Tag Archives: speak

Double entendre speaking début (Rousse)

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Dreamaticus

While speaking to a class of disengaged further education students, BD made the most inappropriate double entendre. It was both appalling and hysterical – and I could not hold back my laughter from under a huge paper bed sheet at … Continue reading →

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Katie Price takes to the water prior to speaking engagement in Liverpool (Rousse)

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Katie Price (aka Jordan) and I lapped the swimming pool together. I wondered whether (her) fake boobs behaved differently from the real thing (mine) when in water, but from my vantage point it was not possible to tell, and I … Continue reading →

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Texan Snow White meets Cheshire Cat on the pantomime stage (Rousse)

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Dreamaticus

DT left baby J in Texas so that she could return to the UK and co-star in pantomime with CG. She was playing Snow White, and he the Cheshire Cat. It was rumoured that DT would speak on stage with … Continue reading →

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A smoked salmon surprise and an unexpected dip in the North Sea (Rousse)

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Dreamaticus

A quick glance at my calendar told me that I should be with AJ speaking about the new framework to female students. I made a dash for room C14, taking care not to trip along the poorly maintained corridors. ‘What … Continue reading →

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Two chocolate mousses and a trip to Budapest (Rousse)

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Dreamaticus

In her vast farmhouse kitchen (with two modified dishwashers and two fridges) my Cousin B (hair all coiffed) offered us each a chocolate mousse, plus a carton of double cream to share. As she headed out of the door to … Continue reading →

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A beaver in a non-speaking role (Rousse)

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Earlier I’d overheard the dogs speaking English to one another with Teesside accents, so when they scampered down the sand dune I saw this as my opportunity to ask them where they were from. They suddenly turned very shy and … Continue reading →

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The Emperor of China, Tom Forrest, an absent wife, and a widower (Rousse)

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Ancient tradition in China required the donning of a long black robe (similar to an academic gown) whenever the emperor visited. Every day during my imprisonment I was on standby for this eventuality. Meanwhile I joined in with the activities … Continue reading →

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Impatient engineers and cigar-smoking students (Rousse)

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Dreamaticus

At 3pm I joined a meeting of colleagues in the School of Engineering. I never realised before just how many there were of them: hundreds! When it came to my turn to speak it was hard work to shout above … Continue reading →

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Seventeenth century speech in the modern era (Rousse)

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Although fun to begin with, it eventually became rather tedious to keep up conversation in seventeenth century speak, especially for anachronistic tasks such as booking rail tickets.

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Catching up with friends (Rousse)

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I really needed to get out more. It was such a long time since I’d last seen NP that I assumed that the woman with long straight blond hair was her. Similarly, when I reported to DT and the rest … Continue reading →

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