Chapter One
The Blogger
The Meeting of Minds Under the Lubrication of Beer Is Often More of a Collision.
Helmut, a blogger of German origin, had just sat through a two-hour open mic session at the Stand and he hadn’t laughed once. Helmut found the session as painful as a G-string two sizes too small; he was confused. He had always prided himself on his keen sense of timing and dry wit, and yet he left unmoved.
Helmut spent his time traveling while blogging about anything alternative, organic, and hopeful, and he had a good following. He had this idea for a piece on laughter therapy and decided to start with the great British dry wit.
Now he was confused . . .
Helmut walked down Great Western Road, pondering the use or abuse of the English language by its natives.
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