Just heard

Matron will show up soon, and give you all a good talking to.

Is fairly unique not quite as unique as extremely unique?

Or even uniquely unique?

This is the first time I have been here, I am laughing so much I have tears in my eyes - just brilliant!

Not sure if kittylester and Annobel were writing tongue-in-cheek, however, 'unique' = existing as the only one or as the sole example. I have heard media people quantifying the word unique.

Rangimarie

Private Eye has some great Colemanballs , but they have changed the name as he is long retired. Some involve 'literally' -as in 'Rooney has literally lost his head'.
Can you be a bit pregnant?

Not at my age Greatnan

rangimarie I knew you'd enjoy this!

Yes, I do, people are really witty. Makes for interesting reading! Thank you

Please stop any references to Edwina Curry & John Major involved in "beastliness" (Mr Phoenixs' favourite word for it, borrowed from an old Harry Enfield sketch) These references are bringing forth mental images that I could do without!

I think it would be a fun to go to the 'last post' (back to death again) and try to guess what the original 'discussion topic' was about !
could be interesting !!!

The risk of contracting pancreatic cancer if you eat a sausage or other cured meat containing nitrates every day is what the original post was about, I believe. Naturally, the media was not pedantic enough (or scientific enough, or numerate enough) to also point out that the risk is very low, so even a nineteen per cent increase in that risk still leaves you with, guess what, a very low risk! In short, don't worry about it!

An interesting suggestion Tosh. I'm tempted to trawl through a few threads in an attempt to track the meanders. Or maybe not - it could take days! Welcome to Rangimarie. Perhaps we should put you on to that as an initiation test!!

Where? where? where?

Heard this morning, the motorway will be opened when the accident has been cleared.
Should this not be ,when the results of the accident have been cleared?

Hell Joan Where have you been hiding ?