. . . from today's excellent Joy of Six:
"Given Manchester United have just won a record 19th English league championship, the fact that they've had only three title-winning managers comes as quite a surprise."
And of course Ron Saunders should have got an honorable mention.
. . . this was the front cover of tomorrow's Guardian:
Sadly, they've gone for the much more sedate:
Thankfully, Steve Bell is on form:
Eve's eyes opened wide.
'Do you mean to say you gave me somebody else's umbrella?
'I had unfortunately omitted to bring my own out with me this morning.'
'I've never heard of such a thing!'
Merely practical Socialism. Other people are content to talk about the Redistribution of Property. I go out and do it.
Not surprised to see Ian Rankin's name so high up the list if last year's Dunfermline charity shops are anything to go by. The question is, do people actually read the books that they eventually palm off to charity shops?
The author and/or book that always seems to be in abundance at thrift shop sales, stoop sales and library fund raisers in Brooklyn? Step forward Ian McEwan's 2001 novel, 'Atonement'. If I had a dollar for every time that unbroken spine stared back at me at a book sale, I could afford a kindle . . . and afford to put a few books on the kindle.
July 2011 Socialist Standard
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