He tried to fast like JesusWithout water/foodLasted only two five daysFasting did no good African pastor Francisco Barajah has died in an attempt to beat Jesus 40 day fast. The attempt is not new. In 2006 a woman died at 23 days in London. Don MatthewsFebruary 2023
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What is the Coffee Cup Key For?
From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (moth)
There is never a timeto stop learning new things
FCS Daily Music Video – ‘She’s Always a Woman’ Billy Joel (1978 Old Grey Whistle Test)
The Old Grey Whistle Test was a British television music show. The show was devised by BBC producer Rowan Ayers, commissioned by (Sir) David Attenborough and aired on BBC2 from 1971 to 1988. Attenborough showed an instinctive understanding of what made good television – Match of the Day, Monty Python and The Old Grey Whistle Test among the many groundbreakingContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘She’s Always a Woman’ Billy Joel (1978 Old Grey Whistle Test)”
The Rewriting of Roald Dahl. Overly Sensitive?
Roald Dhal has been rewrittenAxed is the word ‘fat’They’ve also scrubbed out ‘ugly’And that my friend is that Oompa Loompas have become gender-neutral, spiders are no longer black and worms are no longer pink Don MatthewsFebruary 2023
Priscilla
Priscilla is FCS cat Why did you leaveThis thing in the wayTo strangle/frustrate meFrustrate me today? Don MatthewsFebruary 2023
Stan Installs a Comfy Toilet
Stan is a man of many talentsWe at FCS are privileged to be associated with him They said they couldn’t afford oneA toilet from the storeSo did a cheap and comfy oneA toilet for the poor Don MatthewsFebruary 2023
Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Height
Write something incorporating the word ‘height’ Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. ODE TO HEIGHT I’m at the height of nonsenseNonsense at the heightOdes are spilling out (yep yep)Whether wrong or right Yep DM
From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (loft beam)
$1million San Francisco loft has this diagonal support beam cutting across kitchen There is never a timeto stop learning new things
From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Calamity Jane)
Calamity Jane was one of the greatest sharpshooters of the old west One of the most well known cowpokes of the wild west is Calamity Jane, a gal who didn’t let anyone stand in her way. She earned her reputation working as a scout for General Custer in 1870 before going on to work for theContinue reading “From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Calamity Jane)”
Flippant, Comic, and Serious 