Tag Archives: china
Feeling Up Over Down Under
AnElephantCant halt the recession He thinks that is Downing Street’s job But he is beginning to increase his exports And to generate quite a few bob He has received two Australian orders Both of them strangely from Perth They noticed … Continue reading
Posted in Daft Rhymes, humour
Tagged australia, central africa, china, david livingstone, eric liddell, mary slessor, nigeria, perth, recession
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Eric Liddell, an appreciation
On this day in 1924 Eric Liddell, nicknamed the ‘Flying Scotsman’, refused to run in the heat of the 100 metres at the Paris Olympics because it fell on a Sunday. Liddell, who was favourite for the gold medal, had … Continue reading
Posted in Scottish Stuff, funny and serious
Tagged china, eric, liddell, olympics, Paris, rugby
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