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October 2, 2015 by Michael Uniacke Leave a Comment

In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve were prancing about happily, when Adam tripped on a root and banged his head on a tree trunk. He was quite alright, but became noticeably deaf. Meanwhile Eve has met a chatty serpent who is talking to her about delicious-looking peach hanging from a forbidden fruit tree. […]

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October 2, 2015 by Michael Uniacke Leave a Comment

Artwork: John Veeken www.johnveeken.com The famous London consulting detective Mr Sherlock Holmes was playing with his revolver in his rooms at 221b Baker street, when it went off with a loud report. Holmes was quite all right, but the experience has left him noticeably deaf. Meanwhile, he is about to meet a new client, the […]

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Harry Potter and the What of Whats?

October 2, 2015 by Michael Uniacke Leave a Comment

By Mattie Uniacke Harry Potter, the boy wizard, became a bit deaf early in his career following an accident involving a cup of tea, four paper clips, a rubber band and a particle accelerator. However he has just made it into Hogwarts. NOW READ ON . . . Harry had to rub his eyes as […]

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Communication Blue

September 28, 2015 by Michael Uniacke Leave a Comment

Booze, dope, maybe sex, can happen at a party. All quite normal things, but being deaf adds a certain frisson.   A PARTY is like a vegetarian barbecue – a contradiction in terms. Do hearing people go to parties to relax? As a Deaf person you work harder than ever. Do hearing people go to […]

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August 17, 2015 by Michael Uniacke Leave a Comment

In the Regency days of the 19th century, on the lawns at the Longbourne estate in England, 5-year-old Lizzie Bennet was prancing about when she tripped and hit her head on the ground. She was quite alright, but the accident left her noticeably deaf. Now a feisty 22-year-old, she gets ready to deal with Mr […]

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