And I find chopsticks frankly distressing. Am I alone in thinking it odd that a people ingenious enough to invent paper, gunpowder, kites and any number of other useful objects, and who have a noble history extending back 3,000 years haven't yet worked out that a pair of knitting needles is no way to capture food?
Bill Bryson
The whole of the global economy is based on supplying the cravings of two per cent of the world’s population.
Bill Bryson
A bank robber in Los Angeles told the clerk not to give him cash, but to deposit the money in his checking account.
Bill Bryson