenon” is a fantasy romantic drama, screenplay by Gerald Di Pego and Directed by Phil Jon Turteltaub.

The film is set in a small California town and tells the story of George Malley (John Travolta), the owner of the local auto repair shop.

George heads for home, after celebrating his birthday at the local bar with friends, but pauses to watch a strange light in the sky, and collapses for a few seconds in the middle of the deserted street.

It becomes apparent in the days and weeks that follow that something is amiss as George finds his IQ and consciousness expanding dramatically, and he reveals to his closest friends Doc (Robert Duvall) and Nate Pope (Forest Whitaker) that he had developed telekinetic abilities, and while he’s with the girl he loves, Lace Pennamin (Kyra Sedgwick), his new-found abilities allow him to correctly predict an earthquake.

However despite his attempts to explain what has happened to him, with just a very few exceptions, most of the local townspeople treat George as a freak.

His state of isolation becomes even more pronounced when outside authorities become interested in what's happened to him in particular the FBI, but worst of all Dr. Wellin (Richard Kiley) who wants to dissect his brain, but George has other ideas on how his life will end.

21st CENTURY NURSERY RHYMES # 411

 

Tuesday’s child

Is full of grace

Except when she’s

Totally off her face

I HAVE TAKEN PRIDE IN UNUSUAL QUARTERS

 

I have taken pride in unusual quarters

And I speak knowing that pride is wrong

One proud moment, was when a website

Told me my password was “Very Strong.”

REVENGE IS A DISH BEST SERVED COLD

 

“Revenge is a dish best served cold”

Is an old saying but is due some negation

As it feels best served piping hot,

Straight out of the oven of indignation

A DIPLOMAT IS A MAN WHO ALWAYS

 

A diplomat is a man who always,

Robert Frost stated quite sage,

Who remembers a woman’s birthday

But never remembers her age