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Whilst I was tidying a bookshelf, I found a book that had been hiding for thirty years. I bought it used, it's actually forty years old, but as it's a Penguin it's still in good condition.
From Dr Johnson ....Sir, I did not count your glasses of wine, why should you number up my cups of tea?
(He consumed vast quantities of tea)
Then I am glad to dispel some of YOUR ignorance! Johnson suffered much while compiling his dictionary, as it needed much more work than he estimated.
Doctor Johnson Quote of the Day:"Ignorance, madam, pure ignorance."
(His reply to a lady who had asked why he had defined pastern as the 'knee' of a horse. Quoted in James Boswell)
Remarkable indeed! At first I didn't realise how it works, but then it dawned on me. I can even get my local hospital radio!
