Category Archives: books

New howies Catalogue is Here!

Posted on May 11, 2007 by Clive Andrews

The new howies catalogue landed on my doormat yesterday. It’s always good when this colourful little book arrives, four times a year. howies are a clothing company, but the catalogue is more than just a selection of pretty people in … Continue reading →

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Semicolons

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Clive Andrews

“Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you’ve been to college.” Kurt Vonnegut, (1922 – 2007) Kurt Vonnegut is a wise man. … Continue reading →

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Books Stink

Posted on December 30, 2006 by Clive Andrews

Christmas shopping in a busy Brighton bookshop on the 23rd December. A harassed-looking teenage girl walks in, followed by two restless young boys. One of the boys exclaims “Cor, it stinks in ‘ere!” His elder sister explains: “Course it does … Continue reading →

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