The Thoughts of Chairman Anyhow

I'm BAAAAAAAAACK !!
Hope you are all fit and well this fine Monday Morning.

In today's issue...

Serial
Happy International Biscuit Day
Question Impossible
Trivial Top 10
Answer !!

Something NEW.....

Recently I was approached by my local museum to provide a piece regarding their
collection of vintage hats. They wanted something to use on their web site and with
the display.

I came up with a little story.

Rather than publishing it on here in one big chunk.
I've decided to break it down to short manageable pieces so you
can enjoy a brief read.

Hope you enjoy.....

Hat Box

by Neville Raper

May 2017

Part One

Rob felt like Howard Carter at the tomb of Tutankhamun, except right now, instead of sand, it was mainly dust he was sweeping away.

The door to the walk-in cupboard was stiff, probably hadn't been opened in years.

This wasn't unusual to Rob; he’d been in the house clearance business for about ten years.

This property had been empty a while, although it was hard to estimate how long. Rob considered anywhere between two and two thousand years.

Rob pulled at the door handle; the hinges shrieked in indignation.

The interior was gloomy, to his left was a pull cord connected to an ancient looking Bulb. “There’s no way this will work” he muttered to himself. To his complete surprise, it burst into light, instant sun in the confined cupboard.

“Made to last” he chuckled.

He was confronted by a stack of identical cardboard boxes. Each a dirty brown colour and about twenty inches square. Stacked from floor to ceiling, a wailing wall of storage.

There were no markings on them, completely anonymous.

Whoever had put them there had made a great job of arranging them, boxy brickwork.

Rob eyed them up and down; he reached up and forced his finger tips either side of one of the highest boxes. He pulled it gingerly towards himself. He knew by painful experience to be careful when moving such, mystery, containers.

Too many times in the past he’d come a cropper when the contents had been much heavier than he’d expected. He’d lost count how many times he’d woken up, on the floor confused, with a bump on his head.

To his delight, the box felt light, he pulled.

Everything he saw next was in exquisite slow motion. The whole cardboard construction fell in an avalanche of organisation. He was sure that when the boxes fell they left behind a perfect shadow of dust suspended in the air, a dirty negative.

The whole wall collapsed upon him, buried in storage, as if this wasn’t bad enough, a split second later, the dust followed it.........

Part Two tomorrow......

Happy International Biscuit Day

Hi there all you cookie monsters ! It's international Biscuit Day.

In American biscuits are small crusty bread rolls, served at breakfast or as a side dish. However, in the UK, the word “biscuit” is used for flat sweet treats which are known as “cookies” in the US.

So celebrate by settling down with a cup of tea or coffee and enjoy !

Question Impossible

This is where I set you an "impossible" question....you won't

get it, unless you cheat, and let's face it, everyone does....

Which Country Drinks The Most Beer ( per capita )

Answer further down......

Today, as it's international biscuit day, we look at the UK's
Top 10 favourite biscuits....

10 - Chocolate Fingers ( I know a dirty joke about these ! )

9 - Chocolate Bourbon ( Blurgh...not a fan )

8 - Ginger Nut ( Ron Weasley ?? )

7 - Digestive ( or suggestive )

6 - Chocolate Chip Cookie ( The American Invasion !! )

5 - Jaffa Cake ( errrrrrrm there's a clue in the name !! )

4 - Shortbread ( Och eye the noooo )

3 - Custard Cream .....( and a lay down in a darkened room )

2 - Chocolate Hobnob ... Comedy Name..

1 - Chocolate Digestive ......Do you dunk ?