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They get presented with a large wooden spoon

Or a warge looden Spoonerism?

Stevea,

I once took part in a pub quiz (not too serious)...the question was...
What was Spooner famous for?
Someone answered ... Being a s**t stirrer! ... think we gave him a bonus point - it was late in the evening!

.......or even a stit shirrer!

Thanks, everyone, for the meddling and peddling and other funny stuff.

Jigjag, I enjoyed your AA stuff and especially liked the name of the secretary, Honor Mission.


All pedants... Earlier this week I read a book by a very successful writer, with years of experience behind him. One sentence irritated and annoyed me...

There's a march in support of refugees from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square.

What is so awful about Hyde Park that people are, apparently, fleeing from it?

... it depends who's on the bill.

I liked that, Steve!

Malone

Thanks for your comments - glad you enjoyed it. By the way Honor's name is Mishon, although she is often called Mission. She cannot understand why.

When I was a student in London, we used to flee to Hyde Park on a Sunday morning, rather than away from it. Lord Soper was an interesting speaker.

Jigjag, sorry about the Mission/Mishon mix-up. If you like, you could refer to it as Mishon Unaccomplished. I could blame it on my spellchecker, but I think the fault was mine. I was jumping around (not literally) various posts.

Always good to see the correct use of 'literally', Malone, as it has become another of those annoyingly misused words.

I had the rare pleasure of using it last week. I'd had a new security light fitted and was able to tell the fitter, a few days later, that it was literally on the blink - it was flashing.

Aah, simple joys ...

PS Last time I saw bands in Hyde Park was when the free concerts were there around 1970. Saw Pink Floyd, Canned Heat, John Sebastian ... but can't remember who else.