Recently discovered in a dusty trunk filled with pith helmets, stout walking sticks and a large quantity of Gentlemen’s Relish were the accumulated advice and sayings of Victorian wit, man about town and amateur taxidermist Brandon Cummerbund … A man ahead of his time. Or behind the elephants, with a spade.
Always check your greenhouse for baboons. If you find one, let it out carefully as they have a thing about compost
Tumble-drying is best done by a machine
It is possible to get over-excited about cheese
Toast has its uses in hand to hand combat
A walrus does not make the best of pets. Better to start with something smaller.
Warning: grass cuttings can become unstable if allowed to accumulate.
A mint in your pocket is worth two in your glove compartment.
Best never to secure anything, except for a temporary measure, with an elastic band
Pencil drumsticks are at their most effective if not sharpened to a point
The reviving qualities of cucumber should not be underestimated
What goes up must come down, unless you are a tennis ball adjacent to a garage roof
Lino may struggle to be stylish, but its ability to be easily cleaned is admirable
Chim-chimerney, chim-chimerney, chim-chim-cheroo … particularly on Thursdays
Any travelling funfair close to a dental surgery should beware the use of candy floss
Country ways: I used to think stubble-burning was a kind of extreme sport version of shaving
Some days I mourn the decreasing use of … tongs
Extremely dangerous, but great to listen to – that’s Salmonella Fitzgerald
The cracked pitcher goes longest to the well. And never gets picked in the baseball team.
If it’s possible to be non-plussed, why isn’t it possible to be plussed? Why is a boxer invincible, yet an effete gentleman unable to be vincible?
Is the opposite of a mangrove a womancopse?
One mongoose is enough. Two will argue and three can cause explosions.
Some days I mourn the decreasing use of … pac-a-macs
Eeny, meeny, miny, mo. At least, that’s what I tell the milkman.
Tonic water isn’t always. However, the bubbles have some entertainment value.
Angels prefer not to dance on the pointy end of a pin.
Cushions can be hugged, but rarely reciprocate.
Mildew is as mildew does.
Much can be achieved with six pomegranates, a ladle and a small volume of 19th Century French poetry
Some days I mourn the decreasing use of … ink wells
If fell walking is a description, rather than a pursuit, stick to taxis.
A study of knots has much to commend it.
Never allow hedgehogs free rein in your lilo factory.
Cod liver oil has many benefits, but do fish take human pancreas juice? One would doubt it.
Magnificent beard, vicar, but why did you dye it orange?
Never discuss secrets near a tree. Whorls have ears.
O sole mio. But rarely in Grimsby.
A pocket knife has many uses, however a gentleman foregoes fish gutting in the presence of a lady.
Mulligatawney soup should be compulsory during Lent.
Tremulous, she was, quite tremulous. But with a right hook like a pheasant.
Perambulation is the mother-in-law of bus strikes. Note it well.
Allow a badger to sharpen your kitchen knives, and a pigeon will soil your birdbath.
‘Once I was afraid, I was petrified … ‘ – the cry of the Jurassic forest
Pecan nuts squirrel. Good for the pecan.
Take a bowl of meat stock and add a quart of strawberry jelly, two buttons and bookmark. Simmer until next door’s cat starts yowling, then pour down the nearest drain. Be grateful you didn’t have to eat it.
I have yet to see a convincing argument why quoits should not be an Olympic sport
The art of conversation should be a subject taught for school examinations
Sometimes only a mallet will do
Finding time and space for breathing is a necessary nuisance
Ironmongery can delight the soul. A specially curved fork is wonder to behold.
I was beside myself with rage when they diagnosed schizophrenia.
Too much thinking can exasperate the brain. Too little may congeal it.
A little anchovy paste spread on the nose will certainly excite comment.
Many a man has been denied greatness for want of a good pair of shoes.
Some days, I mourn the decreasing use of … spats
A tiepin can be a mirror to a man’s soul
There’s a place for us, a time and space for us. Walthamstow, 4.37pm, Tuesdays.
Selflessness is an attractive virtue, but don’t ask anyone to spell it.
She was to hats what pigs are to laundry mangles
Anger may conceal a generous heart. But not usually.
A stout umbrella is a friend in many a dire circumstance.
Beware the toffee hammer. It may be small, but foolish is the man who underestimates it.
Too much genetic modification may yet give us the brussel trout.
Approach the sun with similar caution to strawberry jelly – it is only safe when set.
Many a pig with an itch has become pork scratchings.
Delirium tremens. Plus support. £6 on the door.
Go placidly amidst the stuff and things.
Brut force – an army powered by after-shave.
Need mystic tooth cleaning? Find a transcendental hygienist.
Whispering grass? Speak up a bit, man.
I was Monty’s Carlo.
Matron – someone’s disturbing the peaches.
A moustache is all about trimming.
I mourn the decreasing use of … blotting paper
A twig may, in extreme circumstances, be used for cleaning teeth. Never one’s own, of course.
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