It's not a very big one, but at least it's dead and it took an awful lot of killing!
Aren't most of you descended from pirates?
I've never been noticeably reticent about talking on subjects about which I know nothing.
A few years ago, everybody was saying we must have more leisure, everyone's working too much. Now everybody's got more leisure time they're complaining they're unemployed. People don't seem to make up their minds what they want.
Ah, you're the one who wrote the letter. So you can write then.
You look like you're ready for bed!