“Hello ladies, gentlemen, my fellow astronaughts” (George W. Bush). Well what a week it’s been, I encountered the most troubling question I have ever encountered, what would happen were John Malkovich to enter his own head. The film “Being John Malkovich” then having posed the question, answered it; he enter a world where everyone is John Malkovich, and only says “John Malkovich”. It was good that I found out because nobody ever tries to claim the prize to BASICALLY BRIAN’S Word Of The Day. Before I begin a word of thanks to Just Donal, who persuaded me to attend Eurovision for Asia, and goodness what a fun time was had by all, I only hope that my I Love Linda more than Donal does t-shirt didn’t offend him too much.

BASICALLY BRIAN’S Word Of The Week

ONERABLE: This word is nothing to do whatsoever with the word honourable. Instead it is a kind of like saying troublesome, somebody may be an onerable individual. I assume it originates with the word onerous.

Pronounced: Own- Er- ab- ll

BASICALLY BRIAN’S Question of the Week

What is the origin of the word cocktail? I know what a cock is, it’s a male hen for the record, and everyone should be aware of what a tail is. Can anybody tell me how when you put the two together it means a mixture of liquids, typically alcoholic ones.

BASICALLY BRIAN’S French Love Poem Of the Week

Les Sentiments de votre chou chou

Je sais une proffesseur ettonnant,
Une perssone je vraiment voulant.
Elle est une beau historien,
Oui, cest vrai j’aime Madame Mullen.

Elle as une sourie platine,
Et une beau rire feminine.
Dans mon cour elle fait un feu,
Avec sa soliuer pointu.

Ja’dore sa cour,
Cest le essentiel de mon jour.
Tu doit agree que dans mon terminal,
Je lécher en haut plus plus plus de Donal.

Allor finalment, il faut que dire,
Madame Mullen Je me te toujour souvenir.

Il etait ecrit pour mme Mullen a Brian Harrison, 1 Mai
2004

NB: any criticism of my French will not be appreciated… at all!