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Algae Humour
Nobody likes them. You scrape them off the pond, curse the green slimy film on the water.
56 mins ago
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Christian Wehrli
Bottle Collectors of Vancouver
Collecting bottles for deposit is an honourable thing. It keeps the loop turning for that celebrated cause, recycling.
Jun 23
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Christian Wehrli
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President of Algae
Abraham Lincoln would be puzzled. And probably annoyed by the green, slimy sludge at his feet.
Jun 22
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Christian Wehrli
Carriers of Hope
Well, look at that. Hope wants to be carried? First question: where to? Second question: why?
Jun 21
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Christian Wehrli
Stubb or Stubbe
The name Stubb keeps turning up. Always in the media. Now where do I know that name from? Those five letters feel oddly familiar, and they set off…
Jun 20
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Christian Wehrli
"If I'm Being Honest…"
The alarm bells are more like little jingle bells, but they ring clearly enough. When someone opens a sentence with "If I'm being honest…"
Jun 19
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Christian Wehrli
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Litterally
Words carry great responsibility. Every day, in every sentence. Because words are not simply a jumbled combination of letters. That would be pointless…
Jun 18
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Christian Wehrli
Sensible or Sensuous?
Nice is the little sister of sh… you know the word. That sentence winds its way through the brainy folds every now and then, whenever I hear or read the…
Jun 17
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Christian Wehrli
Devil's Resting Bench
Come again? Idleness — that's just doing nothing, isn't it? The devil's playground and all that?
Jun 16
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Christian Wehrli
El Ement
She's in her element." Right. Which element, exactly? Water? Air? Chemistry?
Jun 15
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Christian Wehrli
Alternative Idiots.
Chatting in Newmarket or nattering in Basel — both sides of the Atlantic have their own particular fizz. When you're just talking, there are no fixed…
Jun 14
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Christian Wehrli
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When the Rainbows Gathered.
On the 1st of August 1971, two significant occasions landed on the same day. Swiss people were celebrating their national holiday, which in those days…
Jun 13
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Christian Wehrli
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