Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

Poland's been invaded? By B&Q maybe? Did Ellen MacArthur lead the invasion on her yacht? Oh just ignore me, I have drunk far too much; I have the feeling I will be talking to Huey and Rolph on the big white telephone any minute now.

A friend of mine has asked me to join a 10km sponsored run. i told him to sod off and he said "come on. its for the local elderley".
I thought, go on then. I could win this.................

The songwriter Ray Evans died last week, one of his greatest songs, and one of the greatest of all time IMO was Mona Lisa, especially sung by Nat King Cole: a line or two from the song:-

"Many dreams have been brought to your doorstep,
they just lie there,
and then they die there"......................................................it could have been written for my share portfolio.

well, you know what they say ..... que sera , sera .

Can someone please explain why potato mashers are always designed to be exactly 2mm wider than your kitchen drawer is deep?

He got an Oscar for that as well Bosley!

My potato masher has a hook at the end of the handle for hanging from the hanging thingy in the middle of the kitchen ceiling; my potato masher is exactly 2mm longer than any of the other items hanging, all the other items just brush the top of head as I walk underneath.............

That is very good advice young ladies everywhere.

I once sat on an alligator

Did it "see you later" Alan?

It couldn't see anything. I squashed it.....................
Got a piccy of it somewhere round here.

Q: What's the difference between your mother in law and a crocodile?
A: Crocodiles are kind. They tear at your flesh and hold you under the water to drown, then they push your body under an old log to rot.

My portfolio looks like the victim of a crocodile today, soooooooo much red!

Kim
My port looks like this.

I haven't traded a single thing and my portfolio is down 2.53 (smug git).

Driver, the dvdactive website has the words "unlimited hope" in the
header, that definitely relates to my portfolio!

Alan, have you left the m off the end of 2.53?

here's a good site to do something practical and it also makes for a really lovely gift :) i recently used it for my nephew but somehow i don't think a 6 year old is gonna appreciate it yet.

do your little bit.

A cautionary tale! Whilst out doing my bit for the household finances I phoned my wife to ask her to make a purchase of 500 RBS through my Nominee a/c. She dutifully did this at 20.46092 per share, "luvvly jubbly" thought I: unfortunately she was unaware that the computer has a tendency to autofill amounts. The share price will have to be 21.19 before I begin to regain the loss I made selling back the additional 4500 shares she bought!!!!!!!

kim, serves you right for asking a woman to do a man's job ;)

Now what was it he said, 5000 share's thats it.