The Israelis win again: Yes, sorry, America, but last night I watched the first two episodes of the original Israeli TV series of 'Hostages'. The 'cousins' attempted to remake it but after about four episodes I gave up. However, so far the Israeli version seems pretty good and anyway the lady doctor in it is hotter than the American one. You see, you do need that sort of keen artistic judgment to really grade these things!
This man really could shag for France at the Olympics: Yes indeed and I look forward to the formation of the SKP, the Strauss-Kahn Party - no, no, not that sort of party, I mean political party!
Assuming Dominic Strauss-Kahn gets off all charges which looks likely then I think he would be mad not to run for the Presidency. After all, he'd get every true-blooded Frenchman to vote for him and also, I suspect, ahem, quite a few of the ladies! Vive La France!
In which I help keep Oliver Kamm in style: Well, it's the least I can do, really. I mean, he used to be a City banker but then he fell on hard times and became a scribbler for my ex-best friend, Rupe, and we all know that he only ever pays peanuts even to his leader writers - Rupe begged me to write some leaders for The Times but he never even got close to my fee! Anyway, in an obvious attempt to put some caviar on the table, Oliver has written a book which I will have to buy. It is called:
This is a book I have been waiting for because, according to the reviews, it will make me feel better about my 'Eng. Lang'. This is a subject which has given me severe psychological problems ever since Miss. Woods, Eng. Lit & Lang, circa 1950-55, transfixed me with terror and a feeling of inadequacy as she lasered me through her rimless bi-focals. With Oliver's book, all my phobias will vanish.
However, in case he fails to cover it I have one question for you all. As you know I over-use commas, particularly inverted commas. Normally that's OK but when the object I wish to emphasize in some way by placing it inside inverted commas is itself a possessive word, say, Roger's, then I am flummoxed. Do I write 'Roger's' which seems a bit excessive in the comma department even for me? Or do I write 'Roger's? I dunno - ooops, bad spelling, don't tell Miss Woods, I beg you!
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The DUFF: Not to be missed! It's a film, 'stoopid'! And no, I haven't' the faintest idea what it's about because on the Youtube video-thingie the language is incomprehensible. Well, it's spoken, or regurgitated (hey, that word again!), by sundry American teenagers who might as well be speaking Martian for all the sense an elderly British gent like me can make of them. But anyway, with a title like that it's bound to be a huge hit and I'm only surprised that it's not up for an Oscar tonight!
More rumbles later . . .
