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Barry Cryer's favourite overheard comment

Blog | By Barry Cryer | By Barry Cryer | Sep 02, 2026


Overheards! Better than jokes, really.

'Intense woman scurried past me in Cambridge, saying, "If you see Vernon this afternoon, will you tell him there is no main verb in that sentence?"'

You can't write it. It's just gold.