Category: Humour
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As with most Wes Anderson films, I didn’t really like 2009’s Fantastic Mr Fox when I first saw it, but I have come to appreciate it more…
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I was a pretty big fan of Kevin Smith movies in the nineties, but I haven’t really kept up to speed with much of his…
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Door 6 of The Fourth Annual James Proclaims Advent Calendar of Christmas(ish) Films and maybe it’s time to sort out that Christmas shopping. We could…
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Door 5 of The Third Annual James Proclaims Advent Calendar of Christmas(ish) Films and perhaps it’s time to take it easy. Maybe kick back and relax…
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The Office is one of my favourite TV shows of all time. I actually like all versions of it that I’ve seen. I loved the US…
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Door 3 of The Fourth Annual James Proclaims Advent Calendar of Christmas(ish) Films and we’re off to a magical land. Narnia to be precise. Today’s film…
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Door 2 of The Fourth Annual James Proclaims Advent Calendar of Christmas(ish) Films brings us Martin Scorsese’s 1990 masterpiece GoodFellas. It would be foolish for…
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As if by magic December 2020 is upon us. And so must begin, whether anyone wants it to or not, The Fourth Annual James Proclaims…
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As November 2020 draws to a close, it’s fair to say that even by the pretty low standards normally set by the eleventh month of…
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When writing haikus I use humane practices To count syllables
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Of course we all knew That the lockdown in England Would end in tiers
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Friday Working week done Weekend begins at last Though perhaps not restful becauseToddler
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Welcome back to ‘Artist’s Corner’, the only bit of my blog where you can find the much-celebrated artwork of Little Proclaims, my two-year-old daughter. This…
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Hope springs eternal But hope does not really help To pay the mortgage
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Blog posts aren’t happy They don’t have any feelings But they are content
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I wrote this haiku To maintain a schedule but It has no value
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Making bad choices Is so much more fulfilling If you embrace them
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Sometimes I worry About repeating myself Also I worry About repeating myself But it’s probably not true
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Knowledge Is not power Convincing others that You have knowledge when you don’t is Power
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Welcome back to ‘Artist’s Corner’, the bit of my blog that is currently devoted to the art-work of my two-year-old daughter. Last week saw the…
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This morning Without warning I fell over while I was yawning It was quite a trip Perhaps more of a slip And I hurt my…
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Occasionally on this blog I like to comment on the world of politics. Not often and usually with the kind of authority that you might…
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Compared to nothing It is not always true that Something is better
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Effort Overrated No point in trying hard No reason to get out of bed Give up
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Some people worry About Friday the thirteenth But I will not let Triskaidekaphobia Ruin that Friday feeling
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Welcome to a very special ‘Artist’s Corner’. The ninth and final instalment of the seminal ‘September Sessions’, a series of drawings produced by my two-year-old…
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A lockdown Monday Might be unlike most Mondays But it’s still Monday
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Today is Sunday And I wrote this on Sunday But not this Sunday
