Tag: William Shakespeare

  • I Once Thought Trump Could Con the Pants off a Scarecrow!

    I Once Thought Trump Could Con the Pants off a Scarecrow!

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    8 April 2025 Dear Editor, Donald Trump has so often said, “I have good relations with so and so…so, I can do a deal with them.” This bloke was beginning to believe that Trump (who does have some really good policies/ideas) could sweet-talk the most delightful cherries off a lemon tree and con the pants…

  • The Art of Expression (RR)

    The Art of Expression (RR)

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    “THE SUN IS THE MOON” by OPOVV, ©2016 (Aug. 3, 2016) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘Pulse of the Nation.’ As you can see, we’re back under the awning — across from the railroad station — about to waylay some people minding their own business. Here comes an elderly gentleman. “Excuse me,…

  • The “Are We Better Off? Quiz”

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    FRAUD, FORGERY AND INSECURITY by OPOVV, ©2013 (Apr. 8, 2013) — Hello. Today we’re going to have a short lesson in logic or, to put it another way, what’s good for someone else may not be good for you. I think the most misunderstood word we have in the English language is “progress,” which is sometimes…