Sonny’s Hobby
On page 204 of Tom Sawyer Detective by Mark Twain Sonny found a crushed spider which had been stuck to the page since it was carelessly squashed on the 27th March 1913
Sonny carefully removed the spider and buried it in his insect cemetery
After the ceremony he noticed that all the burial plots had been taken
Because of this he never purchased another book and became a commercial airline pilot
Tales from the Signalbox
The signalbox at Bloxham was manned by two signalmen
Jenning Jennings and Hemming Hemmings
Jennings normally covered the day shift and Hemmings the night shift
Occasionally they swopped shifts so that they could sleep with each other’s wives
On Sunday the box was not lit
Both men took advantage of this and were able to engage in threesomes with their partners and the occasional guest
As the years passed both men became very tired and opted for early retirement
A man called Smith took over the running of the box
He would cover both the shifts and also worked on Sundays as he was celibate
On the first day of his first holiday he was hit by a train and killed whilst collecting butterflies near the signalbox
Jennings and Hemmings were asked to come out of retirement which they both did against their better judgement as both had become blind
But nobody had noticed their affliction
Hibernian in Europe
Claudia sat on the ferry as it left Dover and from her vantage she could see the coast of France as it was a clear bright day
Her beloved Hibernian were playing in Lille that evening in a group game of the Champions League and in a few short hours she would be in the stadium to watch the match
But as she travelled towards France an odd thought kept nagging at her
What would she do after the game?
It was then she decided to walk to China and the Pacific beyond wearing only her Hibernian shirt