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Wit and Wisdom. Late June, 2023


@vardi
How to write good. 
One avoid alliteration always
Two prepositions are not words to end sentences with
Three avoid cliche like the plague they are old hat.
Four comparisons are as bad as cliches.
Five be more or less specific.
Six writers should never generalise
Seven don’t be redundant; don’t use more words than necessary; it’s highly superfluous.
Eight who needs rhetorical questions? 

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Sad story. The tale of the lonely Professor.

My good friend Mike the Gardener classifies people into clever stupid and stupid clever. He classifies me as clever stupid which an extended education has done little to change. Mike believes (correctly) he has a far greater grasp of how the experienced world operates. I think he’s using the terms in a far from stupid way to avoid giving offence.

Here’s an example of clever stupid in Mike’s terms. I have changed names and disguised some features in this story which appeared in several of the media as it unfolded.

Our person of interest I refer to as John. John was a theoretical physicist, teaching in a prestigious University. 

John was in his late sixties when our story starts. He was very lonely. divorced and had no children. 

A few years earlier he started chatting with someone on a dating app. This person - who called herself Yvonne - said she was a Romanian bikini model.

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Marianna Spring, BBC’s secret weapon against fake news. 

Early in the GE Campaign I listened with great interest to an Interview by the BBC with Marianna Spring about her project evaluating fake news about the general election. Her work Is an exemplary effort which could have come from a university study into information technology and artificial intelligence.

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Politics dominated the social media. I had to search for non-political posts and eventually created a new podcast dedicated to them. The first few here are from the broadcast encounter between party leaders early in the campaign.

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What sort of chess game suits you?
Recently I found myself watching and playing with our club members the during club nights. For quite a different purpose I am also looking back at some studies I made of members of business workgroups.
Eventually the two interests came together. I think it worth thinking about your playing style, in terms which were described as your cognitive thinking style, by the psychologist Michael Kirton.
His work became well known, as did his method of measuring style using the KAI, which stands for the Kirton Adaptation-Innovation Inventory.
The Inventory provides you with a score, either by yourself, or carried out by close observers.

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My life changed after receiving one email. I have become a sweat-free zone.

I have been receiving regular messages from the company for several years. At first I assumed they had been added to a mailing list by a friend who was trying to tell me something…
I realise now that the company is on a mission that will eliminate the major curse of social embarrassment, undesirable body odours. 

The company is Ijis. I’m not sure even if I am pronouncing it wrongly. 
Ijis hope not.

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Sinner v Alcaraz. A great tennis match 

The French Open semi-final, 2024

7 June

A thrilling match took place between two of the brightest young male tennis stars. The Italian Jannick Sinner and the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz arrived at the semifinal of the French Open as No 2 and 3 seeds respectively. 
Their paths to the semi-final road had been made easier by the retirement from injury of Djokovic earlier in the tournament. It also meant that the pundits were describing this match as effectively the final of the tournament. That is to say the winner was expected to be favourite to win the final against either Alexander Zverev or Casper Rudd.

The tournament had been bedevilled by bad weather throughout. But this semi-final began in sunny weather with the promise of true and high ball bounce suiting two powerful and skilful players.

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This audio-diary has been compiled throughout the UK general election called for the 5th July 2024. It is completed unedited. 

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Wit and Wisdom. Early June, 2024

@deelomas
My three favourite things are eating my family and not using commas. 
Re-edited …

@Upliftingvision
Remember: Charlie Chaplin died aged 88.
He left us 4 statements:
(1) Nothing is eternal in this world, not even our problems.
(2) I like to walk in the rain, because no one can see my tears.
(3) The most wasted day in life is the day we don't laugh.
(4) The six best doctors in the world...
1. sunshine,
2. Rest,
3. Exercise,
4. diet,
5. Self-esteem
6. friends.

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Fantasy News Channel 

31 May 2024

Today we are reporting on the capture of Donald Trumpolanus and the vows of the Megalomanian army to rescue him and restore him to his rightful position as Emperor of  Magalomania. 

A faithful retainer, Piers Poorman spoke up, his voice unable to conceal his agony. ‘This is a sad, shameful and ridiculous day for our country. To drag a former Emperor through criminal courts over something so trivial feels a massive overreach & an incredibly divisive and obviously politically partisan action’

But a spokesperson for the Democratic Unionists Party responded equally emotionally,
No, it's a wonderful and happy day for Megalomania, and the rule of law. No one is above the law and he's the first of our emperors ever to become a convicted felon.

Discussion rages, as news of the capture and trial of the former Emperor spread across Megalomania. 

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