All Set for Liverpool

We're all set for our next book signing, which will be on Saturday 1st May at Waterstone's in Liverpool One, the shopping area in the centre of Liverpool. We'll be there from 1.30pm, and at 3.30 we'll say a few words about the funny things we've recently seen and heard, as well as sharing some of our latest amusing thoughts on life.

For example, we think Andrew Lloyd Webber needs to calm down. Every time he hears a great story he makes a song and dance about it.

We hope to see you there.

Phil & Steve

Life Isn't to be Taken Literally

As you may know, in the biggest chapter of our book Phil and I give an insight into what the world would be like if we all took everyday sayings literally. The book was written purely for comedy value, but a conversation I recently overheard shows that some people actually DO take everyday sayings literally.

As two friends were walking along, one said to the other: “…and he bumped into her. Well, he didn’t bump into her; she was sitting down.”

If you’d heard that first-hand I’m sure you’d be clear, as I was, that there wasn’t really a ‘bump’, it’s just that the two people met unexpectedly. The speaker thought otherwise and needed to be sure that if we were acting out the story in our minds the characters were physically positioned so that they could bump if they wanted to! Bless!

Almost apologetically she admitted that they couldn’t possibly have bumped if one of them was sitting down. I didn’t have the heart to interrupt and point out that if only she was sitting down, he could still have bumped into her.

When using an everyday saying, we advise you not to assume it’s being taken literally. Next we’ll be hearing things like: “It’ll cost a bomb. Well, that might not be true because I’m not involved in the munitions industry so don’t know the going rate for bombs. I’m so sorry I said that.”

Once you’ve said something, let sleeping dogs lie. Well, you can wake them up if you want to. And you can let awake dogs tell lies as well if you must.

Steve

Library Recognition

By the subject 'Library Recognition', I don't mean that we're going to play a game where I show you photos of different libraries and you have to say which they are. That would be silly. Stop it!

It means that libraries in Flintshire and Lancashire have started to recognise our hard work by stocking our book.

Phil was visiting his local library (located within John Summers High School in Queensferry, Flintshire) and saw the book had been given a prominent position within the shelving - and its own stand! You can see it here.

We've since established that the book is also in Lancaster, Preston and Burnley city/town centre libraries.

So now having no money isn't a valid excuse for not reading our book! Support your local library, and if they don't have any copies of the book please tell them how behind the times they are and ask them to order you a copy - and they will. The title information you might need is here.

For anyone who prefers my original idea of 'Library Recognition', see if you can spot Kansas City Library in this photo.

Steve