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I won't lie to you.

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1. At 04:05 PM on 15 Dec 2006, Big Sister wrote:

   Mmm, that sounds like an interesting show, Lord Mair! Perhaps I'll see what's on telly at 5 .....

2. At 04:08 PM on 15 Dec 2006, OnTheLedge wrote:

   What about taking the filling out of the mince pies, Eddie?

3. At 04:08 PM on 15 Dec 2006, Dermo wrote:

   I've got an idea. When you've run out of news, all your listeners could whistle at the same time. I wonder if you'd hear us?

4. At 04:09 PM on 15 Dec 2006, Dermo wrote:

   Or....turn over to chris evans

5. At 04:14 PM on 15 Dec 2006, Joe Palooka wrote:

   Eddie,

   I'll tune in to Chris Evans then. Cheers.

6. At 04:17 PM on 15 Dec 2006, admin annie wrote:

   Don't be so feeble.

   Go and drag a government spokesman into the program and grill him about how ethical it is for the government to order the SFO to halt a corruption investigation because the saudis have got upset.

   Or get some of the saner sounding conspiracy theorists onto the prog and ask them why they think anyone would bother to murder Diana.

   Or get a profiler from the FBI to comment on how useful or otherwise profiling really is in police investigations. Is it any more successful then bring in self procalimed psychics? Is it indeed any different to bringing in self proclaimed psychics.

   Honestly Eddie, get a grip. If you think there isn't any news out there, go and make some!! I thought all journalists learned that at day 1 of journalist school.

   I shall listen to the program with interest to see what you do fill it up with!

7. At 04:27 PM on 15 Dec 2006, wrote:

   Oh Eddie it reminds me of Jon Snow at a radio station many years ago padding away.

   I'll dig it up sometime and post it.

   Lots of paper rustling and silence and then

   'And the News .. which is coming in thick and fast hasn't yet arrived' and then more rustling and silence...

   The pips are always good value on the quarter though ;-)

8. At 04:29 PM on 15 Dec 2006, Big Sister wrote:

   "I won't lie to you".

   Hats off to Eddie Mair. The poor man's George Washington.
   

9. At 04:31 PM on 15 Dec 2006, Peter Wharton wrote:

   A good day for good news to come from the Government!
   1. Saudi Arabia to make large donation to British charities.
   2. Tony Blair to take up UN position on solving the Middle East conflicts, with Saudi help.
   3. That Egyptian moves to Lebanon.

10. At 04:32 PM on 15 Dec 2006, wrote:

    You mean Blair's derailing of criminal justice is already 'old news'? I know it ain't all that new, but, really....

    And what about the Palestinian PM having to leave his suitcase full of cash at the border post?

    Israel had closed the Gaza border on Thursday, saying the tens of millions Mr Haniya was carrying as he returned from his foreign trip would fund "terrorist operations".

    Mr Haniya crossed late in the evening following hours of intense negotiations, leaving the reported $30m (拢15.3m) on the Egyptian side with his aides.
    
    

    xx
    ed

11. At 04:37 PM on 15 Dec 2006, Stewart M wrote:

    Just broadcast some of Chris Evans show ;-)

    Or even better the Bedtiime story from cbeebies.

    Stewart

12. At 04:39 PM on 15 Dec 2006, Frances O wrote:

    Blooming typical, isn't it, Eddie? Just like buses. None at all or a glut.

    Never mind, it's Friday. You can just read out *lots* of emails. And maybe a few extracts from the frog.

    btw, anyone notice the similarities between the names 'Eragon' and 'Aragorn'? Or that 'Eragon' is a typo away from, well, 'dragon'???

    What an amazing coincidence.

    Don't think I'll bother. Back to the voleburrow. Or the beach.

13. At 04:44 PM on 15 Dec 2006, wrote:

    Or we could play "Read along with Ed" again during the dead air!

    It's all so exciting again -- bath water running already and earl Grey in my hand.

    You can do lots of plugging for the blog and we can hear all the nice voices like Val Singleton - perhaps an odd COI filler warning us about standby lights or such like ?

