Fools Reunited

Not anymore.

On my behalf, La_spice has been combing the countryside looking for those special someones to play the role of The Big Trap Children in our forthcoming production of "The Sound of Blogging".

Thank you La_spice for all your hard work during these tiresome auditions.

Thanks also to Sallyontour for offering to let your nephew play the youngest daughter. Sadly Dr Dolittle, our resident child psychologist, has "grave reservations about putting this little chap in a dress so early in life".

So without further ado here are the names of the stars of tomorrow who are being given the opportunity of a lifetime:

The Big Trap Children

Team One

Sandy Botham
Fred Bare
Annie Oldiron
Neil Down
Wanda Ring
Ella Mentorie
Lily White

Team Two
Sally Forth
Stan Dup
Shona Truecolours
Miles Better
Pat Onhead
Clare Asabell
Charity Case

Don't forget!

Our VIP Ticket Competition is still open - for details of how to enter click here.

If this is the first time you've heard about this fabulous musical extravaganza don't worry simply click here for full details.

GET YOUR DESIGN A POSTER COMPETITION ENTRIES IN NOW!

As you probably all know by now, I need to recruit two teams of youngsters to play the parts of the "Big Trap Children" in our forthcoming production of "The Sound of Blogging" (for further details 'click' here).

I am therefore about to set off around the UK looking for previously undiscovered talent amongst the kidz out there. My previous plan was to select children from the stage school "BRATZ" but quite frankly I couldn't stand any of them. I am therefore looking for raw talent.

Regional heats will be held at:

BLOGNOR

BLOGGINGTON-ON-BLOG

BLOGSFIELD-BY-THE-MARSH (Subject to the floods subsiding)

BLOGTON NEWTOWN

SPAMMING-BY-BLOG

If you know of any child(ren) who would suit any of the following roles please let me know:

Mhan Trap - eldest daughter – Aged 16 (going on 60)
Clap Trap - eldest son – Aged 15 (talks a load of rubbish)
Booby Trap – 2nd daughter – Aged 14 (well developed for her age)
Death Trap – youngest son – Aged 10 (a dare-devil prankster)
Fly Trap – 3rd daughter – Aged 8 (hyperactive pest of a girl)
Mole Trap – 4th daughter – Aged 6 (a short sighted book-worm)
Mouse Trap – youngest daughter – Aged 4 (a shy young thing)

Thank you for your continued support!

DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO WIN 2 VIP TICKETS TO THE PREMIER (click here for details)

"THE HILLS ARE ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF BLOGGING"........

This isn't a spam - This is your chance to win a pair of VIP tickets to the premiere of Sir Andrew Lord Wotsit's latest amazing, spectacular musical "The Sound of Blogging". This masterpiece will shortly have its Broadway premiere. (Broadway in the Cotswolds)

The cast has now been confirmed click here for details. Rehearsals are well underway and tickets will be on sale to the general blogging public virtually as soon as they're printed.

To win two VIP tickets to the Premiere plus a virtually all expenses spared trip to Broadway all you have to do is:

Design a poster to advertise the musical "The Sound of Blogging".

Closing date: virtually anytime.

Please note the judges decision will be final!

ALL ENTRIES MUST BE ORIGINAL AND CANNOT BE RETURNED

This is to demonstrate that I am an equal opportunity employer.

Yesterday I advertised for a "Wardrobe Mistress" I realise that this term is no longer permitted under the equal opportunities legislation.

I am therefore looking for a "Wardrobe Person" to help with the forthcoming production of "The Sound of Blogging" the musical (for full details 'click' here)

The following vacancies are open to anyone regardless of sex, religion, race etc:

Dresser (must have warm hands!)
Musical Director (must have own orchestra or band!)
Choreographer (must have two left feet)
Stage Manager (must have own stage hands)

TICKETS FOR THIS VIRTUALLY UNIQUE EVENT ON SALE SOON

The response for bloggers to take part in the latest Andrew Lord Wotsit's latest production "The Sound of Blogging" has been virtually overwhelming.

All but one female role have now been cast. This is:

Frau Heifer, the housekeeper (a bit of a cow) now cast

If you're interested please contact me without delay.

Full details and an up to date cast list can still be found here

In addition we are still looking for the following members of the Production Team:

Wardrobe Mistress
Musical Director
Orchestra/Band
Choreographer
Stage Manager - new vacancy
Dresser to the Blog Birds

HURRY - THIS IS YOUR FINAL CURTAIN CALL!

Earlier today I did a post about Dr Who and jelly babies in which I asked the questions:

What is your favourite jelly baby flavour?

How do you eat yours?

I was surprised that nobody has (yet) replied. Strange as the official blurb says:

"Three million Jelly Babies are eaten each week. They are permanently in the sweets Top 20, with sales worth 14 million pounds a year."

Apparently not bloggers then

As you don't appear to like Jelly Beans then you will have some spare dosh to donate to this worthy cause:-

http://bloggingforamy.blog.co.uk/

For further information about Amy and Cockayne Syndrome visit:-

http://www.just4amy.com/

Jelly Babies have been popularised with some, by their appearance in Doctor Who, in which the main character was known to offer these to various people during the course of his adventures.

What else do we know about this delightful confection?

FOOLISH FACTS #5

Originally known as Peace Babies, Jelly Babies were launched 75 Years ago by Bassett's - one of Britain's oldest sweets manufacturers - to celebrate the end of the first world war. Peace Babies were popular between the wars, but production ceased in the Second World War because of a shortage of raw materials. They came back in 1953, renamed Jelly Babies.

There was a great deal of competition among the more than 580 confectioners in business in the fifties. Bassett's took over Wilkinson's, a liquorice-maker, in 1961. Five years later they acquired Barrett, then the leading sweets maker, and Jacksons, who made medicated sweets, and then, in the Eighties, Jamesons, the chocolate maker.

In 1989 Bassett's itself was gobbled up by Cadbury Schweppes, who had also acquired Trebor famous for its mints. The company, now known as Trebor Bassett, is Britain's largest sweets maker.

To mark all these corporate changes, Jelly babies were given a more streetwise look in 1989. Each of the six "babies" was given a name and an identity as well as a colour.

There is now pink baby Bonny, who wears a nappy and frilly bonnet.

The rather nauseatingly named Boofuls, the blue baby, who is always crying.

