'Coffee in England always tastes like a chemistry experiment' (Agatha Christie)
'Life is short and full of blisters' (African-American proverb)
'Fools and scissors require good handling' (Japanese proverb)
The bald Aeschylus was killed by a tortoise,dropped on his head by an eagle. (A strange death)
'I am as fond of beauty spas as I am of being flayed alive with barbed wire.' (Kathy Lette)
'I once tobogganed down a staircase on a tray which had been left at the top by a careless
housemaid. I shall never forget the experience !' (Hallie Eustace Miles)
A small selection of pieces from this amusing little book. ( )