He was always so condescending, confident in his ‘superior’ intellect. A simple thing like the weather forecast was beneath his notice. Rain. Lots of rain. And we live beside the river. It basically runs past our back garden.
Alas, poor Eric slipped and fell while securing our back fence during the storm. He was last seen tumbling into the roaring waters.
What use intellect when faced with a river in spate? Well, that and perhaps a forceful shove when his back was turned.
Not so much ‘Après moi, le deluge’, dearest Eric. More like ‘Après le deluge, pas plus toi!’
Alas, poor Eric slipped and fell while securing our back fence during the storm. He was last seen tumbling into the roaring waters.
What use intellect when faced with a river in spate? Well, that and perhaps a forceful shove when his back was turned.
Not so much ‘Après moi, le deluge’, dearest Eric. More like ‘Après le deluge, pas plus toi!’
