THE BRITISH THREAD II

Morning, McTag. Reading through, I note that the legend in her own lunchtime, Nigella, has finished her awful run on TV , so that gave me a reason to be cheerful.

Speaking of which..


Reasons to be cheerful, Part three (one, two three)

Summer, Buddy Holly, the working folly
Good golly Miss Molly and boats
Hammersmith Palais, the Bolshoi Ballet
Jump back in the alley and nanny goats

18-wheeler Scammels, Domenecker camels
All other mammals plus equal votes
Seeing Piccadilly, Fanny Smith and Willy
Being rather silly, and porridge oats

A bit of grin and bear it, a bit of come and share it
You're welcome, we can spare it - yellow socks
Too short to be haughty, too nutty to be naughty
Going on 40 - no electric shocks

The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot
A little drop of claret - anything that rocks
Elvis and Scotty, days when I ain't spotty,
Sitting on the potty - curing smallpox

Reading up on Spendy, Young'uns being trendy
Holding something bendy - Railway clocks
Milly Molly Mandy, things that come in handy
Legs that aren't too bandy and windswept locks

Nigella in her twee pose, pronouncing jalla peanose
Dandy, Mad and Beanos - biscuits that you dunk
Smorgy in the kitchen, Halloweeners witchin'
Sunburn when it's itchin'- Soul and Funk

McTaggy eating curry, dressing in a hurry
Mints that come from Murray - Mathos on his bike
Anyone called Hermann, Walter who is German
Watching Ethel Merman - anything you like.

Scott and Virgil Tracey, thrillers that are pacey
Feeling something lacey - Corn beef hash
Fishy eggs and blinis, tiny string bikinis
Bottles that have genies - sausages and mash.

Reasons to be cheerful, Part 3.


Why don't you get back into bed
Why don't you get back into bed..

There was a section of questions on Ovid on University Challenge last night.

Somebody told me in the pub that he had seen Mr Palin interview a lady in a "porcelain" manufacturing plant in Germany. It seems there's a trend in Germany for men to sit down to do pee-pee.

Is that right Walt?

Yes it is true (writes Mctag after coming back on foot from the shops with bread, milk and the paper)

Some apartment blocks in Germany (or Austria) had a rule that men had to sit down to pee because urine splashes were rotting the fittings, or something. I saw that in the paper last year.

It wouldn't do for me because I would get my thingy wet.

I don't like quizzes

and served in an outstanding friendly manner.

you were in close proximity to where my mother and father lived

well maybe it does Walter (sometimes I think you are too clever with t'nternet) but have they repaired the stained glass window?

Mctag will know.