Overheard in London...
"I was in Armenia last weekend, and do you know, the money changer wouldn't accept a torn £50 note!"
The scene was a restaurant near Tavistock Square and the speaker was pompous and portly. He remained in lecturing mode while dining. Pedantic, too, he was. "Consent!" He declared at one point. "But what is missing before that word?" His audience, most of whom were Middle Eastern and didn't speak during the entire meal, waited for enlightenment. "Informed!" The professorial type added triumphantly.