Bumper, the green clumsy one, is a haphazard shape, arms and legs akimbo, and wears a bum-bag.

Bubbles, a female, sports a pony tail and is coloured yellow.

Big Heart, who is grey and wears trainers.

Brilliant, the leader of the gang, who is red and wears green baseball boots.

Adults are not averse to jelly babies - perhaps they evoke memories of childhood. Research found that women who had children were more inclined to bite the heads off first, while those who were childless ate them whole. No great psychological conclusions have been drawn from this.

In blindfold tests, the most popular flavour was strawberry, followed by lime, blackcurrant, lemon, raspberry, and orange.

Three million Jelly Babies are eaten each week. They are permanently in the sweets Top 20, with sales worth 14 million pounds a year.

That brings me to two questions:

HAVE A FOOLISHLY WONDERFUL WEEKEND FOOLS EVERYWHERE!

ONLY THREE PLACES LEFT! Time is quickly running out.

This may well be your very last opportunity to take part in this exciting "first" for BCUK.

Blogland's very first virtual musical "The Sound of Blogging" see details.

YOU'D REALLY BE A FOOL TO MISS THIS EXCITING EVENT!

If you haven't already heard we are currently looking for bloggers to take part in the forthcoming production of "The Sound of Blogging".

For full details click here

Current "vacancies" exist for the following:

Frau Heifer, the housekeeper (a bit of a cow) now cast
Bexx, Talent Scout (likes to score whenever he gets the chance) now cast
Lady Victoria (posh bird who fancies lead man) now cast
Herr Spray, Head Boy in the BCUK Army (a cut above the rest) now cast

Army of Spammers: (These are small irritating parts and will be selected at regional auditions) We will need lots of male members - The Blog Birds (see here) have this in hand.

Production Team:

Wardrobe Mistress
Musical Director
Orchestra/Band
Choreographer
Stage Manager - new vacancy
Dresser to the Blog Birds

For full details click here

Casting is well under way for the forthcoming hit musical "The Sound of Blogging".

We still have a few vacancies are looking for the following:

"Actors"

Herr Patt, the postman (wears a black and white cap) ... Now cast (Grumpus)
Fritz, the butler (a chip off the old block) .............. Now cast (boredrich)
Frau Heifer, the housekeeper (a bit of a cow) .............. Now cast (Kiki2u)
Bexx, Talent Scout (likes to score whenever he gets the chance) .... Now cast(Lindow)
Lady Victoria (posh bird who fancies lead man) .............. Now cast (Sapphire Nights)

Herr Spray, Head Boy in the BCUK Army (a cut above the rest) .... Now cast (cj592)

Army of Spammers: (These are small irritating parts and will be selected at regional auditions) We will need lots of male members - The Blog Birds have this in hand.

Production Team:

Wardrobe Mistress
Musical Director
Orchestra/Band
Choreographer
Stage Manager - new vacancy *

For full details click here

No need to sit there with baited breath any longer. I must be mad, I have been at it all night (not that!) The casting for the musical to end all musicals "The Sound of Blogging".

Don't worry there are still a few parts to fill and loads of behind the scenes helpers are needed.

We are also looking for the following: an orchetra; Musical Director; Choreographer and Wardrobe Mistress.

The Big-Trap Children will be played by two teams of children from the local stage school "BRATZ"

So without further ado - ta da!

"The Sound of Blogging" (The Musical)

Set in Blogland in 2007, a nun becomes the IT adviser to the blog trapped family. She falls in love with the widower father and helps the bloggers to escape from the Spammers.

CAST:

Mama Superior(The Abyss): ...................................Menopausal Mama

Sisters of Murphy: .................................................The Blog Birds

Sis Tisis – novice equivalent to the ‘Maria’ part ..............PrincesFiona
Sister Anna – carries a banner and tambourine ..............La_spice
Sister Matic – always in a spin .....................................Siina73
Sister Wayto-Amarilla – always getting lost ....................Dafter
Sister Hood – a member of the “Hoodie Order” .................Sallyontour

Captain Big Trap: ..................................................................... Usksider

Admiral Hertz van Rental, Naval Officer (talks double Dutch)............Irish-le-feaux

Herr Patt, the postman (wears a black and white cap)......................Grumpus

Fritz, the butler (a chip off the old block)...........................................boredrich

Herr Spray, Head Boy in the BCUK Army (a cut above the rest)....................cj592

Bexx, Talent Scout (likes to score whenever he gets the chance)........... (Lindow)

Lady Victoria (posh bird who fancies lead man)............................ Sapphire Night

Frau Heifer, the housekeeper (a bit of a cow).................................. Kiki2u

The Big Trap Children (a mostly noisy bunch)will be played by two teams of children from the local stage school "BRATZ"

Mhan Trap - eldest daughter – Aged 16 (going on 60)
Clap Trap - eldest son – Aged 15 (talks a load of rubbish)
Booby Trap – 2nd daughter – Aged 14 (well developed for her age)
Death Trap – youngest son – Aged 10 (a dare-devil prankster)
Fly Trap – 3rd daughter – Aged 8 (hyperactive pest of a girl)
Mole Trap – 4th daughter – Aged 6 (a short sighted book-worm)
Mouse Trap – youngest daughter – Aged 4 (a shy young thing)

Army of Spammers: (These are small irritating parts and will be selected at regional auditions) We will need lots of male members - The Blog Birds have this in hand.

Songs include:

The Sound of Blogging (Overture)
How do you solve a problem like Sis Tisis?
B - a blog, a sort of log
The Lonely Blogger
Climb up the ratings
Sixteen going on sixty
Idle Swine
So long, good tag
My Favourite Blogs

Stage Manager: ........................................................... Post now vacant!

PLEASE SUPPORT VIRTUAL LIVE THEATRE AT A BLOG NEAR YOU

I was awake early this morning and discovered strange "goings on" in blogland. I did a sort of "BLOGWATCH"! Please read my previous post and let me have your comments on this.

On a lighter note - because of this sudden surge in stats, I managed to reach No.10!!!! Watch your back Gordon!

Thank you

AS THEY SAY ON CRIMEWATCH "DON'T HAVE NIGHTMARES"

As the saying goes "There's lies, damn lies and there's statistics"!

Everyone likes to be flattered and most bloggers (if we're honest) likes to have just a little occasional peek at their stats. Being no different from the rest of you (go on admit it!) whilst wide awake in the middle of the night I had to have just the teensy weensy look.

