We are amused

My book of Victorian conundrums - now available for the Kindle.

We are amused.

Why is a railway like a blanket?
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What is that which works when it plays and plays when it works?
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A fountain.
What is most likely to become a woman?
A little girl.Because it is laid upon sleepers. 

Queen Elizabeth II - 60 years on the throne

And the news of yesterday - 6 February 2012

An elusive icon: the changing face of our monarch

Charles Dickens

As I started this blog on 7 February 2012, there is only one place to start.  Charles Dickens was born on 7 February 1812.

Wikipedia - Charles Dickens

A letter to Charles Dickens on his 200th birthday by Claire Tomalin

One of the first things I did with my Kindle was download as many of Dickens works as I could find, and start looking at the words Dickens used.  More on that later as my research progresses..............