14. At 04:49 PM on 15 Dec 2006, Penrose wrote:

    Play and imagine it as the next PM ThemeTune !

15. At 04:55 PM on 15 Dec 2006, Belinda wrote:

    Could you put the sailing music on which is played just before the Shipping Forecast at 12.50am? You could repeat it ad nauseum, noone will notice.

16. At 04:56 PM on 15 Dec 2006, wrote:

    Eddie, I am happy to fill in with some festive musical parodies down the phone line, if you run out of news tonight.

    I will be suitably dressed for such a special occasion, in my posh frock ready for the bellringers' Christmas dinner an hour or so later.

    Hair and makeup still a complete mess, but suitably dressed!

    Fifi

17. At 04:57 PM on 15 Dec 2006, Aperitif wrote:

    I think you are fibbing Eric: You won't stop until 6 and you know it. You can use this news if you like:

    I am home early from the office and my heating has not yet come on. My fingernails are a very pretty shade of blue, if I do say so myself.

    There.

18. At 04:58 PM on 15 Dec 2006, Big Sister wrote:

    Is the lack of news a cue for Eddie and co to have another Christmas party? Or is there an enormous bloggage again? I know I've posted (variously) and I'm sure fellow froggers will have done, but nothing's coming up.

    Did you enjoy your lunch today, Lord Mair?

19. At 05:01 PM on 15 Dec 2006, gossipmistress wrote:

    If you're short of a news item, the people across the road from work have just had the big 'switch on' for their not insubstantial christmas light display. I'm surprised we weren't plunged into darkness by the sudden demand on the National Grid.....

    
    

20. At 05:02 PM on 15 Dec 2006, Simon Pitkin wrote:

    If you're stuck I have some suggestions:

    2000 new homes for Beccles plan.

    Waveney District Council are modifying the local plan to account for 2000 new homes and the facilities to go with them that will be needed in the next facilities. A move that could finaly mean the end for the town's out door pool as it is replaced by an in door leisure centre.

    Or

    Villagers fear their pub may not be re-opened.

    The popular Garden House village pub in Hales may never re-open after being aquired by a developer.

    or

    On-the-spot fines for drunkem Christmas revellers in Beccles, Bungay and Halesworth

    Plans are afoot for drunken and disruptive partygoers to be slapped with and 拢80 fixed penalty fine for unruly behavior during the Christmas and new year period.

    That should fill at least 20 minutes.

    You can send my editorial fee to my PayPal account if you like:)

    Good weekend all!

21. At 05:17 PM on 15 Dec 2006, wrote:

    You won't lie to me - but there are others who will.

    BRIAR PATCH ORATORY
    
    Blair just goes from strength to strength! He says: "Leave aside all those jobs and that money" just as Brere Rabbit said : "Please don't throw me into the briar patch".
    
    Does he think we are all dumb? Are we all dumb? Or does he know he is untouchable because our democracy is, in fact, illusory?
    
    
    

22. At 05:20 PM on 15 Dec 2006, Big Sister wrote:

    Looks like Eddie's sent the staff home early .......

23. At 05:24 PM on 15 Dec 2006, wrote:

    I think the programme is rather interesting.

    I've just learnt that if I got of my b*cks*de and went to London I too could make buckets of money, become the Lord Mayor of London and then leave my fortune to the poor when I die.

    It's given me a new motivation in life!

    Mary

24. At 05:41 PM on 15 Dec 2006, Alison Dutton wrote:

    Polytunnels? How about the huge corregated iron buildings going up in the fields of Cheshire? No planning permission required if they are being used for machinery. They are spreading like a virus near Chester and I can't do a thing about it. The council have their hands tied and cannot stop the spread of these ugly blots on the landscape

25. At 05:43 PM on 15 Dec 2006, Eddie Mair wrote:

    When do YOU think we should have stopped?
    17.01?

    17.30?

    Any other thoughts?

26. At 05:53 PM on 15 Dec 2006, wrote:

    Eddie, I've just been alerted to this by your broadcast. Couldn't you just read poetry to us or something but don't leave us without your dulcet tones!

27. At 05:53 PM on 15 Dec 2006, wrote:

    Ah, OnTheLedge!!!!!

