Bill Bryson “Notes from a small island” page 227:
Do you know the difference between a village and a hamlet?
Surprisingly few people do, but it’s quite simple really:
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Bill Bryson riddle
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Do you know the difference between a village and a hamlet?
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One is a place where people live and the other is a play by Shakespeare.
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Re: Bill Bryson riddle
cerdito, Hans, ¡CERDITO!HansV wrote:When Hamlet was young, did he dream of becoming a ham?
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IMHO, a village is a place where people live and a hamlet is a sandwich with ham and lettuce. 
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Re: Bill Bryson riddle
a hamlet and a piglet are one and the same
a village is a musical group
a village is a musical group
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Re: Bill Bryson riddle
You mean the Villagers who stay in the village are the music groupBobH wrote:a village is a musical group
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...absolutely as you'll never find a Macho Man in a hamlet.HansV wrote:They are the Village People, after all...
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Or do the villagers - a musical group - make a village?Rudi wrote:You mean the Villagers who stay in the village are the music groupBobH wrote:a village is a musical group
BTW: Where is the saxophone smilie?
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If they do, it will be a really gay village.
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