It is like picking apples from a tree

I'm so fed up with people saying 'But they're all the same'.
They absolutely are not!

To top it all we have a new speaker with a girl's name, ouch.

Well, nobody can say you’re not doing your bit for Corbyn’s Campaign WWM2 ????
You and varian should be given medals from your political parties.

Ellan why have a go at an MP’s name? The Labour MP for Chorley is called Lindsay......so what?

But it’s not a girls name.....

I think it’s with an e for a girl EllanVannin! Bit like Lesley/Leslie. I find emails/letters from a Chris disconcerting as I never know how to address the reply.

Oh! I thought you were talking about harvesting whitewave, lovely.

Then, at second glance, I thought you meant all the political parties

Ellan I doubt that our friend Lindsay would find that joke funny. Then again, he might just laugh and say 'well, that's OK, she just can't spell!'

We know a Lindsey too.

For goodness sake, can't you help yourselves ??

What do you mean EV?

How many of you had a go years ago at Johnny Cash with his " A boy named Sue ?"

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Not me!

I don't think that Sue is unisex with a slightly different spelling, though, for male or female.

John Wayne was Marion, usually spelt Marian for a female but not always.

Evelyn is unisex and spelt the same.

Really EllanVannin??

I very rarely do that, EV, only usually if someone is bullying someone else on here.

In this case defending all the male Lindsays although I doubt they are reading this.

It just makes me sick !! As if some are just waiting for someone to put a foot wrong to cause unnecessary angst. Perhaps that's what you enjoy ?
I don't work like that( which is a good job on here with all subjects ) and I' don't intend treading on egg-shells for anyone.

We have a very boring new speaker. Thank goodness it's only for a little while.

Bring back the little Hobbit I say. He had shed loads of personality.

Oh, is he boring?

Perhaps we need boring and sensible rather than a sense of theatre
Bring them all back down to ground!

I have a female Lesley in the family and some get her name wrong but nobody kicks off, we laugh about it----unlike the po-faced individuals here !

Lemongrove is renowned for having a go ! First in the queue if a wrong word is said. Which is why I wrote " ouch " at the end of my post. It never fails !!

I don't think the new speaker is there 'for a little while', Gonegirl. He will stand unopposed in his constituency and will be in place in the new Parliament.

It was becoming more about Bercow at times, he did enjoy being centre stage.

I look forward to the change and think Lindsay should make a good Speaker.

Ellen, did you get out of bed on the wrong side this morning? You seem rather cross today.

Whitewave, we all know how you’re going to vote and what you think of Boris. Do you need to start an ‘I don’t like Boris’ thread every day? You won’t change anyone’s mind, because all the Boris haters agree with you. The others will make their own minds up one way or the other.

I don't care a jot what the new Speaker's name is. Just as long as he isn't as biased as the last one......

maddy the answer is in your hands don’t read them - simples?

But you will be disappointed I am afraid.

The is so much wrong with this rabble of a government I could fill 10 volumes.