Clarkson green (well for today, anyway).

[jean]

Okay, Ms ... though I wasn't particularly aware you had any involvement whatsoever in the said exchange.

Furthermore, I would point out that the true gender of any member is not always disclosed by his or her screen-name.

I suspect (though I coul
d be hopelessly wrong yet again) that even Flosshilde may well be forced to agree with me on that ...

Still, whether one is right or wrong, it is surely much, much more important for one to retain one's sense of humour, don't you think?

So, if I don't take myself too seriously it's a safe bet I'll feel much the same about you!

Stop digging, Tippsy.

[MrGongGong]

Stop digging, Tippsy.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

This is all going on way above my head. Hopefully, Caliban is keeping a hostly eye on things.

[Alain Maréchal]

Were the others grateful recipients, did they have your 'experience' foisted on them, and how often did they hope that you might be taken away?

What was your response if they had the temerity to suggest that their experience was different from, contrary to, and as valid as, yours?

If they wished to proceed in their vocations they needed the experience of myself and others like me, but since I had once been in their shoes, we seemed to get along.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Lighten up, everyone. This was supposed to be an April Fool thread.

[P. G. Tipps]

Lighten up, everyone. This was supposed to be an April Fool thread.

I always thought it was ...

[Nick Armstrong]

Hopefully, Caliban is keeping an hostly eye on things.

It's all simmering nicely

[P. G. Tipps]

... and when I'm still in thoughtful mode .... 'an hostly' doesn't sound quite right to me but I'm very reluctant to be too pedantic about it.

[Serial_Apologist]

... and when I'm still in thoughtful mode .... 'an hostly' doesn't sound quite right to me but I'm very reluctant to be too pedantic about it.

Ann Hathaway would sound too Shakespearian, even for Caliban.

[Nick Armstrong]

Ann Hathaway

O she doth, she doth!

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

... and when I'm still in thoughtful mode .... 'an hostly' doesn't sound quite right to me but I'm very reluctant to be too pedantic about it.

That was definitely a typo - now corrected.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

How are your orthotic insoles?

Now there's a Spoonerism waiting to happen.

[Nick Armstrong]

Now there's a Spoonerism waiting to happen.

[Ian Thumwood]

I thought Today's attempt at an April Fool, "seriously" considering the idea of enlarging goal posts to overcome the problem of hitting the crossbar, pretty feeble. I'm sure it's been used before.

I heard this on the way to work. Oddly, I thought it was genuine to begin with until Beckham was interviewing at a fashion show! The curious thing about this was that, as anyone who reads "When Saturday comes" will tell you, some of the stuff FIFA are up to do verge on the boundaries of credibility. Some of the stories about FIFA in this publication do not necessarily get reported fairly and evening in the UK, even within the broadsheets. I think the story was credible even if not very amusing. The interview with Harry Redknapp gave the game up because I can't believe that anyone would really want to hear his opinion on the game!

The story did start off on a credible track as there are moves afoot to break away from FIFA as many European football bodies feel increasingly dissatisfied with the organisation. Some of the incidents I have read about regarding Sepp Blatter would make the clear Marmite story seem credible.