That's when I realised that there's something very fishy going on.

Now I love writing my blog and I hope that one or two of you enjoy the occasional read but come on why on earth would 7 visitors want to view 176 pages of it at this unearthly time of the morning?

Yes I know that BCUK isn't just read in the UK but come on - who are they kidding?

I guess that I should be flattered but instead it doesn't seem to add up!

I smell a rat!

Any views on this phenomena?????????

PS - there are only 4 other bloggers online as I write! Yes I know that one can choose to remain invisible but ...... is BCUK or someone else checking up on me and you?

Yikes - whilst writing this 1 more person and 41 more page views - is someone scrutinising me? I'm off!!!!!!!!!

couldn't resist 5 minutes later ....... 1 more person and another 63 pageviews there's definately something going on!!!!

AM I BEING PARANOID? SURELY EVEN I'M NOT THAT DAFT?

Blogland is on the brink of making virtual history. Why not play a part in this great event - "The Sound of Blogland" Starring "The Blog Birds" and a full supporting cast of bloggers.

Coming soon to a computer near you are details on how you can take part.

Virtually no experience is necessary. For a taster of what's to come see the initial discussions and plans for the entertainment coup of the year as revealed here

NB: You will need to read through the comments on this link to see the full developments to date. The link is being regularly updated by a team of volunteers.

YOU'D BE A VIRTUAL FOOL TO MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY!

Freeasthewind has kindly allowed me to show me this revealing picture!

This is the first "official" photo of the latest tribute band "Blog Birds" which was recently brought together by Sallyontour

So to put names to the ahem "faces" I present from left to right:
Bimbo Bird,Gingernut Bird, LA Bird, Lazy Bird and ASBO Bird.
Aka: dafter, siina73, la_spice, Princessfiona and Sallyontour.

The Blog Birds are looking for a suitable song to release as their first UK single. If there are any song writers out there please get in touch.

If you haven't worked it out I'm BIMBO BIRD!

BLOG BIRDS THE NEW GIRL BAND ARE PROUD TO BE FOOLS

Is it just me or is Blogland a tad lifeless at the moment?

Is everyone under water or simply on holiday?

Whatever the reason I'm feeling a little isolated and wondered if it was something I said?

So what can I do to breathe some life into this blog and spread a little fun, frivolity and foolishness? - I don't know!

Let's try with this:

Stupid Laws in USA

I am assured that these are real standing laws from around the United States of America. I suspect some have been repealed, and a few may even be fictional, but I have no direct knowledge, so please don't take them too seriously.

Georgia:

It is illegal to tie a giraffe to a lamp post

Hawaii:

You will be fined if you do not own a boat.

Florida:

Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown

Connecticut:

A pickle is not officially a pickle unless it bounces

Colorado:

It is illegal for a woman wearing a red dress to be out on the streets after 7 pm

California

It is illegal to eat an orange in your bath tub

Alaska

Even though it is legal to hunt a bear, it is illegal to wake a bear and take a picture for photo opportunities

Alabama

It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle

REMEMBER - MOST SMILES ARE STARTED BY ANOTHER SMILE

It can be difficult to find one when you need a "plausible" excuse for not doing something or for not being where you should be.

Next time you're stuck for something to say try one of these:

I'd love to, but.. My favourite commercial is on TV.

I can't come in today because....I'm converting my calendar watch from Julian to Gregorian.

I'd love to, but.... None of my socks match.

I'd love to, but.... I'm worried about my vertical hold.

I'd love to, but.... I prefer to remain an enigma.

I can't come in today because.... I have to wash/condition/perm/curl/tease/torment my hair.

That would be fine, except that.... I'm getting my overalls overhauled.

That would be fine, except that.... I'm sandblasting my oven.

I'd love to, but.... It's too close to the turn of the century.

That would be fine, except that....I just picked up a book called "Glue in Many Lands" and I can't put it down.

That would be fine, except that.... My palm reader advised against it.

That would be fine, except that.... I did my own thing and now I've got to undo it.

NOW YOU'VE GOT NO EXCUSE FOR BEING AS DAFT AS ME!

Keeping abreast of things and turning the other cheek!

These two news items clearly demonstrate sex discrimination!

Nude blonde, gold stilettos and a Ferrari..

BERLIN (Reuters) - A mysterious blonde paid a visit to a petrol station shop in the small eastern German town of Doemitz on Sunday -- wearing nothing but a pair of golden stilettos and a thin gold bracelet.
The tall, slender woman strolled into the shop in the town of Doemitz on the warm afternoon and bought cigarettes, petrol station employee Ines Swoboda told Reuters on Monday.
"I wasn't surprised because she's come in naked before -- she's a very nice woman," Swoboda said, adding none of the other customers was bothered. The woman could have faced charges of creating a public disturbance if anyone had complained.
A quick-witted customer did, however, snap pictures of the woman believed to be about 30 years old as she walked back to a waiting Ferrari and climbed into the passenger seat. Several of those photos appeared in the German media on Monday.

Tourists fined for cycling nude in heatwave.

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Two Austrians and a German were fined for cycling naked along the banks of the River Danube in Serbia where a heatwave has sent temperatures soaring.
"Police arrived after being alerted by passers-by," said police spokesman Stevan Krstic in the northern city of Novi Sad.
Temperatures in Serbia and other parts of the Balkans have hovered stubbornly for the past week at around 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit).
The three men were brought to a magistrate on charges of disrupting public peace and order and were fined 10,000 dinars (125 euros) each.

I guess the lesson to be learned is "if you're going to travel naked go by Ferrari and not by bike"!

GO ON - BE A FOOL AND GO SKATEBOARDING IN THE NUDE!

You can't have failed to notice that The Beckhams have moved to Los Angeles (LA for short).

The media is full of reports like this:

There was a distinct lack of celebrity IT girls at the party to welcome the Beckhams to Los Angeles. Instead, big-name stars turned out to welcome David and Victoria to their new neighbourhood, including Will Smith, Bruce Willis, Stevie Wonder, Eva Longoria and film director Ron Howard. The A-list bash at the Museum of Contemporary Art came just a day after David’s 12-minute debut for LA Galaxy was watched by a sell-out crowd including Katie Holmes, Brooke Shields and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Now spare a thought for our very own BCUK celebrity "IT" girl "LA SPICE" who is very worried that the former "POSH SPICE" might seriously want to take on the title of "LA SPICE"

Are we fellow bloggers going to stand (or sit) by and watch this happen?

