Fa – the Green Dragon

A Place for the Odd Musings of an Expat Bristolian

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4th September 1949

Seventy-one years

Since the Brabazon took flight

Test pilot, Bill Pegg

Footnote:  I wrote this in April and scheduled it for publication on September 4th, the anniversary of the maiden flight. In the meantime, WordPress changed its format nd my scheduled post disappeared. So here it is resurrected.


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An Election is Coming

An Election is coming

Con Donny’s getting fat

put another cheeseburger in the MAGA man’s hat.

Another gram of LDL won’t kill him that’s for sure

Only trouble is, HDL is out the door.

Another dose of hydroxychloroquine

or Panequil as it is known

A Sanofi  investment owned by Con Donny himself

The Stock market has shown.

 


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Social Distancing

Six feet between us

Consider six feet under

It’s a no brainer


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Obscure words explained105. melee

MELEE

confusion of sorts

or even a good pub brawl

when it’s over peace

 


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Unusual U.S. Place names 7 – Pipestone

PIPESTONE – (Pipestone County) Minnesota

Named for stone quarried

for hand-carved calumet pipes

Ritual peace pipes