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yikes!

because they’re not as cute?

Yes …after you’ve tipped the bag into next door’s garden

that’s why they invented hoover nozzles

the same folk who advised car companies to switch off their customers’ car features …unless they start paying $15/month

the cover illustration of this 50s time travel adventure hooked my 13yo self it didn’t disappoint - teenager accidentally flung back 50,000 years in his uncle’s experimental time machine where he meets up with young+hunky Cro-Magnon guy (not the ‘bad guy’ Neanderthals shown ) and has exciting adventures. What’s not to like for a hormonal young adolescent…

must have missed Relativity space-time being chucked in the trash can 🗑️

Did wicked ‘Uncle’ Andrew get away with it..? while reading IMDB on the latest remake of Death On The Nile (not good ) I noticed ‘Uncle’ Andrew had been deleted then I couldn’t remember if he got banged to rights for his evil scheme 🧐 so I asked ChatGPT… In Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile, does wicked ‘Uncle’ Andrew get away with his fraud on Lynette Ridgeway’s trust fund? ChatGPT said: ChatGPT In Death on the Nile, "Uncle" Andrew Pennington, who is Lynette Ridgeway’s American trustee, certainly attempts fraud, but he ultimately does not get away with it. Lynette's sudden marriage to Simon Doyle disrupts Pennington’s plans, as she insists on handling her own finances. His position as trustee had allowed him to siphon off significant amounts from her wealth, an act he hoped would go unnoticed. When Lynette arrives in Egypt, Pennington tries to cover his tracks, even going so far as to stage a “near accident” that he hopes will kill her and stop her from scrutinizing his accounts. His schemes, however, come under the watchful eye of Hercule Poirot, who uncovers Pennington’s actions during his investigation of Lynette’s murder. Although Pennington is implicated in fraud, he is not ultimately punished by law within the scope of the novel, as the primary focus shifts to solving Lynette’s murder. However, his fraudulent actions are exposed, leaving him disgraced and with a tarnished reputation. So, while he avoids legal prosecution in the novel, his reputation and influence are severely damaged. You said: So, even with Agatha Christie, crime sometimes pays? ChatGPT said: ChatGPT In Agatha Christie’s world, crime only appears to pay, but there's always a catch. Although characters like Andrew Pennington evade formal punishment, they rarely come out unscathed. Christie’s novels often have these morally satisfying endings, where even if the law doesn’t touch a criminal, poetic justice does. For Pennington, the exposure of his fraudulent actions destroys his credibility and his standing—a form of social and moral justice that, in Christie’s context, is nearly as damaging as jail time. In many ways, Christie shows that escaping legal consequences doesn’t equate to escaping the consequences of guilt, exposure, or ruin in society. So, while “crime” might seem to pay in some cases, Christie’s narrative justice ensures it only happens in a hollow, costly way. You said: That was fun! ChatGPT said: ChatGPT I'm glad you enjoyed it! Agatha Christie's intricate plots and subtle twists are always a delight to dive into, especially when exploring the way she handles justice and moral consequences. There’s so much satisfaction in the clever way she ensures that everyone ultimately gets their due—one way or another!

used to then stopped-decided didn’t like the bitter flavour

Lola (1970) YT delivered a recent video claiming this hit song by the Kinks from the 70s was transphobic and could never be performed again today (not true, still regularly played on UK radio) Personally, I don’t see that - it’s about a young guy (it actually happened to the Kink’s manager in a nightclub) being attracted to another guy in drag, inexperienced and maybe unsure of his sexuality, and whatever the outcome he will never forget “my Lola”… https://americansongwriter.com/meaning-lola-the-kinks-song-lyrics/

High protein low salt/carb Snack food! best thing since sliced bread

in fact it probably “works” better in the 21st century because opportunities for “cross-class” contact are much greater now, so storylines have more scope for this to happen, at school (public schools grant full scholarships to state school students, even top schools like Eton), or employment (stately homes are businesses too), or even down the pub btw “royalty” is something else altogether - no one in their right mind would want to get tangled up with that (except maybe D-list cable TV actresses… )

might be a good strategy to praise/reward him er…, it , for being such a good +helpful son poltergeist

actually I think what makes these stories compelling for readers is the opportunity to explore “forbidden cross-class relationships” between a privileged character and their “lower-class” lover - important, because it gives ordinary readers like us a stake in the story, an MC that we can identify with Lawrence pretty much wrote the template for this with Lady Chatterley’s Lover (still selling well nearly 100 years later) but, interestingly, it was E.M. Forster who first came up with this forbidden cross-class idea when he wrote Maurice (1913-14). And in Forster’s novel the relationship really was genuinely forbidden - criminal at that time, not just transgressing “rules” of social class etiquette (which probably explains why it wasn’t published until 1971, the year after Forster died) oh, and yeah, I admit it - sandwiches can be very tasty 😋

dunno if it’s a tab/genre on GA, but there’s definitely privilege /aristocracy stories on various sites Generally they’re pretty bad because, well, most of us don’t live in that gilded world Recently the YT algorithm delivered me a glossy video from the channel of real life aristo Lord Hinchingbrooke (his dad is the Earl of Sandwich - the family who really did invent our favourite snack 🥪 ) and his American wife. And Hello magazine did this feature on the family back in June… So, now there’s no excuse for GA authors not getting it right… https://www.hellomagazine.com/homes/675143/viscount-viscountess-hinchingbrooke-mapperton-house-tour/?fwtrack_poster_size=large&fwtrack_poster_type=animated Not sure if this video link will work - if it does you need to click the sound button https://www.hellomagazine.com/homes/675143/viscount-viscountess-hinchingbrooke-mapperton-house-tour/?fwtrack_poster_size=large&fwtrack_poster_type=animated&fw_playlist=gpPy2g&fw_video=5bjPXl&fw_channel=hello_magazine176901616