I SAID!

OF COURSE WE'RE NOT!

"What can we do?" I hear you say - louder "What can we do?"

Right here's my plan. I propose that we send a petition demanding that Victoria Beckham be forbidden from taking the title "LA SPICE".

S.O.S. SAVE OUR SPICE PETITION

To whom it may (or may not) concern

We the "undercommented" demand that MRS VICTORIA BECKHAM (Aka POSH SPICE) now residing in Los Angeles, USA be banned from using the title LA SPICE.

This title shall remain, at all times, the sole property of La_spice (Aka LA SPICE) currently blogging in "mypoetry" at blog.co.uk (Aka BCUK).

Hitherto we append our support (comments) to this petition dated 23rd July 2007)

COME ON FOOLS YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED NOW!

"The animals went in two by two, hurrah! hurrah!
The animals went in two by two, hurrah! hurrah!
The animals went in two by two, the elephant and the kangaroo
And they all went into the ark, for to get out of the rain."

The recent deluge made me think about the story Noah and the flood. Most of you will have heard this story at somepoint in your life.

The reason the animals went in "two by two" (one male and one female) was to ensure that the species would continue. That brings me to my question:

Other than your current partner, would you choose to take into the ark?

GO ON THIS IS JUST A BIT OF FOOLISH FUN!

The man of my dreams! .............

He's so cute!

I'm in love!

DAFT THOUGHT: WHAT BEAUTIFUL BABIES WE COULD MAKE!

Oh no! first I'm dumped and then I'm tagged! They say that bad things come in threes Whatever next?

Ok here I go:

Q1. There are crumbs in your bed. What kind of cookies do those crumbs come from?

Don’t mention cookies in bed! See:

Q2. You are sitting on the toilet brushing your teeth cos you are hungover as normal. What got you that drunk?

One of my pink cocktails! See:

Q3. You have been dumped. What comfort food do you grab?

More cookies – that’s what the agony aunt suggested! See:

Q4. Your wife/husband has annoyed you off so you decide to go have an expensive gourmet meal on his/her credit card. What do you order?

Everything on the menu!

Q5. Sitting in church and you have a book/magazine tucked inside the hymn sheet. What is it?

Sainsbury’s food magazine with all those pictures of cookies!

Ha! ha! now I'll tag: Hobbsy; kiki2u; mad-poet; prydwen and eggbod Ignore me if you like - you usually do! (Joke!)

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A FOOL TO BLOG BUT IT HELPS!

Yesterday I foolishly told you all about my recent romantic disaster. Many thanks to all those fools who sympathised with me - I'm very grateful.

In an attempt to ease the pain of my broken heart (and dreams!) I foolishly wrote to the agony aunt (anagram of "no a gay nut") and she told me to go out and find a new love. She added "that's just the way the cookie crumbles" - how insensitive was that?

My thoughts then turned to therapy and so I searched t'internet for advice and came across this anonymous quote:

"Therapy is expensive, but poppin' bubble-wrap is cheap"!

That's it - therapy is the answer - retail therapy!

Mmm now where can I buy bubble-wrap on a Sunday morning?

WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE? THAT IS MY QUESTION!!

He was only a chocolate chip cookie...
...but I loved him.

I met him at a party. There he was at the end of the buffet....a loner; the last one on the plate. He had a certain something...a sweetness, a sensuality. He was one hot cookie. I felt as if I'd always known him...hungered for him.

When he looked at me with those warm brown eyes, I melted. Before I knew it, I had my hands on him, my mouth on him...in public. After that night, we were inseparable. With him I could be myself. He didn't seem to care what mood I was in, how I looked or even if I gained weight. Together we had the recipe for happiness. No one satisfied me like Chip.

THEN THINGS CHANGED

My friends said he was no good for me. He started to give me heartburn. I felt crummy, but it had to end. Now we've gone our separate ways. I hardly think of him anymore. Oh, if I see a certain TV commercial, a particular magazine ad, a coupon for money off...that old longing returns. And when we run into each other in the supermarket, we nod. We're friendly.But it's OVER!

HOW COULD I EVER HAVE BEEN SUCH A FOOL?

When someone gets you really, really cross, don't show yourself up by resorting to bad language. Don't go around making a complete fool of yourself. Simply take a tip from the Elizabethans who turned insults into an art form.

Next time you're completely whazzed off with someone simply use one of the follow choice phrases:

Thou art a spleeny rough-hewn whey-face!

Thou art a haughty mad-bred hedge-pig!

Thou art a errant full-gorged waterfly!

Thou art a warped bat-fowling gudgeon!

Thou art a pernicious fool-born maggot-pie!

Thou art a ruttish sheep-biting rampallion!

Thou art a fobbing spur-galled pigeon-egg!

Thou art a fobbing pottle-deep measle!

Thou art a impertinent beetle-headed puttock!

Thou art a slubbering guts-griping varlot!

Thou art a villainous rough-hewn jack-a-nape!

Thou art a quailing elf-skinned rudesby!

Now isn't that more effective thou incontinent jelly-legged tom-fools?

FOOLISH FACT #4 "HOW TO BE A BETTER FOOL"

It's the weekend once again. Welcome to my world of fools.

For those of you who don't mind being called or admitting to being a fool come on in - we fools must stick together.

For the rest of you then you must decide to stay or go. The choice is yours either be a fool and go or a complete and utter fool and stay.

Around these parts the word "fool" is not a derogatory one so please don't take offence. Right that's enough by way of an introduction.

IT'S NOW HAPPY HOUR AT "FOOLS BAR NONE" COCKTAIL BAR

Remember "Happy Hour" lasts until midnight. As usual each happy hour is themed. My last one had a "pink" theme in honour of the "Girls Night In" and so this one's for the boys! The theme is "Transport" so jump into your sidecar and motor down.

Here is today's cocktail menu:

Transport Cocktail Menu

Freight Train

1/2 oz. tequila
1/2 oz. irish cream

Pour ingredients into 1 ounce shot glass

Anti Freeze

1/2 oz. creme de menthe (green)
1/2 oz. vodka

Shake well with ice, strain into shotglass

Armored Car

1 part Amaretto
1 part tequila

Mix and serve on the rocks.

