If a man accidentally kills another by lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter.

'Henry, me old mate,' he'd said drunkenly once, 'losin' it all for the sake of a wizard's sleeve is bloody crass stupidity.'

On my way to work the other day, I stopped at a church in Rome and saw a painting of the Madonna. The subtle pattern of blues and golds in the embroidery of her dress was so amazing that I used it to design a new evening dress for my haute couture.

Very well, Sergeant, said Chippo meekly; it'll give me a chawnce to make my complaint to the orficer.