Ha!....X-Ray Specs. I was onto that fraud immediately, even as an 11 year old. X-Rays which could allow one to see through our skin, would not work to help you see through clothing. If they actually worked, you'd be seeing through people's skin, beyond their clothing. Unless by some magic, you could control the depth to which they would reveal what was hidden.
Rich and meaty taste,.....this collection has everything, so many tales and fabrications. I was pleased I could lose myself in them. Many are very relatable to my own up bringing and others, too strange. All were quite entertaining.
7/2024.......Holy cow, the first hour was not appealing to me, even though I love his story telling. Grandma Ya-ya,.....was a horrible tale. It got better when he switched to describing being a child afflicted by ticks. I could totally relate to a father obsessed with fears about getting maimed, as my own father tended to think about accidents waiting to happen, instilling in me a fear of living. Which was weird,...but my Dad was a business man, and did nothing outside in the elements. If it was going to rain, it was likely to turn into the storm of the century, and they never materialized. Maybe he got that way later in his life,....I don't know why he was so worried. Mom had her own exaggerated worries,.....if I got passed over for a raise, at my job, it was because my employer must have hated Jews and was a closeted Nazi. That fear of plotting undercover Nazis', was a constant fear of hers. She grew up in America, in a Jewish neighborhood, but was about 16 years old when the Nazis began their reign of terror, in Europe.
1. Charges WILL be dropped. 2. Record WILL be cleared via court or pardon. 3. All "conditions" WILL be dropped. 4. Unhacked internet WILL be restored. 5. Those culpable will be sued. 6. I WILL complete a double masters at WVU (NOT Marshall). YOU are West Virginians -- YOU are literally the WORST people the world has ever produced other than militant Muslims in theocratic countries (although your evangelical beliefs align perfectly). You DO NOT get to make A SINGLE decision that limits another person's life BECAUSE YOU CAN'T EVEN MAKE DECISIONS THAT PREVENT YOUR STATE FROM BEING DEAD LAST IN EVERYTHING GOOD AND NUMBER ONE IN EVERYTHING BAD! I am RIGHT, YOU are WRONG. PERIOD.
I have this book and The Crooked House (Large Print) & there is a blurb at the beginning that this story/book (Ordeal by innocence & Crooked House was Agatha's two favorite stories (thus the Book Club put it together). FYI. Both ARE great stories.
Thank you. I read all his books many years ago. Mr. Sedaris has such a unique gift for story-telling. I love it. His voice is somehow perfect for telling them as well :)
Joan Hickson is loved by millions all over the world. I never get tired of watching her as the delightful amazing Miss Marple.. Joan you immortalised the role. RIP dear dear Joan.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I have only just learnt that John Moffat played the presiding magistrate M Comilau in the Maigret series. The voice is so different in tone , my admiration for this brilliant actor increased.
