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Category: Humour

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No Regrets (bp coyle)

January 17, 2019 coylewriter

Edith Piaf had no regrets. Frank Sinatra had too few to mention. Dave Wilcox, on the other hand, has got…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour
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Again! (bp coyle)

January 4, 2019 coylewriter

‘Again!’ ‘Seriously? You want me to read Dear Zoo again?’ I stole a look at my watch. Eight o’clock. On…

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Posted in: Humour
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The Mandela Effect (bp coyle)

January 2, 2019 coylewriter

‘Dad, have you heard of The Mandela Effect?’ ‘Nope, can’t say that I have. What is it?’ ‘It’s the way…

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A Pause for Mrs. Claus (bp coyle)

December 25, 2018 coylewriter 1 Comment

Thank the Lord, he is off on his travels around the world. The one day in the year that he…

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Posted in: Humour
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Spelling Bee (bp coyle)

December 13, 2018 coylewriter

‘Dad,’ she asked me, ‘how do you spell psychopath?’ I pondered for a moment. ‘P-s-y-c-h-o…’ ‘P-s-y-c-o-…’ ‘No, it’s c-h-o-.’ ‘Oh,…

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Posted in: Humour, Parenting
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Long Distance Love ( bp coyle)

December 7, 2018 coylewriter

There’s an old Tom Hanks movie about meeting someone (Meg Ryan?) on the internet and having a long distance relationship.…

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Posted in: Humour, Relationships
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Flannery O’Connor? I Love Him! (bp coyle)

December 2, 2018 coylewriter

‘Have you read any Flannery O’Connor?’ I shouted. I had to shout because were at a nightclub and the music…

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Posted in: Humour
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Strangers on a Plane (bp coyle)

November 26, 2018 coylewriter

‘First time flying long distance?’ ‘First time flying quite so far. I brought a nice fat novel to keep me…

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Was it Something I Said? (bp coyle)

November 18, 2018 coylewriter

‘So, what are we talking about?’ I asked, as I set a new round of drinks on the table. It…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour
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HR (bp coyle)

November 11, 2018 coylewriter

The meeting is in twenty minutes. With the head of HR herself, can’t say I am looking forward to this.…

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Posted in: Employment, Humour

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