10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BARMINESS»
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barminess in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
barminess and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
The barminess afflicts Conservatives as much as Labour: the Government
approves of the increasingly uneducational propaganda of the Health Education
Council and repeatedly raises its grant. Dr Owen certainly was a fan, and a
meeting of ...
Her vivid account of her vivid life. In this stunning book, David Almond revisits Mina before she has met Michael, before she has met Skellig. Shortlisted for the 2012 Carnegie Medal.
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Production Asst. E. M. Wolfe Mgr. Reader Service and Inquiries "An elevated kind
of barminess" In British slang the word "barmy" (meaning foamy or frothy, on both
...
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The Cruel Mother: A Memoir
Most people in the family took this as yet more proof of Beth's "eccentricity" or "
barminess", depending on who you talked to. My mother was a teenager when
the wedding took place in June 1953 - just after the Coronation - and her
Grandma ...
5
A Landing on the Sun: A Novel
Perhaps even she has begun to have second thoughts about the ballooning
barminess of these proceedings . . . No, I know what she's thinking. I turn over the
page. Yes. Sorry. I was just thinking that we might leave hypothesis aside. I might
...
"This barminess is all round, it seems to me." She pleaded with an insistence that
was new to her ; and with a touch of spiritual fervour that infected Ned, wrought
upon him in the secret places where the soul of man hides itself. Ishmael stood ...
Thomas Bailey Clegg, 1907
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The Boy who Swam with Piranhas
Life turned barmy. It happened overnight. One day, there they were—Stan, his
uncle Ernie and his auntie Annie—living in a lovely little terraced house in Fish
Quay Lane. Next day, wallop! Pilchards, mackerel, sardines, and total barminess.
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Charles Mackay's Extraordinary Popular Delusions and The ...
THE DEAD PUPPY STATUTE All of this seems positively sane compared to the
wonderful barminess of the names that the accusers gave to the demons that
witches are supposed to have conjured. Seeing as the witches protested
innocence, ...
... magazine Le Mousquetaire as part of a humour piece in which the editor,
adducing the text as evidence of the poet's delusions of grandeur, poked fun at
his dear friend's recent barminess, just as Janin had done in 1841. During this
same ...
For you, the discerning reader, the casual bystander, my barminess must be
completely incomprehensible. So I'll try and explain it as best I can. First, let me
establish that usually, I'm a perfecdy rational, sensible person. I brush my teeth ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BARMINESS»
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barminess is used in the context of the following news items.
Isla Fisher takes a terrific comedy turn for ING Direct
... what's going on as this advert gets under way but, once you realise what it's getting at, you have to admire its celebration of British barminess. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
What is Muse's best album? The band's records ranked ahead of …
... taking its place amongst a diverse catalogue of Muse albums: from apocalyptic mantra to Queen-endorsed barminess. Ahead of the release, ... «Digital Spy UK, Jun 15»
Van Gaal must turn good will into great expectations
Van Gaal certainly has the personality for the Old Trafford hotseat; he has that blend of authority and charisma, with a vital measure of barminess thrown in. «JOE.co.uk, May 15»
David Letterman's Top Ten On-Air Moments
For sheer inspired barminess, these delightfully disconcerting comedy bits with the writer-performer Chris Elliott are hard to beat. Besides the ... «New York Times, May 15»
That's not all folks: An alternative sightseers' guide to Leicestershire …
... and all trimmed into a big boulevard of barminess. The topiary work represents everything from the moon landings to the rebirth of Rutland in ... «Leicester Mercury, Apr 15»
The US needs a vaccination against ignorance
Right-wing Americans have finally exposed the true extent of their scientifically and socially illiterate barminess. Already wrinkling their noses at ... «The Times, Feb 15»
Peter Foster: Invisible hand wash vs. political hog wash
Thus, according to Mr. Stewart, the Senator reflected the utter barminess of right-wing utopian ideologues. The fake newsman projected a ... «Financial Post, Feb 15»
Prudence the watchword as top flight puts squeeze on young British …
... quiet is partly due to the hazy memory of January as a time of frenzy which stretches back four years now, to the barminess of 2011. That final ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
That Venezuelan Spiral Into The Socialist End State Continues
And then from mild paranoia we move off into quite glorious barminess: “The northern imperial power has entered a dangerous phase of ... «Forbes, Feb 15»
Swansea City 0 Chelsea 5, match report: Diego Costa and Oscar …
As the locals spent much of the second half chanting about “Garry Monk's barmy army” sadly for them the barminess had not concluded. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»
