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  A Man of Yet a Few More Words
Even More Short Humour by Swan Morrison

A Man of a Few More Words is the sequel to A Man of Few Words by Swan Morrison.

Just like the previous book, it contains one hundred pieces of humorous writing, each of around 500 words, including stories, dialogues, poems, letters, spoof news reports, articles and songs.

A Man of a Few More Words can be read below, or obtained from Lulu.com as a paperback or a free eBook.

It is also available from major online booksellers such as Amazon.co.uk.

Cover of A Man of a Few More Words
A Man of Yet a Few More Words is the third and final book in the trilogy by Swan Morrison that began with A Man of Few Words and was followed by A Man of a Few More Words.

Just like the previous books, it contains one hundred pieces of humorous writing, including stories, dialogues, poems, letters, spoof news reports, articles and songs.

A Man of Yet a Few More Words can be read below, or obtained from Lulu.com as a paperback or a free eBook.

It is also available from major online booksellers such as Amazon.co.uk.

Click this link to learn more about the Short Humour Trilogy
and download as Free eBooks - all platforms

Swan's first book, A Man of Few Words, can be read on this site by clicking here.

Click this link for Further Writing by Swan Morrison

1 - Science and Technology (AMOAFMW)

The Boeing 983
- Also published at Helium
The Appliance of Science
- Also published in print in the June 2007 edition of Costa Tropical News
Universal Laws
Global Warming
The Modern Motor Car
In Search of the Calorie
- Also published by The Spoof!
The Critical Email
The Golden Carbuncle
Waterloo
- Also published by Buzzle.com

1 - Science and Technology (AMOYAFMW)

"Leap Centimetre" To Be Added To The Length Of The Metre In 2012
- Also published by The Spoof! and by Glossynews.com in a form updated for 2016
Tourists Flock to See Non-existent, Abstract Mathematical Concepts
- Also published by The Spoof! and by Glossynews.com
Vegerism
The Civilised Adventurer
George's Gardening Day
The Search For Extraterrestrial Short Humour
Visual World To Revert To Black-and-White
- Also published by The Spoof! and by Glossynews.com and highlighted at HumorFeed
Anti-Matter 'Missing' From Universe Is Found
- Also published by The Spoof!
The Silence Of The Automobiles
- Also published by The Spoof!
CERN Issues Instuctions On The Capture And Storage Of Higgs Bosons
- Also published by The Spoof!
London Borough Of Ealing Declared International Dark Sky Reserve
- Also published by The Spoof!
The Spacetime Nav
The Cosmological Constant
The Devil In The Detail

2 - Education and Employment (AMOAFMW)

Signed On
The Ink Pen Killer
Tickets, Please
Employment Tasks Operative Required
The Fourth Generation Zoo
- Also published at Writers' Dock and Helium
The Re-enactment Society
The IWCSR
English and the Art of Wildebeest Hunting
- Also published by The Spoof!
Flash Of The Headlights
- Including pieces published by Flashshot
Air Minuting

2 - Education and Employment (AMOYAFMW)

Bunny Cuddles
AnyBank: The Bank You Can Trust
In The Dragons' Den
Agricultural Colleges Changing With The Times
- Also published by The Spoof!
The Campaign for Free-Range Office Workers
Commuter Shanties
Literary World Stunned By Claims That Thousands Of English Words Have Gone Missing
- Also published by The Spoof!

3 - Religion and Belief (AMOAFMW)

Trees
Stackers
- Also published by Bewildering Stories
The Da Vinci Code
- Also published by welcometowherever
Your True Horoscope
Is The Pope a Catholic?
The Séance
I See Dead People
- Also published in the October 2007 edition of The Cynic Online Magazine
The Test Of A True Christian
Spiritual Aviation
The Hermit
Hell
I'd Rather Be In Glastonbury (Poem)
- Also published by Buzzle.com

3 - Religion and Belief (AMOYAFMW)

General Synod To Vote On A Boycott Of The Laws Of Physics
- Also published by The Spoof!
The Sign Of Ophiuchus
- Also published by The Spoof!
The Greenland Object
Keeping Karma
- Highlighted at HumorFeed
- A ten minute play based on this theme and called 'Keeping Karma' was entered in the Winchester Chesil Theatre 10X10 competition in 2018.
A pdf of the play can be read by clicking
here.
The Crystal
Sri Numerami
The Report On 'Christmas In England'
- Also published by The Spoof!
Star Sign Reassignment Continues To Promote Controversy
- Also published by The Spoof! and by Glossynews.com
Weather-Related Petitionary Prayer Could Cause Environmental Catastrophes, Warn Scientists
- Also published by The Spoof!
Armageddon
StyxLink

4 - Sociology and Lifestyle (AMOAFMW)

I Promise To Pay The Bearer On Demand...
The Open Garden
The Housing Market (Poem)
April Showers
The Girls' Get-together
The NSSEUCYP
Barking (Poem)
Sponsorship
The Man Who Fell To Earth
French Comprehension
The National Society For Opposition To Everything

4 - Sociology and Lifestyle (AMOYAFMW)

The Folk Club
The Novel
The Community Centre
Concern As Football Supporter Defections Reach New High
- Also published by The Spoof!
The Poorville Estate
Furniture
The Barber's Shop
The Grey Team (Poem)
The Domestic Leisure Competition
Here's Looking At You, Kid
Bend It Like Beckham
Gardeners' World
The Legend Of George England (Poem)
So Long, And Thanks For All The Cat Food

5 - Food and Drink (AMOAFMW)