    Wherezyabeen, Ledgie??

    ;o)

    Fifi

28. At 07:06 PM on 15 Dec 2006, Dr Hackenbush wrote:

    (17) How could they be anything other than pretty?

29. At 07:50 PM on 15 Dec 2006, OnTheLedge wrote:

    Eddie:

    Lunchtime?

    
    Fifi:

    Thanks for missing me!

30. At 08:25 PM on 15 Dec 2006, Belinda wrote:

    I enjoyed tonight's show. Sorry Eddie.

31. At 09:07 PM on 15 Dec 2006, Otter wrote:

    Another good show Eddie. Thanks. Hugh Sykes report from the Middle East was (as usual) excellent.

32. At 09:43 PM on 15 Dec 2006, Belinda wrote:

    Ok, I'll be fair: The polytunnel planning permission story was pushing it a little, however as a gardener, I found it interesting. That you interviewed two people about it one of whom was a "We'll go live to..." guy, did make me laugh a little.

33. At 10:18 PM on 15 Dec 2006, Anne P. wrote:

    OK now, so let me get this straight.

    There has been a big investigation into corruption over an arms deal with a major middle eastern country..
    It's a country whose nationals have had a key role in world terrorism and against whom we are fighting a 'War on Terror'...
    They have huge quantities of arms which we sold to them, and are known for human rights violations....
    They are known to have tortured British citizens into confessing to terrorist crimes they did not commit...
    Women have very few rights there and it does not have a democratic constitution...
    It has huge oil reserves that we might just want to get our hands on...

    So we are going to invade, bring about regime change and spread democracy throughout the land with the help of America and other allies...

    Woops - silly me - it's Saudia Arabia we're talking about and British jobs.

    Funny that.

    Or not.

34. At 11:03 PM on 15 Dec 2006, Big Sister wrote:

    Otter: Couldn't agree more about the Hugh Sykes slot. I always stop what I'm doing when he comes up. Not for nothing did he win his award - He truly puts his finger on the pulse of Iraq and the suffering of the ordinary Iraqi folk.

    In striking contrast to some other news reporters whose first motivation seems to be a promotion of their own sense of importance. (That remark, incidentally, not at all aimed at our esteemed leader, who would, I'm sure, be the first to burst his own bubble, if one were to appear .....)

35. At 12:12 AM on 16 Dec 2006, wrote:

    Eddie

    17:15:01

    I missed the pips :-(

    Loved Dan Damons voice though! Can we he have more :-)

    Raining cats and dogs outside !
    

36. At 12:44 AM on 16 Dec 2006, valery p (Tumbleflump Holly-Hippoface) wrote:

    Nice strapline, Lady PenSnorkmaiden!

    Village Christmas Party tonight - the children from the area were kind enough to thole not only me being a judge for the Talent Show, but also S.O. making his first fine appearance as Santa, complete with Shetland Pony Phoenix, wearing reindeer antlers and many other adornments.
    Yes I took photos, but yes they are in my phone, and given the problems I had getting the WoyW picture out (and it hasn't appeared yet :o( ), I may never see them again.

37. At 01:15 AM on 16 Dec 2006, LadySnorkPenMaiden wrote:

    Thank you, ValP (36).

    :-)

    What is this 'thole' of which you speak?

    xx
    LadyPen

38. At 02:22 AM on 16 Dec 2006, RobbieJohnDo wrote:

    Thole

    Can I help? I expect this is Scottish/Irish or at least Gaelic I origin.

    I have tholed many things - pain, discomfort, annoyance, toothache, aggravating relatives 鈥� I would say it means 鈥渟uffer鈥� or 鈥減ut up with.鈥�

    I thole, but not very well, the delay in the postings on the Blog.

    RJD

39. At 08:50 AM on 16 Dec 2006, Anne P. wrote:

    Just checked up on 'thole' and apparently it is Anglo Saxon/Old English in origin.

    Many's the time, when I was young when an aunt would say 'You'll just have to thole it' - my mother, being English was left baffled!

