I told him that he was right and that his request was timely, as Simchat Torah, one of the most joyous festivals of the year featuring the hakafot (procession of Torah scrolls), would take place in three weeks.

He can feel the cloud coming down: eight hundred owed to Charlie, another hundred to the Chinaman who runs a pakapoo game alongside the apples and bananas.

You can't act irresponsibly and then expect me to take the rap.

In response to the comment posted by “francis muir” at 3 o’clock a.m.: I’d get back on to your medication pronto. Itself in response to the question posted by “tomcatpolka” at 2:22am: My dictionary says that lepid (pleasant, jocose) comes from the Latin lepidus. Should I think flitting like a butterfly or leaping like a rabbit?