Verse And Worse

Random Wit, Errant Rhyme. Not A Literary Crime

The engineers went out on strike
All but one, a bloke called Mike
He played golf at the country club
And crawled all the way home from the pub

The Penne Is Mightier Than The Sword

Italians Take Action With Historic Pasta Strike

Three outs and you strike. There will be no spaghetti, fettucine or penne in Italy when the country goes on its first-ever pasta strike. Italians are giving up on their favourite food on September 13 because of a 30 per cent price increase in pasta. Other staples such as coffee, mozzarella and bread are also rising in price. Pasta-makers said the rise was due to a wheat shortage.

FOOTNOTE: To wheat, to woo.

Trivia Pur$uit

The longest strike in history is thought to be that of apprentice barbers in Copenhagen, Denmark. It began in 1938 and was finally called off on 4 January 1961.