Recent content by mungojerry

This thread is called shocking stories etc....... Where are the stories? For the last 5 or 6 pages there has been a discussion about female figures and plastic surgery. Stick to the subject matter it is far more enjoyable.

Want a reply? then read. Jack Finney's book of short stories "The Clock of Time". The stories cover a variety of themes on time and time travel. There is one story in the book which explores the 'reply' problem very neatly although sadly. Try it, you won't be disappointed.

One of John O'Hara's great short stories, 'You can always tell Newark'.

Just a back story: A short series on famous stars was shown on TV recently (a repeat of course), Orson Welles was being interviewed on British TV and was asked to recall his experience with the panic of the War of the Worlds phenomena, he recounted most of the above then added 'In 1941 in the...

The Russians are com... here! Someone asked earlier "what were the Russians up to during this time" well they had infilitrated British Intelligence until it was rotten to the core. What with Philby Burgess McClean and Blunt (who actually worked for the Holland Dept within SOE) Klaus Fuchs at...

Not head lice, she is probably checking for damage after hitting him over the head with a bottle.

I can't understand it, the most decorated soldier of WWII being treated like this. Even in Arlington his memorial is routine and in line with the normal soldiers. Yet when I was there it was the busiest, most visited grave in the whole cemetery. In as much that the authorities were...

I am surprised no-one has mentioned her before as she participated in one of the most iconic scenes in post war cinema, who can forget her as she lay in the sand being hugged and kissed by Burt Lancaster as the waves broke over their feet. Why it was Deborah Kerr of course.