And now I wished I could uneat them somehow. The ghost of those peas was rising in my throat and fuddling my brain, making it difficult to think or speak with any sense at all.

He also provides the helpful service of describing the contents of such cryptofascist films as Chuck Norris's “Invasion U.S.A.,” sparing the reader the ordeal of actually having to watch them.

Besides Taipei City itself, the Taipei metropolitan area consists of the townships and rural district jurisdictions of 1. Taipei City: 12 districts are designated metropolitan core; 2. New Taipei City: 29 districts which include Panchiao district with 550,000 persons and Oolai district with an area 55 times more considerable than Panchiao but only accounting for 5000 residents; 3. Keelung City: 7 districts on the eastern side of Taipei City, surrounded by New Taipei City on three sides, and the ocean on the eastern side of the city (Fig. 2).

An' what about your Queenslander? the Australian asked.