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Real Men Eat Curry (or, in this case, Aduk Ayam Goreng Basah)

7th August 2023 Going Postal 2196 Comments

The splendid Tachybaptus recently posted a recipe on this very blog for the ever-controversial quiche. “Real men eat quiche”, was the surprisingly strident assertion accompanying the article – a bold claim indeed. However, as it [more…]

16th Century

The History of the Pencil

25th June 2023 Tachybaptus 2869 Comments

Before the pencil Pens and ink have been in existence for a very long time, being used by the ancient Egyptians for writing and drawing on papyrus, a papery substance made by beating reeds flat. [more…]

Cooking

Real Men Eat Real Quiche

11th June 2023 Tachybaptus 1464 Comments

After the crowning broad bean horror of Charles the ill’s recent circus, it’s time to rehabilitate the quiche from the gastronomic hell into which it has been plunged by meddling chefs. The original quiche is [more…]

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The Fall of Boris

8th July 2022 Tachybaptus 2628 Comments

All his life Boris had his eyes On winning that most glorious prize, The golden key to Number Ten, The greatest goal of powerful men. A chubby lad at a posh school, His one ambition [more…]

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A Right and Left – Part 2 of 2

15th June 2022 Tachybaptus 2575 Comments

Bond woke with a headache and a foul taste in his mouth. Trying to move, he found he was tied to a chair. As his vision cleared he saw an elderly man seated in front [more…]

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A Right and Left – Part 1 of 2

4th June 2022 Tachybaptus 1776 Comments

James Bond dozed in the warm Jamaica sun. It was only April, and the baking heat of summer was still to come. He daydreamed happily of past exploits and beautiful girls. No doubt they were [more…]

View of Limerick by Alphonse Dousseau
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Archaeological Limericks

16th April 2022 Tachybaptus 3152 Comments

  Both English and, to a much greater extent, Scottish and Irish Gaelic are full of words spelt very differently from the way they are pronounced. These are ‘archaeological’ pronunciations reflecting the way the language [more…]

Engraving by Gustave Doré for Dante's Inferno
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Return to the Inferno

25th November 2021 Tachybaptus 4251 Comments

Set thirty years in the future As I reclined upon a heavenly cloud, Imbibing a celestial Chianti, I heard a voice crying my name aloud; ‘Twas Virgil in his toga, calling, ‘Dante, There’s work to [more…]

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The Troubled History of the Potato

17th September 2020 Tachybaptus 2443 Comments

The potato is a native of the high Andes, a low-growing plant (Solanum tuberosum) with pretty purple flowers and round black fruits. To survive in its harsh environment it has evolved the habit of growing [more…]

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