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1. At 05:14 PM on 24 Oct 2006, Douglas McCabe wrote:

   Eddie,

   I'm disgusted to hear a senior police officer claim his force has been responsible for a reduction in burglary! Recent reductions in burglary are entirely due to householders installing burglar alarms because police forces no longer regard burglary as worthy of investigation.

   Love the programme.

   Douglas McCabe

2. At 05:14 PM on 24 Oct 2006, Kevin wrote:

   Sorry Patricia - But a few pics - or even just a sound clip - of Eddie and Lissa wrestling would be er, interesting.

3. At 05:18 PM on 24 Oct 2006, wrote:

   The one about sausages? It worked for me. Even if did open the abominable Realplayer. *spit*

4. At 05:36 PM on 24 Oct 2006, Frances O wrote:

   The sausage one just reminded me of The Archers. Trying to forget.

   Oh, OK, it was hilarious, too.

   I like "like a fiddler's elbow". Eric. Makes me think of nights in Ma Cameron's in Aiberdeen.

5. At 05:53 PM on 24 Oct 2006, Frances O wrote:

   So newsletters have depated
   For poor Eddie Mair
   He askes us "not to get started"
   Then mentions it on air.

   But he knows there's a blog
   And if he gives us a strapline
   There's at least a frog
   And more than one extremely credible comment

6. At 05:57 PM on 24 Oct 2006, wrote:

   Either the link worked or I hallucinated.

   Twice?

   Repeat after me:

   * Bring back the newsletter *
   * Bring back the newsletter *
   * Bring back the newsletter *

   ;o)

   PS I wish you froggers would stop invoking the deadly Patricia. Who needs reminding?

   Look, even I'm doing it now...

7. At 05:58 PM on 24 Oct 2006, wrote:

   "But don't bother with the newsletter for now."

   Ominous.

   :o(

8. At 06:05 PM on 24 Oct 2006, wrote:

   I think the programme benefits greatly from the little round-up at the end. Does Eric think of these during the show?

   A little alliteration for the literary nation!

9. At 06:05 PM on 24 Oct 2006, Rosalind wrote:

   I am at all sure where the HIV news (Eddie's comment) would have gone in, but if it was encouraginng let's hear it.
   And if awful maybe we ought to hear it!

10. At 06:11 PM on 24 Oct 2006, OnTheLedge wrote:

    Eddie, All that 'in and out' worked a treat - a great listen this evening. Now, open that Jose Cuervo and R-E-L-A-X

11. At 06:23 PM on 24 Oct 2006, wrote:

    O Frances : LOL, esp last line of your poem!

    
    My favourite poem :
    ---
    There was a young man from Dundee
    Who got stung on the arm by a wasp
    When asked if it hurt
    Said "Not very much"
    "It can do it again if it likes"

12. At 06:32 PM on 24 Oct 2006, wrote:

    Enjoyed the little 16:30 look ahead -- all in agreement, - however as we all know 30 mins is a long time in news.

13. At 06:36 PM on 24 Oct 2006, John H. wrote:

    Talking of Jose Cuervo, where's Drinks today? I don't remember her asking permission for a day off - perhaps she had a note?

    Has anybody ever tried "Two Fingers" tequila? When I was away a while back, I couldn't find any of the usual stuff in "duty free" and so picked up a bottle. Currently it's sitting unopened - the bottle looks like it really means business. Any reviews would be welcome.

    Whilst I'm missing the newsletter a little bit, I actually only signed up for it after the frog started. I felt a bit left out when others were making reference to it. Ernie's blogs pretty much fills the void for me.

    Oh and can I just say - how thick am I? "Frogsporn" went completely over my head - so much so that it didn't even dorn on me that it was it wasn't the usual spelling until Fifi s-p-e-l-l-e-d i-t o-u-t for me earlier. Dur.

14. At 07:11 PM on 24 Oct 2006, Mrs Trellis wrote:

    John H (12)
    I think any tequila is good just remember the old saying:
    one tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor!
    And as for not getting the frogsporn gag your not alone, I can remember Tony Hawks saying that feckless was an unsuccessful Irish lethario (spelling) and not getting it for at least 20 min!

15. At 07:16 PM on 24 Oct 2006, Dr Hackenbush wrote:

    On the police ‘league tables’ - the number of forces covered by these tables are obviously finite. You cannot avoid the fact that there will always be someone in last place - even if all police forces in the country come joint bottom. I’d have thought that the news story in this case is about how each one compares to their own performances of the year before. (Some clumsy sentences in the above.) The piece about HIV rates in the third world would therefore seem more news-worthy.

    I know you all feel cheated when I don’t make a profound comment, so hope this fits the bill.

16. At 07:31 PM on 24 Oct 2006, wrote:

    John (13),

    Not only Aper, but Valery and Annasee have reported that they're back, but have been quiet since. And what of Stephen, leader of STROP?

    While it's good to have new froggers, and welcome to them, I hope some of the founders have not drifted away.

    Anyway, I've got to go out now, already late - plus ca change, I hear in chorus.

