According to Kory-Kory's account, the pi-pi upon which stands the Hoolah Hoolah ground was built a great
many moons ago, under the direction of Monoo, a great chief and warrior, and, as it would appear, master-mason among the Typees.
Typee
Many moons ago, when he had been much smaller, he had desired the skin of Sabor, the lioness, or Numa, the lion, or Sheeta, the leopard to cover his hairless body that he might no longer resemble hideous Histah, the snake; but now he was proud of his sleek skin for it betokened his descent from a mighty race, and the conflicting desires to go naked in prideful proof of his ancestry, or to conform to the customs of his own kind and wear hideous and uncomfortable apparel found first one and then the other in the ascendency.
Tarzan of the Apes
When Paul Hollywood burst onto our screens on the Great British Bake Off
many moons ago, I remember thinking what lovely eyes he had and how down to earth he seemed.
Not the Summer of love, eh Paul?
He can also turn his hand to the lighter side of life as well, as demonstrated
many moons ago with a series of exchanges with myself regarding silly toilet humour!
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War and Peace The World as ever endures war and peace Now sadly war is on the increase Feudal tribe's fighting so
many moons ago Began the fighting as far as we know Progressing from bows and arrows to atomic bombs Yesterday phosphorus was dropped on Aleppo and Homs Sadly some nations have an insatiable deadly appetite Will the World ever sleep in peace at night?
POEM OF THE DAY
Amongst his own hits, music-lovers can expect to hear covers of much-loved classics including We Were Meant For Mars, Let Her Sleep, Queen of the Sea,
Many Moons Ago and much more.
Buddies can check out Michael's show; Bungalow gig for rising star
I worked in the old one
many moons ago and it's long overdue.
New station is on track
Those who try and trivialise the issue and muddy the waters with their inane talk of colour and free trade remind me of those 'Cowboy and Indian' films
many moons ago and the retort: "White man speak with forked tongue!" How outrageous when a person of the calibre of Mr Blair declares "The national humiliation is we think the colour of our passports defines our sense of nationhood."
Passport issue is not a trivial one; LETTERS
Those who try to trivialise the issue and muddy the waters with their inane talk of colour and free trade remind me of those cowboy and indian films
many moons ago and the retort: "White man speak with forked tongue!" How outrageous when a person of the calibre of Mr Blair declares: "The national humiliation is we think the colour of our passports defines our sense of nationhood." Does this "weapons of mass destruction" silly man not recognise the intellectual vacuity of his insulting words?
Stand up for Britain in passport outrage
I remember backing Bryony's dad Jimmy aboard the likes of Armagnac Princess
many moons ago, but that moment at Kempton will live long in the memory of this not-so-young racing fan.
Inspiration to youngsters; LETTERS
MANY moons ago, ICI was the biggest employer on Teesside, and they knew how to look after their former employees.
On film - the advantages of being an ICI pensioner
Looking back to my own wedding day
many moons ago I can't remember a single item we were given apart from thinking Rita and I had been given enough glassware to start our own shop and most of it was deemed too good to use regularly, meaning it stayed in the loft untouched for years.
Couple's love of money taints wedding guest's memories
Lisa Marie Ward I use to work behind there in the spinneret department
many moons ago. It needs something doing there.
Tweets & Posts
EASTENDERS Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri BBC1 A determined Sharon continues the search for her biological father and is adamant that, with help from the solicitor who oversaw her adoption
many moons ago, she'll come up with some positive results.
Who's the daddy?
After all, MasterChef: The Professionals has run for six everseries before now, and we're still just as hooked as when it first aired those
many moons ago - even those of us who can't knock up a salad.
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