Backseat Boogie

1 oz. Absolut Vodka®
1 oz. gin
1 part ginger ale
1 part cranberry juice

Pour one oz of each, vodka and gin over ice in a 14 oz glass, and fill rest with ginger ale and cranberry juice. Garnish with fruit and serve.

Bitch-on-wheels

2 oz. gin
1/2 oz. martini bianco (dry)
1/2 oz. creme de menthe (green)
1 tsp. Pernod

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

HEALTH WARNINGS:

BE FOOLISH! BE HAPPY! BE SAFE!

Do my ventricles look big in this blog?

There I was roaming around on t'internet looking for something interesting to read when the following headline caught my attention: "Tiny brain no obstacle to French civil servant"

Well it made me feel better so I thought I'd share it with all my foolish "cranially challenged" friends.

For those of you with a short concentration span; those who simply can't be bothered to read it; or those who can't manage big words; I've added a picture of me wearing my nurses uniform. Just in keeping with the medical theme of course!

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man with an unusually tiny brain managed to live an entirely normal life despite his condition, caused by a fluid buildup in his skull, French researchers reported on Thursday.

Scans of the 44-year-old man's brain showed that a huge fluid-filled chamber called a ventricle took up most of the room in his skull, leaving little more than a thin sheet of actual brain tissue.

"He was a married father of two children, and worked as a civil servant," Dr. Lionel Feuillet and colleagues at the Universite de la Mediterranee in Marseille wrote in a letter to the Lancet medical journal.

The man went to a hospital after he had mild weakness in his left leg. When Feuillet's staff took his medical history, they learned he had had a shunt inserted into his head to drain away hydrocephalus -- water on the brain -- as an infant.

The shunt was removed when he was 14.

So the researchers did a computed tomography (CT) scan and another type of scan called magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). They were astonished to see "massive enlargement" of the lateral ventricles -- usually tiny chambers that hold the cerebrospinal fluid that cushions the brain.

Intelligence tests showed the man had an IQ of 75, below the average score of 100 but not considered mentally retarded or disabled, either.

"What I find amazing to this day is how the brain can deal with something which you think should not be compatible with life," commented Dr. Max Muenke, a paediatric brain defect specialist at the National Human Genome Research Institute.

"If something happens very slowly over quite some time, maybe over decades, the different parts of the brain take up functions that would normally be done by the part that is pushed to the side," added Muenke, who was not involved in the case.

NOW YOU ALL KNOW WHERE I KEEP MY BRAINS!

Never again! NEVER AGAIN!

When will I ever learn?

That's it! THAT IS IT!

I'm never ever gonna touch the stuff ever again!

NO! I repeat I'M NEVER EVER GOING TO TOUCH THAT STUFF EVER AGAIN!

My mum did warn me - so why didn't I listen?

Why didn't I believe her?

She told me that this would happen!

She said that cheese at bedtime would give me nightmares and she was right. It wasn't just an old wives' tale! Hang on my mum is an old wife! so perhaps it is true!

Anyway I did have cheese, I did have a nightmare, and now I can't sleep!

OK let's try another old wives' tale ..........

1 sheep ... 2 sheep ... 3 sheep ... 4 sheep ... 5 sheep ... 6 sheep ... 7 sheep ... 8 sheep ... 9 sheep ... 10 sheep ... 11 sheep ... nearly! ... 12 sheep ... 13 sheep ... 14 sheep ... 15 sheep ... 16 sheep ... nearly!

1 lamb chop ... 2 lamb chops ... 3 lamb chops ... 4 lamb chops ... 5 lamb chops ... 6 lamb chops ... 7 lamb chops ... 8 lamb chops ... 9 lamb chops ... 10 lamb chops ... 11 lamb chops ... oops nearly!

Aw now I'm hungry - a nice piece of cheddar perhaps?

EVEN I'M NOT THAT DAFT! WHERE'S THAT LOVELY BRIE?

You didn't think I was going to be left out did you?

My daughter was going over to the neighbour’s house to visit but didn't want to miss a call from her boyfriend so she took the cordless phone with her.

While at the neighbours she wanted to check back at home to see if her younger brother was okay. My daughter then picked up the neighbours phone and dialled our number. While waiting for someone to answer the phone at home, the phone she brought over with her began to ring. She immediately hung up the neighbour’s phone and answered our phone.

There was no one there. She wanted to know who it was who called so she used our phone to call our house. The line was busy. Getting very frustrated she left the neighbours to go home and see who was on the phone. No one was on the phone. My daughter could not figure out what was going on until someone explained it to her.

JUST PROVES THAT FOOLISHNESS DOES RUN IN FAMILIES

As you know this site was playing up yesterday, so much so that I "SAVED" my latest item ready to post this morning.

Guess what? SURPRISE SURPRISE it's gone!

Why oh why didn't I do a word document?

Repeats after self:

"I am foolish"

"I AM FOOLISH"

OFF TO HAVE A SCREAM BEFORE I FOOLISHLY TRY AGAIN!

I really didn't mean to make you cross yesterday!

I have apologised for my foolish behaviour!

So what else have I done wrong?

Whatever it is I'm fed up now and going off for the rest of the day to do someting even more foolish than hanging about here!

PERHAPS IT'S GOD'S WAY OF TELLING ME I NEED TO DO THE HOUSEWORK? OOPS I DON'T WANT TO UPSET GOD TOO! SORRY GOD

That's my favourite idiom "As Daft as a Brush" so I thought I'd check it out. (That Don Marquis has got a lot to answer for - see previous posts!).

As Daft as a Brush

The Victorian chimney sweep was the source of this phrase.

The skilled child sweep would have to work his way vertically through the confined space of chimneys, clearing blockages and removing the build up of soot by hand.

Apprentice sweeps were merely dropped head first down the flue. This often lead to them being ‘lightly stunned’ or in some cases ‘severely cerebrally damaged’.

Hence the phrase “As Daft as a Brush”.

Incidentally, the high mortality of this practise lead to a shortage of chimney sweeps, and that’s why today it is purported to be lucky to meet a sweep.

Right now I've shown you mine - you must show me yours!

That reminds me "As cool as a cucumber" - now there's another good one!

ALL THIS FUN AND INFORMATIVE TOO! WHO SAID I WAS A FOOL?

This posting is for everyone struggling with the new style blog!