40. At 04:07 PM on 16 Dec 2006, wrote:

    "Thole" in context:
    

    I've notic'd, on our laird's court-day, -
    An' mony a time my heart's been wae, -
    Poor tenant bodies, scant o'cash,
    How they maun thole a factor's snash;
    He'll stamp an' threaten, curse an' swear
    He'll apprehend them, poind their gear;
    While they maun stan', wi' aspect humble,
    An' hear it a', an' fear an' tremble!

    From the

    to endure, to suffer

    xx
    ed

41. At 04:31 PM on 16 Dec 2006, wrote:

    Ann P (33) I don't know nearly as much about Saudi as you but completely agree.
    On the other hand I can see why you have to do business with a county the way they trade, which is a system of 'bribes' in a lot of places.

    The surreal experience of sitting in a very ordinary pub in Inverurie while the wives of oil men said goodbye to a friend of mine who was off to Abu Dhabi with her family. It was a salutory experience because a lot of relationships had not survived the repeated & prolonged periods of separation, & it was surreal because the exotica of the Arabia was such a contrast with the north Scotland we were sitting in.

    So my point is, isn't it always all about oil? Isn't Iraq about oil? Wouldn't it be better to invest in alternative fuel sources than trident missiles, so that we don't have to appease or fight, those who own the sources of ability to function.

42. At 05:08 PM on 16 Dec 2006, valery p (Tumbleflump Holly-Hippoface) wrote:

    Thanks froggers - saved me posting an answer! The last coupla times I've answered RJD he's just ignored it anyway.....

    Don't mind me - pre-Christmas blues!

43. At 05:14 PM on 16 Dec 2006, wrote:

    OH excuse badly written post (41) I know you pendants are pendantic but I have toothache, from work done earlier in the week, & am sure you can make sense of it!

44. At 05:40 PM on 16 Dec 2006, admin annie wrote:

    
    Val P - really sorry to hear about your pre-Christmas blues. Take some time out on the beach.

    Is it an annual thing or specific to this year? I'm sure RJD wasn't really ignoring you, - WERE YOU ROBBIE?

45. At 01:00 AM on 17 Dec 2006, valery p (Tumbleflump Holly-Hippoface) wrote:

    Thanks aa, I needed that!
    It's more than annual, I won't go further into it.

    Also want to jump in with stuff about companies doing business in ways which are appropriate to the country in question. Not my place though, so best left alone.

    Finally feeling Christmassy though, thanks froggers, talk of mince pies and so on always does the trick. Then on Monday we'll receive the prodigal anthropologist back into the fold - I've spent today cleaning out all the junk that's found its way into his room during the term. Now I'm sneezing non-stop because of the dust!

    TD still hasn't returned home from The Ball last night, so it must have been a success and worth all the shopping!

46. At 01:30 AM on 17 Dec 2006, RobbieJohnDo wrote:

    Valery P

    I honestly have never knowingly ignored you. If I haven't responded it is because I haven't seen what you have said. Tell me on the Beach!

47. At 01:00 PM on 17 Dec 2006, wrote:

    Valerie P 45) "Also want to jump in with stuff about companies doing business in ways which are appropriate to the country in question. Not my place though, so best left alone."

    Oh please do share, it wasn't my place either, & I don't know what to think. I prevaricate between ethical foreign policy & not imperialistically imposing our values on another state.
    

48. At 04:53 PM on 17 Dec 2006, Anne P. wrote:

    SparklyHelen(47)

    There is a difference between individual ethics which may be culturally influenced, and internationally agreed standards, such as the Convention on Human Rights.

    If I've understood it correctly, the abandoned investigation related to behaviour which would have been illegal under international agreements that Britain has signed up to, designed as anti-corruption measures.

    Therefore in the eyes of the world we are seen to be ignoring standards which we have said publicly should be adhered to by everyone. A case now it appears of 'do as I say, not as I do'.

49. At 05:56 PM on 17 Dec 2006, wrote:

    I think you are right Anne P (48) though I still prevaricate because it is a dilemna; I am always hesitant to impose standards on others even when they are decent. We do though cloak the Saudi's in mystery, & have for yonks, because it is all about oil I suspect.