A crank is a device that creates revolutions. Photo: MIKI Yoshihito / flickr CC.
Eye - 10 October 2014
From revolutions to blooming buds
Revolutions
A cranky quote inspired some quirky wordplay from Philip Jacob, of Monkstown Meeting in Dublin:
‘In the Friend (29 August) Esme Weeks mentions having heard Jeremy Paxman describe conscientious objectors as “cranks”. A crank is a device that creates revolutions. ‘nuff said!’