Sunday, 24 October 2010

Hirsute ironies

On admiring my reflection the other morning, I noted:

1) 'Barber' and 'barbarian' have nothing in common (which, I concede, could be the complete opposite of ironic, depending which Roman you're playing);

2) The French word for beard - barbe - is feminine. (Ditto.)

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