Lemon Tree very pretty
Daisy, Iris, Violet, Hazel, Ivy, Marigold, Lily, Rose, Pansy, Primrose, Hyacinth, Poppy. Whatever happened to the fashion for giving girls botanical names?
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Bon mots
What happens in the cave, stays in the cave
If Neanderthals had been the hominid species to survive, Neanderthal scientists would be analysing their DNA to see what percentage of sapiens genes they carried, and speculating about the sexual relationship between the two groups (sex with sapiens? Ergh!)
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Writers must stop using the word must
Whenever you see an article whose headline includes the word \”must\” for some action the writer is demanding a government take, you can be certain that the action in question will not be taken.
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Dancing to the music of time
Dark matter distribution: Is it just me?
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Survivor
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-40814714/why-one-man-left-silicon-valley-and-set-up-a-survival-camp What is he talking about? We are all born in a Survival Camp and spend our whole lives in it.
Opinion poll
No point worrying about the opinion of you held by people of whom you have a low opinion. On the other hand, treasure the good opinion of those whose opinion you value.
Here\’s looking at you
Ho, Ho, Ho and a glass of sherry. Yo, Ho, Ho and a bottle of rum.
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In a nutshell
Conservatives – \”Let the devil take the hindmost\” Socialists – \”Let\’s drop back a bit, help the hindmost catch up\”
Billions, I bet
How many times in the last couple of thousand years has someone said \”August already? Can\’t be. Where has the year gone?\”