Regrets, I've had a few. But then again too few to mention (thank you, Frank). And for what it's worth it's a mantra I subscribe to. Things you've done and shouldn't have, things you should have said but didn't. It doesn't matter. Move on. Life doesn't have a rewind button. Never begin a sentence with 'If only' - what follows will be shrouded in melancholia and ultimately a waste of breath.
However, kickstart a sentence with 'What if...?' and it's game on. Loaded with speculation and suggestion - the exploration of possibilities and consequences - it's when ideas come alive. The reason I bring it up is because I'm currently reading Len Deighton's SS-GB. The premise of his 1978 novel is that Germany won the war, Churchill has been executed and the King is imprisoned in the Tower of London. I'm gripped! It's compelling Bank Holiday reading.
What If... we get in touch with like-minded bloggers and organise a get-together in the real world.
ReplyDeleteMuch better than, if only we'd organised a get-together with like-minded bloggers in the real world.
That's perfect!
DeleteAlyson/C - exactly!
DeleteWhat if those Big Mouth Billy Bass singing PVC fish that were so popular in the 2000s had become sentient beings?
ReplyDeleteIs it time for your programme yet, Ernie?
DeleteIt hasn't been commissioned yet.
DeleteMy main concern would be if they were looked up to as thinkers and leaders by the sort of fools who bought them simply because they banged on about not worrying and being happy all the time.
We could have ended up with a chubby US President with latex features that constantly spouted crap out of its big mouth.
Hang on...
What if worms could talk? If only they could.
ReplyDeleteNo, but they can play drums.
DeleteThat should be a yes not a no. Dr Worm sang as well as playing the drums.
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