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Herbert Crossley - 2019-02-21
In response to Here's Johnny! (cunning linguist)

Mr SeeL,

It made my day recognising your sign of life on the teachers discussion forum just now, as I have not checked in here for a long time, and saw that your post has not been removed as of yet, so thought I would reply.

Describing your previous activities, you should be envied for your stamina. Life begins at fifty or sixty it would seem! Your secret? Could it be your ancestors, protected from the barbarians by Hadrian’s Wall, whose unpolluted genes allowed unhampered transmission of hereditary characteristics?

When I’m talking to people about the British sense of humour, I cite Mr SeeL when he shared with ESLTB readers his first hospital appointment in the PR of China. The costly treatment he received led him to the conclusion the doctor had laid the foundation for his own old-age pension!

I remember Mr Seel’s writings where he would not suffer fools gladly, and he came across as very erudite and well informed. Apart from being an author,columnist,editor,university lecturer in the UK, and english teacher in China (his own words), he revealed his literary talent by referring ‘agonised’ and ‘teeth-grinding’ to some posts as ‘verbal diarrhoea’ and quoting 'get a gripp!' when referencing Charles Dickens. In this connection he was citing Shakespeare’s words: “It is a tale, full of sound and fury… signifying nothing !”

Should Mr Seel, due to the ongoing brexit pantomime, encounter problems with his winter fuel allowance I’m inclined to have the Ukrainian gardeners chop down the pine tree in the back garden at the family home for firewood to ensure against hypothermia.

I return Mr Seel’s post on here by wishing him many happy years in China or the UK (I think he mentioned returning there for good, some years back) and keep my fingers crossed the economical relation with his doctor has improved.

Best regards,
HC.

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