I said something, and then she said something, and then I said something, and then she said “But you said,...” And I said, “Does this make you the wife-o-pedia of what I said? Who owns what I said, anyway, if not me?” Our conversation went pretty much downhill from there. [Click ‘Random Post’ above – be astonished] … [Read more...]
“Jack Sprat, Eater-Cheater” / Memorable Fancies #211
5 September, 2016 by 1 Comment
[“Jack Sprat could eat no fat / his wife could eat no lean.” – British folk poem] Jack Sprat was the world’s eat-no-fat record holder. He won many no-fat-eating competitions. He endorsed products containing no fat, and championed healthy causes. In secret, however, Jack ate fat. He ate a great deal of fat. He ate fat every chance he could get. He loved fat. He slurped it down with spoons and sucked it up with straws. He ate it fried and broiled and baked and even raw at times. There … [Read more...]
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