German police excuse angry computer user for outburst

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German man who startled his neighbours when he hurled his computer out of the window in the middle of the night, was let off for disturbing the peace by police who sympathised with his technical frustrations.

Police in the northern city of Hanover said they would not press charges after responding to calls made by residents in an apartment block who were woken by a loud crash in the early hours of Saturday.

Officers found the street and pavement covered in electronic parts and discovered who the culprit was.

Asked what had driven him to the night-time outburst, the 51-year-old man said he had simply got annoyed with his computer.

"Who hasn't felt like doing that?" said a police spokesman.

While escaping any official sanction the man was made to clear up the debris.

DON'T GO DOING ANYTHING THIS FOOLISH AT HOME OR WORK!

Yes I do know I'm guilty of it. I'm sorry it's just the way I am.

Those of you who have read my earlier posts know just how much I have come to hate Don Marquis for making me think. For those of you new to my blog here's a quick link:

http://foolsreunited.blog.co.uk/2007/07/16/well_that_s_certainly_got_me_thinking~2645424

Right where was I? Erm .... let me think .... see that man's done it again!

Ah yes! "clap-trap"! No bloggers, I'm not being rude but this morning this word/phrase cropped up and I needed to know where it originated.

This is what I discovered on t'internet!

[Q] “Do you have any idea where the word claptrap comes from? I associate it with talking rubbish but I’ve no idea what a clap is — other than the obvious infectious disease — and why you would build a trap for one.”

[A] It’s certainly not that sort of clap.Your claptrap is indeed a trap to catch a clap, but it’s the sort of clap you make by putting your hands together in appreciation.

Its first appearance in print is in Nathan Bailey’s dictionary of 1721 and his definition pretty much tells the whole story: "A Clap Trap, a name given to the rant and rhymes that dramatic poets use" Thereby pleasing the actors by encouraging the audience to applaud.

The word developed from a figurative theatrical device to encourage applause into a more general term for showy or insincere platitudes directed at the lowest common denominator of one’s audience. From there it was only a short step to the sense of talking nonsense or rubbish, though the older ideas are often still present.

Incidentally, in the middle of the nineteenth century, 150 years after the word had first been recorded, some unsung backstage hero invented a mechanical device, a sort of clapper, that made a noise like that of applause (perhaps to encourage the real thing, though we are not told). Presumably it was similar to a football rattle. This also was called a claptrap. It has led some people into the mistake of suggesting that this device was the source of the word.

So there you have it - you didn't think my blog was going to be educatonal as well did you? NEITHER DID I!

On a more "lighter" note here is another, more recent definition:

"Clap-trap" - Derogatory name for a sexually promiscuous woman – (Dictionary of Sexual Terms)

Finally a quote courtesy of my blogfriend boredrich:

We're all fools but the real fool is the one who wants to be sane!

After making a complete and utter fool of myself in front of the team at BCUK, I thought I'd better get back on track.

Least said and all that!

Well I can't help it if I'm daft! can I?

I was grazing through my little meadow of foolishness when I stepped into the following clap-trap (Mmm - that's and interesting word - Drat that Don Marquis (see link) - I'm now going to have to find out where that came from!!!)

http://foolsreunited.blog.co.uk/2007/07/16/well_that_s_certainly_got_me_thinking~2645424

You Might Be A Dairy Farmer...

If you know the price of milk per hundred weight but not by the gallon.

If the medicine cabinet contains a container of Bag Balm.

If you've ever gotten an award for fat (and were proud of it).

If your idea of a power lunch is a sandwich on a tractor.

If your idea of a neighbourhood watch is someone calling you to let you know your heifers are out.

If you have more than a dozen cats.

If your idea of overnite delivery is pulling a calf at three in the morning.

If you can remember the name of every cow on your farm but the names of your children elude you.

If manure is a dinner table topic.

If your backyard ends at an electric fence.

BY FOR NOW ......... HI-HO, HI-HO, IT'S OFF TO MILK I GO!

Me and my big mouth!

I blogged the following:

http://foolsreunited.blog.co.uk/2007/07/16/the_buzz~2646313

I got a reply

So I replied

Then I found out that one of the BCUK "team" had replied!

Oooops

How foolish was that?

SORRY BCUK I LOVE YOUR NEW FORMAT - HONEST!

What's all that about then?

Call me a fool if you must but please explain in simple language what is this thing call "Buzz"

What have they done to me?

BCUK HAS STOLEN MY IDENTITY!

I wish I woz cleverer and could say wonderful things to make people want to quote me. Even Lindow has gone down in the annuals of mystery for talking a load of bull.

This really set me thinking.

Then today's "quote of the day" jumped out at me:

If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; But if you really make them think, they'll hate you.
- Don Marquis

I hated Don Marquis instantly but I didn't even know him. That made me think again (flipping Don Marquis!) Who is, or was Don Marquis? So I did what I always do at a time like this and asked "Jeeves" (whoever he may be). There I go again thinking! (that Don Marquis sure has a lot to answer for.

Anyhow, I guess if you're as daft as me you want to know the answers?

Who is or was Don Marquis?

Donald Robert Perry Marquis (pronounced "mark' wis", not "mar kee") (1878-1937) was an American humorist, journalist, and author. He was variously a novelist, poet, cartoonist, newspaper columnist, and playwright. He is best remembered for creating the characters "Archy" and "Mehitabel", supposed authors of humorous verse.

Who is or was Jeeves?

Gentleman's gentleman Jeeves first appeared in Wodehouse's 1917 work The Man With Two Left Feet.

Together with his young master, Bertie Wooster, the butler has become one of the most enduring characters in comic literature.

Thanks to numerous film and TV appearances, the faithful manservant has come to represent all that is reliable and unflappable.

Now I really do hate Don Marquis even more!

Why? I hear you shouting!

Well when I tried to "Ask Jeeves" about Jeeves I discovered that Jeeves had been forcibly "retired".

According to the BBC:

Internet search engine Ask Jeeves is reportedly being threatened with legal action by PG Wodehouse's literary agents for using the name of the late writer's most famous creation.

So now you know! I don't want to be clever anymore - it makes life so complicated.

BACK TO BEING A FOOL - AH! IGNORANCE IS SUCH BLISS!

What is this thing called love?

Is it only fools who fall in love?

Is it an illusion - a foolish trick of the mind?

Time for another foolish debate?

