I PHONED THE SWINE FLU HOTLINE

 

I phoned the swine flu hotline

When my chest started rattling

Because that was the advice

But all I got was crackling

I'VE JUST SPLIT UP WITH MY GIRLFRIEND

 

I've just split up with my girlfriend,

Which actually shocked me to the core

As it was a long-standing relationship

Maybe we should have sat down more

THE WISDOM OF MIDDLE AGE # 8

 

Through all my years alive

And years of wrong and right

I can safely state today

Whether or not it’s polite

I’ve never met a Nigel

That I’ve actually liked

HUMEROUS HAIKU # 16

 

How do you get two

Whales in a car? just Start in

England and drive west.

WILLIAM PENN'S AUNTIES

 

William Penn's Aunties, Bakers shop

Specialized in pastries from France

And were fussy about pricing their pies

They were the pie-rates of Penn's Aunts

ARE YOU WEARING POINTY SHOES?

 

Are you wearing pointy shoes?
 Is that because they are on trend?
Well I’m sorry but I have to ask
“Do your toes go right to the end?”

ALL-TIME CLASSIC MOVIE FAVOURITES – LOVE STORY (1944)

“Love Story” is a romantic drama Directed by Leslie Arliss based on the short story by J.W. Drawbell.

Concert pianist Lissa Campbell (Margaret Lockwood) learns that she has a serious heart condition after a spate of fainting spells, so she vows to enjoy what time she has left and gives up her music career.

On taking her first holiday for many years she meets Kit Firth (Stewart Granger) in Cornwall, a former pilot on medical leave after being having his sight impaired by an exploding bomb while on active service.

As a former mining engineer he fills his days searching the local mines and locates a rare mineral Britain desperately needs for the war effort, which is of interest to a Government appointee Tom Tanner (Tom Walls) who is staying at the same hotel and has struck up a friendship with Lissa.

Tom sends in a team of miners to begin production but following an explosion, Kit and several others are trapped, but due to his knowledge of the mine workings, he leads the others to safety.

But he has greater challenges ahead as he needs to undergo an operation, that will hopefully save his sight and Lissa must decide if she is to return to music or stay by his side or selflessly allow the relationship between Kit and long term friend Judy Martin (Patricia Roc) to come to fruition.