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Shucks another urban legend up in smoke.

However:-

UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE (BBC2)
Jeremy Paxman: What is another name for 'cherrypickers' and 'cheesemongers'?
Contestant: Homosexuals ?.
Jeremy Paxman: No. They're regiments in the British Army who will be very upset with you.

So why was the contestant wrong?
:-)

The Gay Gordons?

THIS IS A FRIGHTENING STATISTIC, PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST WORRYSOME IN RECENT YEARS.

25% of the women in this country are on medication for mental illness.

That's scary.

It means 75% are running around untreated.

Today's Short Reading from the Bible... from Genesis:

"And God promised men that good and obedient wives would be found in all corners of the earth."

Then He made the earth round...
and then He laughed and laughed and laughed!

A wife asks her husband, "Could you please go shopping for me and buy one carton of milk and if they have avocados, get 6.

A short time later the husband comes back with 6 cartons of milk.

The wife asks him, "Why did you buy 6 cartons of milk?"

He replied, "They had avocados."

If you're a woman, I'm sure you're going back to read it again!

Men will get it the first time.

My work is done here.

Yes but more to the point - how many MEN are currently receiving medication??

http://spenserians.cath.vt.edu/TextRecord.php?&action=GET&textsid=39359

Had a bad experience with the fairer sex lately Celadon?

Just whipped though the dialogue and think I can neatly introduce a connection between the moon and this apparent ongoing battle of the sexes - "If they can put a man on the moon why can't they put all of them there?!" You will gather I am a female finley!!

THE Ukraine and Russia are to give each other maximum points in the Eurovision song contest despite basically being at war.
In a private call, Vladimir Putin and acting Ukrainian President Olensandr Turchynov assured one another that whatever massive bloodshed might ensue, the ‘twelve point protocol’ would not be breached.
Turchynov said: “We deplore covert Russian efforts to annex our nation, but we just love Russia’s Tolmachevy Sisters and their bouncy entry Shine, with its uplifting message that we are all as bright as light bulbs.”
Putin said: “I cannot rule out using nuclear weapons against the Ukraine, but there is no question of us not awarding ‘douze points’ to Ukraine’s Maria Yaremchuk and her perky ditty Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock.
“I mean come on, it’s so catchy and just makes you move your hips.”
International military analyst Julian Cook said: “It is important to understand the East European mentality in these matters. When it comes to doing down the arrogant United Kingdom, they are united.