Probably a lot to do with jingl's love of poking a hornet's nest. I often had an image of her chuckling with glee at all the scurrying and squawking followed by the clatter of hooves as the high horses galloped to the rescue.
I don't want to continue hi-jacking this nice thread so I've started another one. In the words of Life of Brian.....'Let's go to a stoning'