A Modern Liberty

“Give ‘em an inch and they’ll take a mile.” You might say that they will take the liberty.
It’s not uncommon for somebody to describe such liberty-taking as “taking the biscuit.” Why it’s a biscuit we take, and where it’s being taken to, I don’t know. But when we do take the biscuit, [...]

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It’s RIGHT, right?

“I’ve just had a right good shit,” a friend who is known for giving unnecessary information said.
So, a good shit was not enough, it was a right good shit. Does that mean a good shit which is correct?  Can a good shit be incorrect for that matter.
“I’m right pleased with my new job.” – Can [...]

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The Top Really Isn’t

The word top doesn’t mean to some people what it does to others. Is it a question of perspective?
“I’m on top of the world.” I suppose we all are in some sense, what with the world being a sphere, spinning through space. But if we take it to mean at the North Pole, as some [...]

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What was that noise?

It was just Paul getting rumbled.
He was sat in the barber’s shop, mid hair cut, when his phone rang.  Apologising to the barber, he took the call as it was his boss’s number.
“Where are you?” the boss said.
“I’m just up at the Gorsey job, finishing the panel wiring,” Paul said.
“You’re a fucking liar, Paul,” said [...]

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Changing Tools

“It’s time to get tooled up,” the man said.
Taken out of context, the observer or eavesdropper might get the wrong idea about that bit of speech. At one time, “getting tooled up” meant tidying away one’s tools after the end of a day’s work. Nowadays it often refers to, as I’m sure you [...]

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