november 3, 2016 




i can<u+2019>t understand why everyone<u+2019>s getting interested in these old murder mysteries again,<u+2019> a baffled prince philip is understood to have said to aides at buckingham palace. <u+2018>aren<u+2019>t they all a bit old hat? or in mrs philip<u+2019>s case, old crown? all i<u+2019>ve heard is miss markle this, miss markle that, and quite a lot of miss markle the other,<u+2019> he told one footman, sending him out for some hearing aid batteries and a twix. it<u+2019>s understood buckingham palace insiders have been warned not to explain the true identity of <u+2018>miss markle<u+2019> to the duke of edinburgh. 




<u+2018>why prince harry is suddenly interested in whodunnits <u+2013> well it beats me. didn<u+2019>t we have that belgian detective to dinner once? you know, the one that wrote <u+2018>ten little<u+2026> ten little<u+2026> bugger me it<u+2019>s gone. anyway, there was ten of the little blighters, whatever they were, and then there were none. ten green bottles? no, that<u+2019>s not it.<u+2019> 




<u+2018>that reminds me! do you remember when charlie got a thing for that pop group, chicken supreme? no that<u+2019>s not it. edmundo ros and the supremes? no. wait, it<u+2019>ll come<u+2026>..that reminds me. has anyone seen my book of negro spirituals? i mean if we<u+2019>re going to get nostalgic with games of cluedo, why not a bit of singing? <u+2018>way down upon the swanee whistle<u+2026><u+2019> 




<u+2018>the three degrees! i knew it would come to me. lovely lovely african american women! charles was really smitten! there were three of them, and i could see what was going through the lad<u+2019>s mind. <u+2018>eeny meeny miney mo, catch a..catch a<u+2026>something by his toe. or her toe. he<u+2019>d have done alright there, instead of that thin woman and the one who smells of tobacco! anyway, let<u+2019>s hope harry keeps up his interest in miss markle. and reading in general. wait a minute. isn<u+2019>t it miss marple? where are those batteries?<u+2019> share this story... 




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palace continuing to let prince philip think <u+2018>miss markle<u+2019> is agatha christie character
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