Fa – the Green Dragon

A Place for the Odd Musings of an Expat Bristolian

February 15, 2020
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Obscure words explained 82. – asana

ASANA

Any of the moves

or the postures in yoga

meditate on that.

February 12, 2020
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Geezers and Sheezers

GEEZERS and SHEEZERS

In Britain, old men

are called Geezers, wives Sheezers

Isn’t that funny?

February 10, 2020
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Unusual U.K. Place names 58. – Awre

AWRE, Gloucestershire

Name from Old English

meaning sour water meadow

Cows had long faces

February 8, 2020
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Wash Day Woes

WASH DAY WOES

There’s a little man

who lives inside my washer

turns clothes inside out

January 29, 2020
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A Few Words

HORT CONVERSATIONS

Short conversations

I tend to speak in haiku

Funny isn’t it?

January 25, 2020
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Obscure words explained 75. – Murine

MURINE

I can smell a rat

Maybe it’s Chinese new year

Or, is that a mouse?

January 8, 2020
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Obscure words explained 72. – oneiric

ONEIRIC

Relating to dreams.

Greek Oneiros, God of dreams.

See you as I sleep!

December 23, 2019
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Requiescat in pace – RIP

My Desktop PC

Trip to computer heaven

Dying a slow death

December 19, 2019
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Obscure words explained66. – Deipnosophist

DEIPNOSOPHIST

A good dinner guest

Great conversationalist

They don’t eat their words

December 6, 2019
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Obscure words explained 64. – Spoonerism

SPOONERISM

Letters are transposed

Blushing crow for crushing blow

name from Miss Spooner