FOOLISH DEBATE #3

IS IT LOVE OR LUST?

What Love is…

• Love is loyal.
• Love is wanting the best for the other person.
• Love is compromising and working things out in a way that you both can win.
• Love is finding common ground.
• Love is trying to come together in a way that makes the world a better place.
• Love is selfless.
• Love is caring about the other person’s emotional needs and feelings.

What Lust is…

• Lust is self-gratification.
• Lust can be obsessive.
• Lust is usually tied to sexual gratification.
• Lust is selfish.
• Lust doesn’t consider the other persons wants and needs.
• Lust doesn’t care about how the other person’s day went.
• When someone’s in lust they aren’t interested in meeting family or friends.
• Lust is wanting something to the point that you don’t care who gets hurt.
• Lust manipulates, destroys and controls.
• Lust often involves raging.
• People who lust may think they are in love, but the fire burns out quickly when they get the person or thing they lust for.
• Lust doesn’t last, but love can.

BE FOOLISH - BE HAPPY - BE LOVED

FOR GIRL BLOGGERS ONLY

Men can be such fools!

I've just had a private mail message from La_spice and she was livid! I think I've calmed her down but she just couldn't bring herself to blog this. So as a true blog friend I will spill the beans. She implored me not to but I think the truth should be out there.

Remember Friday 13th July the night of the Blog Girls' Hen Party? Well as you know Princess Fiona had organised the entertainment. Denzil, Adamantixx and Essex Boy had begged Princess for the chance to entertain us. They were due to perform at 07.30pm by which time they hadn't arrived. La_spice had to send messages to them to ask where they'd got too.

Anyway to cut a long story short two of them finally turned up at 21.30! smelling of stale chip grease blaming Essex Boy for running off with Princess Fiona and the baby oil. By this time the girls were all busy playing confessions in the conservatory so La_spice told the "boys" that their services would no longer be required. They ended up skivvying for the caterers.

As if that wasn't enough and to add insult to injury, Denzil turned up at the "Pink Palace" tonight (yes 2 days later!) to "defend his honour" and once again try and blame Essex Boy. Well La_spice sent him packing with a flea in his ear and told him that for any future events she would be employing that nice farmer "boy" James aka Lindow.

La_spice was livid she contacted me right away.

SUCH IS THE BARE-FACED CHEEK OF FOOLISH MALE STRIPPERS

Nah not me!

What you see is what you get!

LA PAZ (Reuters) - The winner of a Bolivian beauty contest for indigenous women was stripped of her title moments after her coronation when judges noticed she was wearing false plaits, organizers said on Saturday.

The Miss Cholita Pacena pageant, held in the Andean city of La Paz late on Friday, seeks to instill pride in indigenous women who choose to wear the traditional dress of wide skirt, bowler hat and long plaited hair.

But doubts over whether the winner was a genuine Cholita Pacena -- the name for Indian women from La Paz -- led judges to strip her of her victor's sash and call for a rerun, said pageant organizer Walter Gomez from La Paz's city government.

The judges "disqualified the winner because they realized she didn't have plaits, that the plaits she had were false," he told Reuters. "Having short hair means they don't live like Cholitas."

Friday's contest was a far cry from the mainstream beauty contests that are popular in Bolivia, in which the South American nation's indigenous majority are under-represented.

Not a bikini in sight, the toughest test for the 14 contestants was making a speech in the native Aymara language to prove their Cholita credentials.

It is not the first time scandal has hit the pageant. In 2004, the winner caused a stir after her coronation by saying she did not normally wear traditional dress.

WHAT A FOOLISH WORLD WE LIVE IN!

Lets face it, there are a lot of fools out there. Sometimes you want to express how stupid they really are and here's how...

HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS-OFF TO FOOL AROUND IN THE GARDEN

I've just seen the picture from last night's party. It's official!
I'm not pregnant, I'm fat!

I was simply fooling myself.

I thought that I looked like this:

Instead I look like this:

WHERE IS THAT NUMBER FOR "WEIGHT WITCHES"?

And in front of my lovely blog friends old and new!

What can I say? I guess hanging my head in shame might be a good start

"What have I done? WHAT HAVE I DONE?" - you might well ask

Last night I went to La_spice Mansion "The Pink Palace" and yes I was "ill" in fact I was very "ill" all over her best shag pile! There I was chatting to my new friend Saffron_Rice (or did she say Sapphire_Night - so many doubled barrelled names around!)

Where was I? Oh yes, sipping this dainty pink cocktail called "Pink Paradise" when I suddenly felt "ill" next thing I knew I was "ill" on the beautiful cream carpet. If La-la was that clever she'd have had pink carpet then it wouldn't have mattered!

Anyway I said I was sorry and offered to clean up the mess - one of the "nice young dancers" offered to help. Well he was nice but neither "young" nor "a dancer" but he did smell of chip fat and I felt myself being "ill" again. This time that lovely Wuga (my bestest buddy) offered to share her sick-bag.

There were some lovely frocks last night - no-one said if they liked my outfit though and that girl from Switzerland got upset when I mentioned her pink leather hot pants

Aw well I better go and have a lie down in a dark room - where's that lovely photographer?

Anyway you'll be glad to know that I've learned my lesson the hard way!

I'M NEVER GOING TO TOUCH A DROP EVER AGAIN

THAT CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN HAS GOT A LOT TO ANSWER FOR!

All I Need To Know About Life, I Learned From A COW!!!

1. Wake up in a happy mooo-d.
2. Don't cry over spilled milk.
3. When chewing your cud, remember: There's no fat, no calories, no cholesterol, and no taste!
4. The grass is green on the other side of the fence.
5. Turn the udder cheek and mooo-ve on.
6. Seize every opportunity and milk it for all its worth!
7. It's better to be seen and not herd.
8. Honour thy fodder and thy mother and all your udder relatives.
9. Never take any bull from anybody.
10. Stepping on cowpies brings good luck.
11. Black and white is always an appropriate fashion statement.
12. Don't forget to cow-nt your blessings every day.
13. Moo-sic isn't the food of love!

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE DAFT TO BLOG BUT IT CERTAINLY HELPS!

I nominate this quotation for Blog Quote of the Year!

"They're randy and shamelessly wanton and many's the time I've been flattened by an overly amorous approach."

