I Sometimes Wonder If The Manufacturers Of

Jacob Is A German Shepherd. (i Have Never Understood Why They Aren't Called German Sheepdogs. What Do The Germans Call Shepherds?)

The Word "souvenir" Has, Of Course, Slightly Extended Itself In Meaning Until It Now Denotes Almost Anything Either Breakable Or Useless; But Even Today, Ninety Per Cent Of The Items Covered By The Word Are Forgettable Objects In Which Cigarettes Can Be Left To Go Stale.

Ethnically, The Germans Are Teutonic... Being Made Up Of Vandals, Gepidae, And Goths, All Of Whom Emigrated - South From Sweden In About 500 Bc; Why They Emigrated Is Not Exactly Clear, But Many Scholars Believe It Was Because They Saw The Way Sweden Was Going, I.e. Neutral.

Disneyworld... Is A Historical Reconstruction As Sanitised As The Kremlin's, And A Future Vision As Uncognisant Of Contemporary Pointers As Peter Pan's. It Is A Magic Carpet Under Which Everything Has Been Swept.

Malta Is The Only Country In The World Where The Local Delicacy Is The Bread.