17. At 09:01 PM on 24 Oct 2006, anne wrote:

    hi, I'm Back. Oz was wonderful, but why does it have to be so far away?

    really pleased to see my postcard of totally awful statuary in Melbourne Botanic Gardens up on the board. I see we have some new faces in the photo gallery too, but still not one of Lissa with an A for some reason.

    Have I missed anything exciting while away - I can't be fagged to go back over all the previous blogs and comments particularly as it has taken me ages to delete spam from in box and then read remaining e-mails. But what is alkl this about abandoning the newsletter? Before we know where we are they will stop the blog as well and then where will we all go?

18. At 09:03 PM on 24 Oct 2006, Aperitif wrote:

    Hello,

    I'm touched to have been missed. It has simply been a very busy day. It has become a very quiet evening, which is just what I need. I'm catching up. Slowly.

    And John H (13), I'm not sure I believe that you failed to get the 'frogsporn' joke - your reference to Fearless' sock was clearly not at all innocent. You accused Frances of rudeness a few days ago - but that's evidently because you know of what you speak ;)

19. At 09:40 PM on 24 Oct 2006, anne wrote:

    how very odd. I frogged some time ago to say I was back and so on and it hasn't appeared. I have meanwhile had a quick flick through one or two recent days worth and encountered Patricia. I refuse to believe she was real and not a spoof.

    I should have said on my previous entry, not that it would have helped because it hasn't appeared, that there is a large slab of Haighs Honeycomb chocolate from Adelaide along with several packets of Tim Tam biscuits on the coffee table and you are all welcome to help yourselves.

    As I have heard precious little news recently ( except that Schoomy got a puncture and got beaten, hooray, how brilliant was THAT?!) I will refrain from commenting until I'm more in the swing - so that'll be at about 10 tomorrow morning then!
    

20. At 10:09 PM on 24 Oct 2006, Aperitif wrote:

    Welcome back Anne? How was it? Tim Tam biscuits eh? Smashing!

21. At 10:15 PM on 24 Oct 2006, wrote:

    I hope you're going to be posting piccies soon, Anne :-)

22. At 10:34 PM on 24 Oct 2006, wrote:

    ..just heard from Robin Lustig:

    " The Labour party...sorry, I'll start again...The Conservative party"

    Well, maybe not exactly, but more or less. What that deliberate, or has Eddie's influence slipped into TWTn

23. At 10:39 PM on 24 Oct 2006, Aperitif wrote:

    Fearless, I have answered your date question with some questions, I'm afraid. You'll have to provide more info before I can give a proper speech-and-style verdict (which you are, of course, free to ignore). For some reason I've also just been back to "Among the..." and frogged in response to you and John H re the Daily Mail. I don't usually go back further than the front page - instinct must have told me you were putting the world to rights without me and I couldn't stay away...

24. At 10:59 PM on 24 Oct 2006, Aperitif wrote:

    Gosh John W/Deepthought - for a moment I thought you'd changed your name to 'Deep Throat'!

    Why the change? What are you thinking deeply about? (Surely not Robin Lustig?)

25. At 11:14 PM on 24 Oct 2006, wrote:

    Aper (25),

    Go back two threads (to the pE one), where I explained it was to annoy her, and other matters, which I now feel perfectly justified in saying given the nasturtsiums you sowed with wild abandon just now ;-)

26. At 11:34 PM on 24 Oct 2006, Aperitif wrote:

    I've seen it Deep (may I call you 'Deep'?), and I see why you decided to do that but I don't understand this bit: and other matters, which I now feel perfectly justified in saying given the nasturtsiums you sowed... To which 'other matters' do you refer? Have you been on a hot date lately and not told us? (I saw your advice to Fearless).

27. At 12:14 AM on 25 Oct 2006, simon th' slammer wrote:

    Mrs Trellis, (14) Yo' got me rockin' in th' isles. Tequila is th' bess thin' on this hyar earth. ah love a fine hard glass whenevah th' time is right. ah still ain't caught th' main man eddie on th' air but yo' bloggers haf me wheezin'. ah love th' names yo' all have. Fearless ha ha yo' dress up fine an' smart an' thet gal of yourn will be walkin' up th' isle
    

28. At 12:27 AM on 25 Oct 2006, Dr Hackenbush wrote:

    John, I’m surprised you didn’t go for ‘Vroomfondel’ - or does that seem too tame? And I see Simon Jones has now joined us. Aisle be Bach...

29. At 07:38 AM on 25 Oct 2006, wrote:

    Aper (26),

    referring to the tendency to see double entendres that are not there...let alone comments on the real ones! That's the problem with this multi-thread blogging.

    Yes, my friends call me Deep.

    Dr H (28),

    It's all explained in the Patricia thread.

30. At 09:15 AM on 25 Oct 2006, The Artist formerly known as Big Sister wrote:

    Thought I'd give it a try

31. At 03:27 PM on 25 Oct 2006, Aperitif wrote:

    Hello Big Sis (30) - that made me smile :)