Lindow (The Peasant) 12/7/2007

For the full background to this quote please click on the following link:

http://thepeasant.blog.co.uk/2007/07/12/randy_cow~2622120

Sorry James! - it's the way you tell 'em!

The most foolish Friday the thirteen event ever!

La_spice is throwing a "Girls' Night In" tomorrow night. I have foolishly agreed to lend her my best cocktail waiter from "Fools Bar None" who will be happily serving you all evening.

RSVP to either La_spice or Princess Fiona.

SORRY GUYS THIS IS A GIRLS ONLY NIGHT

Forget about "Pirates of the Caribbean"! Check out the following link to discover your silly pirate name.

My silly pirate name is Red Stefan the Gouger - I love it!

**Please tell me yours: http://www.stupidstuff.org/main/piratename.htm

or (thanks to Sally on Tour alias Dirty Anita Dagger!): http://gangstaname.com/pirate_name.php

HAVE ANOTHER FOOLISH DAY ME HEARTIES!

Princess Fiona has been masterminding the arrangements for Friday Night's Hen Party. Not to be left out "Fools Bar None" has agreed to provide the drinks.
These will consist of a selection of cocktails reflecting the pink theme:-

Pink Pussy's

6 oz. vodka
6 oz. Pink Lemonade
0.25 lbs. ice cubes

Blend Vodka , lemonade & ice till slushy

Pink Paradise

1 1/2 oz. Malibu
1 oz. Amaretto
3 oz. cranberry juice
1 1/2 oz. pineapple juice

Combine ingredients over ice in hurricane glass, garnish with pineapple wedge and cherry

Pink Top

2 parts ginger ale
1 part Pink Lemonade
1 oz. Per Glass vodka
3 Per Glass strawberries

Mix Ginger Ale and Pink Lemonade in a container. Put a 1 oz shot of vodka in glass. Drop in a few strawberries. Let sit a few minutes. Fill glass with Ginger Ale and Pink Lemonade mixture.

Pink Cadillac Margarita

2 parts tequila
1 part triple sec
2 parts lime juice
1 part cranberry juice
1 part sugar

Shake with ice, pour into a margarita glass.

Pink Fix

2 oz. gin
2 oz. lemon juice
3/4 oz. Grenadine

Pour ingredients into shaker 1/2 full of ice. Shake vigorously. Pour into lowball glass. Garnish to taste.

THIS PROMISES TO BE THE CRAZIEST BLOG EVENT OF THE WEEK

FOOLISH DEBATE No.2

I'm not just daft - I'm bonkers!

That being the case I thought that I'd better qualify it and check the dictionary definition:

"informal or slang term for mentally irregular"

So I'm not just daft!

I'm not just bonkers!

I'm not just silly!

But I'm officially "mentally irregular" what on earth does that mean?

Irregular bowels I understand.

Irregular periods I understand

Back to the dictionary - irregular = not normal

Therefore I am mentally abnormal hmm - I may be daft but that's taking things just a bit too far!

So let's debate this point "Who or what is normal?"

The suggestion that the Joker in the standard deck of playing cards evolved from the tarot Fool is appealing and often repeated. Present scholarly opinion, though, weighs in against it. The Joker first appeared in the US around 1850, probably for playing either Poker or Euchre. Although it is possible that whoever invented the Joker had seen a tarot deck and liked the Fool card, it would have been a deliberate "borrowing" at a very late date, not any kind of retention from early times.

The Fool Card

The Fool represents the fearless traveller. He leaps before he looks and speaks before he thinks.

The Fool is positively associated with innocence; new beginnings; spirituality; joy; fearlessness; and spontaneity.

Be ready The Fool always releases your untapped potential & throws you into an exciting new phase of your life.

Embrace this time but as the saying goes,”look before you leap!”

GO ON FOOL AROUND AND HAVE A LOVELY DAY!

I recently posted about chocolate and realised that food is a very popular topic. There are currently loads of cookery programmes being made and lots of serious nutritional issues in the media. This being a daft blog I thought that some silly facts were the order of the day.

FOOLISH FACTS No 3

Food and Drink Facts

The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9000 years old

Every time you lick a stamp, you’re consuming 1/10 of a calorie!

There are an average of 178 sesame seeds on a McDonald’s Big Mac bun.

On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens ever year

The most widely used vegetable in the world is the onion.

Vodka never freezes due to its density! Vodka is made out of potatoes!

Maggots are the healthiest thing, on the planet as they are full of protein!

It is illegal in the state of Georgia to eat Fried Chicken with a fork.

The science of cooking a hamburger is officially now known as Hamburgerology.

Did you know that pizza was invented in Greece, not Italy?

Emperor Charles V of Germany ate at least 60 distinct courses every day of his life.

The average American man by the age of 40 has 5 lbs of un-digested meat in his bowels

The average American family consumes 14 litres of ice-cream per week.

So now you know

Keep on being foolish - you know it makes sense!

Mars bars, crunchies, double deckers, turkish delight, creme eggs I simply must have chocolate!

I am so excited - it must have worked. All that fooling around on holiday really must have paid off!

And now according to t'internet I'm definately going to have that April fools' day baby. What's more it's going to be a girl!

Craving Something…Sweet?

Many people believe that your cravings are caused by the sex of your baby. So, if you can't get enough chocolate, you could be having a girl. Does the idea of drinking straight lemon juice sound delicious to you? Then those sour cravings are a result of the little boy inside of you. However, if you go by the scientists, then some of them will claim that you're not even having cravings because cravings just don't exist.

According to the poll of names April is well in the lead.

Right I'm off to put my feet up and open that bumper box of Thornton's Continentals! Thank goodness I'm not craving coal!

Pregnancy is going to be just great - or am I fooling myself?

Hang on who said it's too soon for cravings? - spoilsports

What do you mean wait until you get morning sickness?

Stretch marks! perhaps I've changed my mind!

Well I booked the honeymoon suite with four poster bed and Jacuzzi. I ordered oysters and champagne and haven't been out of the hotel for days. I have lost count of how many times I've made a complete fool of myself so hopefully my little April Fool is on his/her way.

By the way I had difficulty finding a suitable partner but the hotel staff have been very helpful

Meanwhile I am very dissappointed with your responses to my request for suggested names for the latest foolish addition. Please keep your suggestions coming and don't forget to add (Boy) or (Girl) after the name so that I can identify bona fide blog names.

Right I must get back to it!