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.

OK Oblomov, I give up. Thought your reference to Mandalay was a cryptic clue re my question, but could only find the following reference to fire of any kind. Nothing about fire lighters though.
Rudyard Kipling's Road to Mandalay.
An' I seed her first a-smokin' of a whackin' white cheroot.

Did I miss something?

Tabasco,

Well at least one bright spark replied.

Try rubbing them together Greek. Well, it works with 2 sticks!

Hi Kimoldfield,

Used to be a boy scout and remember being expelled.
It probably was something to do with that old trick of rubbing 2 boy scouts together (or now you mention it, was it sticks, I usually got things mixed up) anyhow, I decided to take it a bit further and tried to rub a scout (me) and a guide together.
I remember a warm sort of glow and a few sparks flying, but no flame of any sort.
I don't know of anyone else getting a dishonourable discharge (no jokes please) from this organisation.
Those were the days.

greekman,
Using a distant (naked flame)- the sun
and a magnifying glass.
mac

Mac, what happens at night when there's no sun?

Was never in the Scouts Greek, and the Guides saw through my disguise :o)

Tyketto,

2 out of 10 as can't get the sun to shine in my lounge (where the fire is). But best suggestion yet.

Kimoldfield,

It wasn't you all those years ago was it. Come to think of it, she was a bit hairy, it was dark and I did have my suspicions.
When you were in the guides, did you go by the name of Luscious Lucinda?
If it helps I was in Donkey Troupe and known as big boy.
This was due to the fact I had the biggest Wattle (see Scouts association).
Please, please tell me it wasn't you.

Anyone watching on cnbc Alistair Darling.yeh but know but yeh but know but wat I am saying is yeh but know!..he's gone!!!

Greek, nah, I was Lucy the Slut from Avenue Q, gave the game away when I tried to dib my dob round the back of the tent with gorgeous Gaynor.

Tabby, if Alistair comes on I change channels!

Greekman,

do you by chance mean woggle vice wattle?

from a Google search of wattle....

Urban Dictionary: turkey wattle
turkey wattle - 1 definition - It is a vagina thats been used and abused.

Kim,

Thank goodness for that. I do have certain standards you know.

Robert A,

Yep. Your right Woggle not Wattle.
Like your definition though, but not going there.

Ok taken my medication, back to normality now.

Tabasco,

When I look a Alistair Darling, I'm amazed that his puppet master Gordon Brown can work him from so far away.
Did anyone else see GB's gaff today when he said faced by David Cameron's first question, on why his multi-billion-pound banks bailout had failed to filter down to the taxpayer, the PM replied: "We not only saved the world..." instead of "Saving the banks".
There appeared to be mass hysteria, even among his own benches. The only one stony faced was GB. I'm not in any way a Tony (I'm a straight sort of Guy Blair) fan but he would have laughed it off. GB doesn't have a clue. Anyone can make a gaff, it's how you deal with it that can make the difference.
GB's people skills are none.

Greek, it was all the talk of Rebecca - 'Last night I dreamed I went to Mandalay again' is the first line from Rebecca (Daphne du Maurier, book & film). Sorry, showing my age.

Yes. Did anyone strike out a Rebecca blow for animalkind and buy a Zoo magazine?

You know it makes sense. This month will end at the end of the month and they might just revert back to Jodie Marsh or something daft for next month.

Oh, and take your wife. It nearly worked with me. You might just be the first. ;-)

Get the Rebecca link now. As to Zoo magazine, what great free publicity for all such mags.

'Healthy wine'? I'm not sure I like the idea of this - defeats the object. Isn't part of the fun of drinking that you know its not good for you? They'll be inventing a wine that doesn't give you a hangover next. Where's the fun in that? Is nothing sacred? Hic!

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/article5350578.ece

Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year to all. Thanks for the fun and interesting comments through a miserable year on the markets.

Seasons greetings to one and all.

As 2009 looks like being a bit of a bitch, remember a couple of points.

Yesterday is history
Tommorow is a mystery
But today is a gift, that is why it is called the present.

Problems are cowards. They never attack on their own. They hang around and attack as a gang, all at once. So celebrate the good times and the little victories. Make every nanosecond count, every reply sincere or witty or telling. Treat everyone as the most important person in the world. Then you will have your own personal gang for when the problems attack.
And even if it does get you down, the sun will still rise tomorrow, and children will still laugh, and one day, 2009 will be 20 years ago and you will start conversations by saying, "do you remember 2009 when we........................." and you will laugh at it all.

Have a great year everybody.

Alan

Cheers Alan, same to you and everyone! It may be a gloomy outlook but 2009 can still be a great year. Your health is your wealth; Alan can testify to that ;o)

Happy New Year fine people.

Happy New Year to all, and hoping it is a more prosperous one (not too difficult).

Greek.

Might be an election year when we get rid of this government....."Brown saving the world".....that really sums it up doesn't it !.