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Another cross-the-pond question. Do Americans (I am aware there are rather a lot of you, and I don’t like to generalise, but . . .) tend to cut up the food on their plates, and then sit the knife aside to use only the fork? (As opposed to the Brits, who keep a knife in right hand, fork in the...

Subtle, RaVen. I like subtle :) Thanks, Martin and RaVen, encouragement appreciated. Third Man Girl

Would that be the German tree feller? (cringe) Hey, that reminds me. What's happened to Phil_T of late? Martin, where have you hidden him? Third Man Girl

Chambers does say . . . a low stuffed seat, without a back, sometimes in the form of a chest. I guess I'll have to rearrange the furniture, or store the bodies elsewhere. :p JOKE! Third Man Girl

Like Litany, another evil scientist. And like Litany, I had my years of forklifting. Sadly, I didn't get to play God; instead the Grim Reaper, loading headless cows into incinerators. The rest, as you will have guessed, involved heads, brains, BSE. The scientists rebelled, and now the forklift...

Another by Bryan (a character of mine :)) The Shower The shower fires tiny silvery darts on a trio of men, standing tall, erect. Surrounding the girl, embracing her with deep voices and laughter. The trio, making mischief in the spray. Splashing the girl and watching chestnut...

ottoman [ótt?m?n] (plural ottomans) noun 1. long seat: an upholstered sofa that has no arms and is usually backless 2. stool for feet: a low upholstered stool used for resting the feet or as a seat 3. heavy fabric: a heavy fabric made of silk or rayon that has a corded texture and is used...

Okay. We'll go with ottoman. Officially. Chambers 1 : Encarta zilch. Thanks, Litany. Third Man Girl

Who knows the name for a wooden chest, placed at the bottom of a bed, for storing blankets, etc? Is it an ottoman? (Chambers currently arguing with Encarta). Third Man Girl

Silence, definitely. Even the whiz of sparrows snowboarding down the roof slates distract me. Okay, I made that up. They’re more often pecking at moss, in the rain. :( Third Man Girl

I struggle with John le Carré books. But, years ago, I read The Little Drummer Girl and fell in love with one of the characters – the Palestinian captured and tortured by the Israelis. I watched the film, and transferred my attentions (woman’s privilege to change her mind, blah, blah) to the...

I kinda like it. Especially the first three lines. I imagine a rabbit, a badger and a duck pointing to the moon, and discussing it with the trees. Not so keen on the crocodile line, I have to say. But, next time I look at the moon, through the branches of the trees, (a sight oft seen...

Sorry. I seem to have pushed you into doing the very thing you didn't want to, i.e. explain what your poetry is about. :( I would have classed "**** me, suck me, touch me, Bugger me." as sexually oriented; but, hey, maybe these are Swahili words meaning 'Go pick daisies. Make a...

What if it's really, really relevant? For instance, Mars bars. What other chocolate bar dunks into coffee as satisfactorily as Mars bars dunk into coffee? He dunked his Toffee Crisp into his coffee, stirred and sucked. And the crispie turned soggy. He dunked his Bounty into his coffee...

You're being naive if you think that's going to stop them. ;) How does this get past Darren's membership agreement?: 3.8 You agree that you will not use The Book Forum to post any material which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing...

And what happened to phil_t's ? Are they hungover marble-white? Like your sled dog's? :D Third Man Girl

Aargh! I skim-read that as 'chilled my husband' Thought you'd put him in the deep freeze :eek: Third Man Girl

Morning, Mile-O Hey! I've only got sand up to your anklebones so far ;) Third Man Girl

What a lovely question. Let's have June first, for a change, as it's a leap year. Summer will come sooner! :) Third Man Girl