To be or not to be

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As mentioned in my last discussion, I have been going through a box of assorted birthday, anniversary, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and miscellaneous cards. I am finding it difficult to throw these out and I’m now thinking I’ll keep maybe five of each. Anything has to be better than throwing them all out. I came across this one and thought the caption too cute not to share. As you can see it says: ‘Said Hamlet to Ophelia, I’ll do a sketch of thee. What kind of pencil shall I use 2B or not 2B?’ This is one of Spike Milligan’s little gems. I love clever, witty sayings like this and of course, Spike was a master of the art. Milligan has an Australian connection as his parents and younger brother moved to Woy Woy in New South Wales just north of Sydney. He became a regular visitor and in the 1960s labelled Woy Woy as the ‘largest above ground cemetery in the world’. Despite this, there is a meeting room in the Woy Woy Public Library and a bridge named after him. Milligan died from kidney failure on 27 February 2002 at his home in Rye, Sussex. Eventually his tombstone would include his preferred epitaph “I told you I was ill”. Do you have a favourite quote from this wonderful entertainer?