£2 from an antique shop in Dunkeld! And Mr F paid!
This was an amusing book about after-dinner speaking, written by Giles Brandreth. It starts with some tips for the would-be speechmaker (practise a lot, be prepared for things going wrong and keep it short!) Then there's examples of jokes. Unfortunately as the book was sponsored by Cockburn's Port, there are a lot of references to it which make Mr Brandreth look rather sycophantic.
Day 311; Book 302
'[He said] I was treating her like a child': Friend confiscates her house
guest's floss after multiple warnings because it's a health hazard to her
cat, only for the guest's husband to call and lash out at the cat owner
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Being a guest in someone's home comes with a certain set of basic rules, we
all know that, right? And being a guest in a house with a cat comes with a
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