24 February 2008

The nonsensical, which is always out there...

This had me giggling from Brian Appleyard.  This bit got me going:

"In my experience the words are as bourgeois as a giant, 4X4 baby buggy or an uncontrollable fondness for seabass (halibut is better)."

Do give it a click.

24 Feb 2008 05:46:10

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