“Never refuse a chance to go the bathroom or to sit down.” - Clint Eastwood on autograph sessions
“If it’s your job to eat a frog, it’s best to do it first thing in the morning. And If it’s your job to eat two frogs, it’s best to eat the biggest one first.” - Mark Twain
“Send not to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.” - John Donne
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” - Winston Churchill
“Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask to see the dessert menu.” - John Fitzgerald Kennedy
“If at first, you don’t succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No sense being a damn fool about it.” - W.C. Fields
“Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.” - George Washington
“Some people wonder all their lives if they’ve made a difference. The Marines don’t have that problem.” - Ronald Reagan
“Why can’t everybody leave everybody else the hell alone?” - Jimmy Durante
“Open one eye, then the other. See what you see and face up to it.” -Catherynne M. Valente
“God’s justice and His power are inseparable; vainly and foolishly do we invoke His power in an unjust cause.” - Michel de Montaigne
“The Blues isn’t about feeling better. It’s about making other people feel worse. And making a few bucks while you’re at it!” - Bleeding Gums Murphy
“Do your work, then step back: the only path to serenity.” - the Tao te Ching
All I can say is, some of mine were real. (And Little Nemo my smelt it dealt it was a reference to me, not to you. Just to be clear.)
British vs. American English
Rubber = eraser
Elevator = lift
Estate car = station wagon
Bonnet = car hood
Car park = parking lot
Fanny = pussy
Lorry = truck (and truck = railroad freight car)
Bracers = suspenders (and suspenders = garters)
Knickers = panties
Nappies = diapers
Torch = flashlight
Boot = car trunk
petrol = gasoline
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