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Frederick Lonsdale, author of light-hearted comedies, was a member of the celebrated Garrick Club in London. One New Year’s Eve a friend asked him to make up with a club member he had quarrelled with and to go over and wish the man a happy New Year. Lonsdale approached his enemy and stuck out his hand: “I wish you a happy New Year. But only one.”
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Tag Archives: junk
Telling names
During my first three months in Trier I realised that my car dealer’s name was Junk, my doctor’s name was Krapp and one of my students’ name was Bitsch, all perfectly neutral and completely innocent names to the German ear. … Continue reading