Donald Trump has accused President Biden of “assaulting the American people” by using “offensively over-long” words. Mr Trump singled out “hyperbole,” “administer,” and “effective” as examples………………..
Buying a Lottery ticket?
“a Lottery Ticket………..is a voluntary tax paid by people who are extremely bad at math.”
Roy H Williams
Uncopyrightable
The only 15-letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is “uncopyrightable”.
Musical Instrument?
Even while they teach….
“Even while they teach, men learn”
Seneca the Younger
Wise man……..
A smart man makes a mistake, learns from it, and never makes that mistake again. But a wise man finds a smart man and learns from him how to avoid the mistake altogether.
Roy H. Williams
Law of the Land?
“The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.” (Tacitus)
Laws are like Sausages
How do I Know if I Know Anything? ……. a Philosophical question
All I know is that I know nothing.
But how do I know………?
Ella Minnow Pea – pangrams and the freedom of speech
Ella Minnow Pea is a novel told through a series of letters, set on the fictional island of Nollop, home to the great Nevin Nollop, inventor of the pangram “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”. The islanders have erected a monument to their hero, but one day the letter ‘z’ falls from the statue’s inscription. To the despair of the residents, the island’s governing council interpret the falling tile as Nollop’s message from beyond the grave and the islanders are forbidden to write or even speak it. And then another letter falls, and another and another…
Mark Dunn tells the fable through the correspondence of Ella Minnow Pea and her family as they race to find the only thing which can save them all from being silenced: another pangram. Somewhere between a game and a political allegory, this hugely enjoyable book is a testament to the glory of language and freedom of speech. For more on Ella Minnow Pean, click here