A Brakspearean Sonnet (Poem)
You Are What You Eat
- Also published as a 'spotlighted' story at Writelink
What's the Damage, Squire?
The Human Liberation Movement
Chicken
Preparing For Christmas
Indemnity
The Boozer Laureate (Poem)

5 - Food and Drink (AMOYAFMW)

The Candid Waiter (Poem)
Cooking With Cookbooks
Adopt A Polar Bear
'Grow Your Own' Embraced By Trend-Conscious Middle Classes
- Also published by The Spoof!
Gastro'd (Poem)
Continued Failure To Vet Beef Supplies Would Result In Flogging A Dead Horse, Says Food Industry
- Also published by The Spoof!
A Mighty Fine Cup O' Coffee
The Morrison
Aunt Alice's Chutney
The Special Theory Of Egg Boiling

6 - Advertising and the Media (AMOAFMW)

LaunchOLift
The Product
Media Song 893
The Creative Arts
Neighbours
The Sport
A Few Words from Marcus
The Actress (Poem)
- Also published in print in the July 2007 edition of Costa Tropical News and at Laughter Loaf
The Shop
Expo Riva Schuh

6 - Advertising and the Media (AMOYAFMW)

A Very Modern Relationship
Points Of View
Preparations Underway For Journey Of Olympic Flame
- Also published by The Spoof!
The Self-Indulgents
Leveson Inquiry Focuses On The Real Cause Of Dishonest, Bullying And Unethical Tabloid Journalism
- Also published by The Spoof!
Tabloid Readers Shamed
- Also published by The Spoof!
Twitter
Britain's Got Talent
- Also published by The Spoof!
Amazon One Star Reviews (Poem)
And Now For The News
Writing From Life
Rather-nice-weather Chasers
One Giant Leap
- A ten minute play based on this theme and called 'A Starman's Rating In The Sky' was entered in the Winchester Chesil Theatre 10X10 competition in 2016.
It reached the final 20 from 170 entries but, sadly, not the winning final 10.
A pdf of the play can be read by clicking
here.

7 - Politics and the Law (AMOAFMW)

Change You Can Believe In
Promotin' Effective Parentin'
Guiltman
- Also published by Apollo's Lyre
Alarm at Increase in Crimes for Charity
- Also published by The Spoof!
He Seemed So Ordinary
The Consultation Period
Santa's Reindeer (Poem)
All UK Crime Solved!
Helping The Police With Their Enquiries
Quantitative Easing
Guantánamo Bay

7 - Politics and the Law (AMOYAFMW)

Murder In Dorset
- A short play based on this theme and called 'Murder at Mandeville Manor' was entered in the Solent playwriting competition in 2018.
A pdf of the play can be read by clicking
here.
The Hunting Act - Eight Years On (An Undercover Short Humour Site Report)
- Also published by The Spoof!
The Speed Trap
England Prepares For Scottish Independence
- Also published by The Spoof!
The Once And Future King
Recycling
The Sensible Citizens' Lobby
Max And I
IMF Explains How World Debt Crisis Is To Be Solved By "Imaginary Economics"
- Also published by The Spoof!
London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony Exposes Non-existent Countries
- Also published by The Spoof! and by Glossynews.com in a form updated for Rio 2016
Peace In Our Time
President Obama Brings Happiness To A Child
- Also published by The Spoof!
Government Announces Plans To Reduce Road Accidents Involving Cyclists
- Also published by The Spoof!

8 - Health and Social Care (AMOAFMW)

Bananas
Casketech
- Winner of the April/May 2007 humour writing contest on the Humor and Life, in Particular Website
Driving Round the Bend (Poem)
Sequencing the Genome
The Well Women's Group
The Sickness Advisor
The Conspiracy
Ten

8 - Health and Social Care (AMOYAFMW)

Forbidden Combination Shopping
UK Government To Take Urgent Action To Simplify Everyday Life
- Also published by The Spoof!
Healthy Living
EAS Sufferers Receive European Court Backing
- Also published by The Spoof!
The Therapy Session

9 - History and Heritage (AMOAFMW)

The Olympian
The Picassos
- Also published by The Shine Journal
The Araf and the Ildiwch (Poem)
I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues (Poem)
- Also published by welcometowherever
There'll Be Bluebirds Over The White Cliffs Of Dover
Top Tips for Travellers to England
How Things Might Have Been
El Torero
- Also published in print in the April 2007 edition of Costa Tropical News
Guerrilla Archaeology
Fabri-La
Rivermarsh United
- Also published in the October 2010 edion of Golden Apple Ezine

9 - History and Heritage (AMOYAFMW)

The Daze Of The Knights
In Memoriam
The Ghost Of Christmas Yet To Come
Stand-up For The Pharaohs
Year Of 2012 To Be Postponed
- Also published by The Spoof!
Staying In Africa
Real Poetry (Poem)
The Soldier? (Poem)
The Abstract Avenger
Ladies Of The Night
The Festival of Arvernus
Press-ganged
Caught On Camera
Hampshire Person Blues

10 - Songs (AMOAFMW)



The Swan Morrison Songbook,
containing all the above songs, can be purchased as a paperback for ease of use on stage from
Lulu.com.

10 - Stop Press (AMOYAFMW)

The above sections are the same as those that appear in the completed book, A Man of Yet a Few More Words.

The tenth section, Stop Press, contains a selection of the spoof news snippets Swan has published on the Spoof, the online spoof news, satire and parody newspaper.

Those news snippets and more can be read at:
http://www.thespoof.com/snippet-archive.cfm?writer=6112.