An intellectual dilemma

by Shades — published on March 27th, 2008

One of my more eccentric friends has given me a choice of Birthday present:

Dearest Ian ,

I am looking forward to sharing your birthday celebrations and to pottering a little around Yorkshire . I am left with some thoughts as to what to give you with which you might like to choose

The writings of William Hazlitt

a historical book on the Lunar Society of Birmingham [ Boulton , Watt, Priestley , Darwin and Wedgewood plus B Franklin].

So please indicate your preference.

Have Fun

Arts versus sciences- recommendations please?

(I was thinking more along the lines of a book token- I quite fancy Roger’s Profanisaurus IV.)

By the way, I got fifteen seconds of fame in the local rag this week:

But no-one went away empty handed as a former Morley councillor, Ian Gray, turned up with a donation of another 60 chocolate eggs.

(Yes, they did spell my name wrong, the plonkers.)

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Crushed by Ingsoc says:
March 27th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
I love Roger Mellie!

I used to get Viz regularly, I haven’t for a few years now, but Roger Mellie was a personal favorite.

And Biffa Bacon
Beaman says:
March 28th, 2008 at 1:22 am
They obviously read too many American journals. It does rather annoy me when British people spell in American-English. I’m terrified by the fact that I’ve probably done so many times.
jameshigham says:
March 28th, 2008 at 3:47 am
And when is that special day?
Shades says:
March 28th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
RM, Roger Mellie is also my favourite character.

Beaman, do you mean Grey vs Gray? The latter is the more common Surname
jmb says:
March 31st, 2008 at 1:40 am
One of the reasons I was happy to give up my maiden name was the complications of spelling it, however I ended up with one that is just as bad.

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