An intellectual dilemma « Shades of Grey

March 27, 2008

An intellectual dilemma

Filed under: Culture — Shades @ 9:28 pm

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.)

5 Comments »

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

Comment by Crushed by Ingsoc — March 27, 2008 @ 10:39 pm
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.

Comment by Beaman — March 28, 2008 @ 1:22 am
And when is that special day?

Comment by jameshigham — March 28, 2008 @ 3:47 am
RM, Roger Mellie is also my favourite character.

Beaman, do you mean Grey vs Gray? The latter is the more common Surname

Comment by Shades — March 28, 2008 @ 5:43 pm
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.

Comment by jmb — March 31, 2008 @ 1:40 am