*Raises hand tentatively* So ... let me get this straight. This is a powder, right? It's a milk-substitute powder that you put in coffee? Only it's girl-scout-cookie flavoured? So it's sweet and makes your coffee lighter?

Aw. 'Snoozling'. New word approved. :-)

Chuckles. Must be a 'sickness'. ;-)

Heh. If they were rats, they wouldn't be getting a second glance. But both species have tails, ears, fur, the ability to bite ...

Riiiight. Still sounds weird to me.

Jesus. That line bothered me particularly badly. And I can't work out who the executive is. Or the legislative. Call me stupid, but exactly which person in this little menage is ruling which side? Does this mean that 'she' gets to decide what goes on in the bedroom? Or he does? Is she deciding what food goes on the…

No worries.

Actually, I pointed this fact out on another response to another poster. My statement that they 'absolutely wouldn't hurt you' was based on the fact that people are unlikely to be holding these little guys for a considerable period. And also, that said people wouldn't — in the grand scheme of things — be mistaken for…

Okay, here are a few of my favourites, some further out than others, but worth the trip!

Yeah, there was a bit of that in LAST week's doggy iced treat story [the one about yogurt]. Everyone's an expert. ;-)

Oh I think I'd make a mistake here and there, but yes, I basically know it, having heard it oodles of times over the years — like you — on coverage of sporting events. Don't test me on the Pledge of Allegiance though. ;-)

This is the funniest chart I've ever seen. Bravo, American singers.

Believe me. It's easy. ;-)

No worries. I'm on the case and will get back to you with some ideas.

Canberra? That's your first mistake. Guffaw. Sorry, I know it's our nation's capital and all that but really, do convince your fiancee to get the fuck out of there ASAP. *Grin* I didn't know about the crow situation, but it's heartening to learn they have Aussie accents. Bless.

Aw. That's great to read [no need to apologise from deviating from the topic at hand]. I needed that smile. And PS. I love southern US accents. Love'em. And you might be interested to know ... after dipping my toe into American Lit in my undergrad years, I went on to do an American author — Hawthorne — for my Masters.…

Aw ... we don't live in fear. We certainly keep our eyes out for things; I grew up in a leafy green suburb but even our hydrangea bushes [and our pools sometimes] harboured the Sydney Funnel Web [yikes]. That is one scary arachnid.

Ha ha ... this is better:

This little badger-scare snippet really could use some context. It's no wonder the jolly girls of Folkestone might be running a little bit terrified given the attention given to Mycobacterium bovis — TB in other words — which is being spread from badgers to cows and hence on to ... who knows? As most of these girls'…

Oh I dunno ... I'd be force-feeding it on my parents if they weren't already [well, my Dad at least; my Mum just enjoys the ride] utter fans. We used to watch it as a family when I was growing up. And all had crushes on everyone. Except Blake, of course. No one really could get behind Blake. ;-)