(xxxi)
In pidgin-English I’m known as
‘Fella belong Mrs Queen’
Prince Philip
(xxxii)
You listen to my calls and read my mail
and i know who you see and what you say.
There is no honour among thieves such as us, and no trust.
We’re not friends, only partners when it’s mutually convenient.
Friendships are like taxes – for little people.
(xxxiii)
If i do little or nothing to put my house in order
and then spend my life begging others for help
i am ridiculous.
(xxxiv)
Fashion is what you adopt
when you don’t know who you are.
Quentin Crisp
(xxxv)
Burning people alive is nothing new.
Of course it’s barbaric and completely unacceptable but not new.
The savages of the Inquisition told hundreds of their victims
that burning them alive would save them the torments of Hell.
What comfort that must have been!
(xxxvi)
Trust me my child
my penis contains holy milk
a gift from on high
and my duty as humble servant of the Lord
is to share it with you.
Priest in Brazil currently under investigation
for sexual misconduct
(xxxvii)
The Irish are a fair people –
they never speak well of one another.
Dr Johnson
(xxxviii)
The most interesting thing about Schoenberg’s music is
you never know what’s coming next, if anything at all.
(xxxix)
One of our worst faults is giving ourselves rights we don’t have.
(xl)
Don’t be too hard on ASBOs,
those are the only letters they have after their names.
johnpoetflanagan 
Must say I’m partial to pidgin English, John – Tenkyu 😀
Lovely comment, Dear Ina
Thank You
Big hugs
john
A lot of good ones here. Hard to pick my favorite. Fashion maybe, or The Irish.
Thank You, Bruce.
Yes, i like the Quentin Crisp one as well; there’s another from him in ‘a later edition’
Good of you to read and comment
Always
john
I am experiencing cognitive dissonance John! Damn, this is difficult for a mature man such as myself to read so many of my own short comings! I am a smaller man than even I could have imagined. Thank you for the credo wake up call to change, to improve. Ever your friend, Jon Michael
i’m with you in that club, victim of my own taste..and behaviour!
Thank You
Jon, My Friend
for your fine response.
Ever Your Friend
john
Yay for Pidgin English! I did a poem in northern dialect, but i should try this!
Pidgin is great , Candice
so economical and always on point.
Thank You for the great response.
Big hugs
john
Funnily enough my silly automatic spelling on my done kept changing it to Putin!
Love it!
friendships are like taxes, for little people
fashion is what you adopt when you don’t know who you are…..
these make me glad to be one of the little people
if I do nothing to put my house in order and then spend my life begging others for help, I am ridiculous ….the pattern I see on the last is the sense of entitlement….?I deserve luxuries whether I can afford them or not… i don’t have to make choices between immediate gratification and saving and planning and working for what I want.
Good thoughts….worth reflecting on
Thank You, Eileen
and happy you found some of them enjoyable and worthwhile.
Much love
john
Once more a fine selection, John. Favourites perhaps 24, 27 and 28. Looking forward to the next selection!
You always pick the powerful ones, Chris
and rightly so.
Thank You, Friend
Always
john
One of our worst faults is giving ourselves rights we don’t have. Speaks volumes for where we are today as a society.
Thank you, Miss Mary
for the fine response.
Big hugs
uncle john
Forgot Uncle John!!
no problem
Miss Mary
uncle john
Particularly like xxxviii and xxxix but each is an individual gem, dear John.
Always so generous
Dear Angela
Ever your Friend
john
Fashion is what you adopt when you don’t know who you are. Stupendous! and joy to realize this is not me.
blessings ~ maxi
Good to hear
Dear Maxi
Thank You very much
Always with my best to You
john
You’ve definetly got a flair for writing there.
Infact, I think you just earned a fan :’).
Haha. Looking forward for more. Okay? Okay.
I write a little too. You might just wanna give it a look. :’)
https://mahekmithare.wordpress.com/
Thank You so much
Best Wishes
john
Good ones! – especially xxxiv 🙂 That’s certainly my favorite – a great reminder!
Indah
Thank You so much
Always with love
john