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John Cooper Clarke made a good job of this joke 6 years ago.

similar to Caesar ad aderat forte Brutus adsum jam Caesar sic in omnibus Brutus sic in tram

That that is, is. That that is not, is not. Is that it? It is!

I remember this exercise from school that demonstrated the importance of punctuation. Punctuate the following (note that some words may require an initial capital but to show them here would over-simplify the exercise). "that that is is that that is not is not is that it it is"

Should be "Eats roots, shoots and leaves."

Once more, defeat snatched from the jaws of victory. I suppose this means Susie, the prophesying pig, will become next Sunday's roast. I'll bet she didn't see that coming!

Australasian Harrier.

Actually, the article is largely about the incorrect interpretation of information out there, some deliberate, and which is disseminated on social media (and posts like this) which give a voice to conspiracy theorists and ultracrepidarians. I would have thought that the solution to reacting to...

It could pay to read this article. Particularly the armchair experts who appear to post ad nauseam on the subject. https://theconversation.com/now-everyones-a-statistician-heres-what-armchair-covid-experts-are-getting-wrong-144494

Not sure about venison price comparison as I'm lucky enough to have a neighbour who's a hunter so I get my venison and boar pretty cheap (and fresh). You're right about the price of lamb though and the quality here is lower. Most NZ quality lamb is exported leaving us the poorer quality meat...

152 GBP per kg is a heck of a price! We pay NZ$120 /kg (about GBP60/kg) for chilled grass fed Wagyu with a marble score of 3 - 4. Pete

Great work Ian and welcome to retirement :) The model is beautifully detailed. It took me back to when I was a nipper and would visit the model ships exhibition in Sunderland Museum. (Wonder if it's still there?) Pete

Thanks Glynne. Nice work BTW :) Pete

I was not trying to 'fault' anyone. Many humorous incidents arise from words having different connotations in different languages. Perhaps your sense of humour is lying mouldering... :)

One of my favourites was a business sign in Hong Kong advertising 'The Wilful Shipping Co.' (Motto: "We don't care where you want your goods shipped. We'll send them where we want them to go.") Oh yes, and the "Agro Bank" in KL. (Just don't ask for an overdraft.) Pete