Anubis the Jackal

Well, they're all only famous for losing something. Oh, and McCain was only in prison for 4 years...

Prince Edward, Duke of Wessex, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular...

To be fair to the Royals (which I believe I have never said before in my life) Prince Andrew flew combat missions in the Falklands, Phil the Greek did a fair bit in WWII and the tree-hugger messed about for a bit in boats. Wasn't it the case that Ed the Sausage-Jockey was miffed that the rest of the family looked so dashing at his Grandma's funeral, when he had to wear his leisure-wear that he asked Mum to give him a soldier suit with nice shiny medals so he would look all brave and smart at the next do? Spot the difference.

The sheer scale of the losses on the Western Front and the fact that it was mainly volunteers and conscripts that got mangled means that, in the UK at least, it should remain 11/11. Slightly off-topic, but did anyone else feel that Prince Edward looked a prime prick with his toytown soldiers uniform and theatrical flourish when saluting the Cenotaph?

I've had the same dilemma myself, Mono. I've compromised with a standard red poppy and a large "stop the war" badge.

The poppy used to always have 'Haig Fund' on the black bit. I'd have thought the last thing any veteran would have wanted to wear was the name of one of the Donkeys who sent them over the top. I take it it's now under the name of the British Legion now?

(kudos, Welshie!)

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My thanks to Harry for returning a substitute ****** to me. How you managed to get such a large one in such a small box I will never know.

For which question?

Portugal, Denmark, Vatican City, Monaco, San Marino.

I used to see him quite a lot when I was out w***ing my **g. He used to w*** his **g in the same place. He used to ****k around with a mate of mine. I think I had a drunken *****ment with him about ZZ *** one night.

"Fire, Fire, Smoke and Fire..."

Or, like S*** H****s, that he shagged J******** R***'s wife

Apologies for absence and all that. A combination of Mrs A having found some rare paid work in her chosen profession, and procreating several years ago.

My word! A proper 'I-didn't-know-she-was-still-alive-oh-she's-not-now-of-course moment.

Halloween? It's like Christmas but for paedophiles.

How Journalism works. Pt.78 The Observer publishes a special 'Sex' supplement free with the paper containing an interview with a Senior Staff Nurse about her experiences with sex-related injuries in A & E. Britains! Favourite! Paper! uses the old 'ctrl-c, ctrl-v' technique 5 days later, Londons! Cheapest! Shite! then lifts story from The old Currant Bun.