August 21, 2006

Aglet, noun
The tag covering the ends of a lace

"Jesus," said Nipper. "Aglet, eh? I always wondered what they were called. And who invented them."

"Well, I don't know who invented them," said Zeds, a little sadly.

The buzzard drained his hip flask, then asked: "And guess what else you don't know?"

"Er, I don't know."

"When to stop."