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"the Celts' appetite for alcohol was extraordinary, limited only by it's supply in some recorded cases. Allied to that was a parallel fondness for love-making, mostly between men and women, and at certain times in the year, between men and women who were barely known to each other. Sadly, this last has not survived down the centuries, and Celtic Britain has become markedly more straightlaced as time has gone on."

"Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time."

"The phrase 'Someone ought to do something' was not, by itself, a helpful one. People who used it never added the rider 'and that someone is me'."

Still the greatest description of how the Magna Carta came to be.

Jerome's descriptive, yet interesting, account ends with:

'And King John has stepped upon the shore, and we wait in breathless silence till a great shout cleaves the air and the great cornerstone in England's temple of liberty has, now we know, been firmly laid.'

'I say, I don't think much of this inn, do you?'

"When George is hanged Harris will be the worst packer in this world"

Jerome K Jerome was possessed of a wondrous turn of phrase.
Going to try to recall some for future use, starting with:

"Life is brief, and you might pass away before I had finished."

Learning a lot of interesting 'moments' from human history. Hoping I retain the knowledge once the book is finished. I found Hammurabi and the Yapese island currency especially interesting.

Not even past the very first page and have already giggled like a small child. This is going to be good

Barely 10 pages in and I've laughed out loud four times already. Several new characters, but somehow they have the same familiar feel. We're back in the North, and it's going to be good. Bloody good.