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by Epiphany - written on 12/10/05 (Useful, 226 readings)
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I decided life was getting too serious. I needed more humour. I’d forgotten how to laugh and enjoy myself. Whilst trawling Amazon for my next literary purchase, Guy Browning’s “Never hit a Jellyfish with a Spade – How to Survive Life’s Smaller Challenges” jumped out at me. The reviews were good, and it sounded just up my street. The book is a hardback with a cute cartoon dustcover on it depicting, amongst other things, someone standing on a jellyfish, spade held aloft. Inside the dust cover is a rather dull, plain black cover and silver writing down the spine. I guess this is handy if you want to look manly or make it less obvious what you are ...
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