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[callmemadam]

Roses Over a Cottage Door posted about favourite words and coincidentally I’d been having similar thoughts. My word is ‘mysterious’. A favourite silly song of mine at the moment is Jessie J’s Price Tag, especially these lines:

"Why is everybody so serious?
Acting so damn mysterious"

I love this! It conjures up an image of a crowd of people wearing trench coats with collars pulled up and hats pulled down over their eyes, a sort of Inspector Gadget flashmob. It reminds me of H G Wells playing charades, drifting around in a sheet and then saying he was ‘God moving in a mysterious way’. If you emphasise the 'm' and stretch the second syllable, there’s something inherently amusing about the word, but why?

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[(Anonymous)]

Having discovered O douglas and E H Young via you its time to reciprocate.Radio 4 today,Wed and Thurs 3.30 "Good show Clarissa".Right up your street.angelalambert@live.co.uk

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

You're so right and thank you for thinking of me. Someone else gave me the heads up so I've just listened to today's. The story was originally called 'A Midnight Revel'and appeared in the book Queen of the Dormitory.

Good show Clarrisa

[(Anonymous)]

Sorry to use the comments this way.I am so greatful to you for introducing me to O Douglas and E H Young and thought you would enjoy the first of a radio 4 prog I have just listened to.Today,Wed and Thurs 3.30 Radio 4 "Good show Clarissa".angelalambert@live.co.uk

Re: Good show Clarrisa

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

I'm always thrilled when someone enjoys a book or author I've recommended and thank you for telling me so.

[ramblingfancy.livejournal.com]

I love Price Tag too! And your Inspector Gadget flashmob :)

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Hee!