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1. At 03:44 PM on 11 Oct 2006, Lissa, PM Blog Paparazzi wrote:

   re NEW TEAM PHOTO

   Dear all

   Meet Simon The Producer but he's leaving on the 19th so he won't be taking up space for much longer.

   What do you make of him?

   Simon's photo has knocked Roger off and Roger's editing PM today so that's not good.

2. At 03:44 PM on 11 Oct 2006, wrote:

   SB1

   Now I am sure that all of those that have left the blog due to its excess of frivolity will now see that it's the forum they always desired.

   What more can the Radio 4 Intelligentsia require?

   This seems so much more relevant than the palaver that they call PMQs in Westminster!

3. At 03:50 PM on 11 Oct 2006, Lee Vitout wrote:

   
   And, that, your honour, is how they landed up in my room.

4. At 03:55 PM on 11 Oct 2006, Susan Orty-Boyden wrote:

   What do you call an unemployed goat?

   Billy Idoll!

   What do you call a goat swimming in the sea?

   Billy Ocean!

   What do you call a goat with a beard?

   Goatee!

   What do you call the 'best' butter on the farm?

   A goat!

   Ho Ho Ho! Only kidding.

5. At 03:55 PM on 11 Oct 2006, wrote:

   Now this is the sort of service you don't get on other blogs on Aunties' Blog Network! I can't imagine Nick Robinson taking the time to Blog pictures of a sheep, a goat, and a shetland pony. btw, Eddie, I thought you said there were TWO sheep? Where's the other one?????

6. At 03:59 PM on 11 Oct 2006, Carl Goss wrote:

   Now it's just not funny! I sent an email yesterday requesting more pics of lady PM folk on the blog... and today we get a sheep?!
   It's all men... men... men with PM.. and be honest it's not pretty is it... come on, equal rep please!
   From another bloke.

7. At 04:00 PM on 11 Oct 2006, wrote:

   Oh they are so CUTE! So which one's the new PM presenter again? Come on, you knew it was only a matter of time from Mr Big's wholehearted endorsement of you, to being replaced with a sheep (or goat, pony etc) The pony looks like she could ask a few difficult questions, it's probably her.

8. At 04:01 PM on 11 Oct 2006, John H. wrote:

   Fantastic! Lissa is practically a human-webcam. Is this technology gone mad?

   Answer: No.

   Go take more pictures Lissa and post them in "not-quite-but-almost-real-time". One of a frog would be nice, for obvious reasons.

9. At 04:17 PM on 11 Oct 2006, wrote:

   Simon looks rather dashing and a gourgeous smile. Was that taken whilst looking at the animals walking down past the windows then, or perhaps in reaction to a a humourous comment on PMQT ?

10. At 04:17 PM on 11 Oct 2006, Sara wrote:

    Dear Lissa,

    I think your expertise has frightened some of our former photographer froggers away! Either that or (as FF surmises) the quality content of this blog. But where is a photo of you? and why do we need a piccy of the Studio 1 notice.

    This blog is seriously depressing me. It's forgotten me yet again. So soon ...

11. At 04:22 PM on 11 Oct 2006, wrote:

    Hi Lissa.
    Silly me, I thought the" new team photo" was the 3 hairy ones above this column. Then I realised you're talking about the boys. Actually that has been bothering me a bit - the team seems to be exclusively white male similar age & taste in clothing. In fact I get them mixed up at a cursory glance. About time your photo was there isn't it?
    Great photography today btw - could we have one of the goat actually conducting an interview with Eddie tonight? Has anyone tried to bribe you to bring one of the animals into the studio during the show? If not, why not?

12. At 04:39 PM on 11 Oct 2006, wrote:

    I always thought that Dolly the sheep should have stood for Parliament, especially as she would have views on animal welfare and reproductive rights. Maybe Sophie should be approached, she'd feel at home at PMQs. Or maybe Tilly, with all the braying going on in the HoC.

    Vicky has that look of destain - an ideal sketch-writer viewing it all from above.

13. At 04:40 PM on 11 Oct 2006, wrote:

    Carl : I sent an email yesterday requesting more pics of lady PM folk on the blog...,

    well the animals are all female. They have girly names anyway, has anyone checked?

14. At 05:15 PM on 11 Oct 2006, wrote:

    Andy:has anyone checked?
    Would anyone know how?
    

15. At 05:24 PM on 11 Oct 2006, gossipmistress wrote:

    At 12.39pm there were 2 sheep... clearly it's true that you 'haven't seen a sheep in years' - one of them is a goat...

16. At 05:28 PM on 11 Oct 2006, wrote:

    sheep? sheep? don't talk to me about sheep. I live in Snowdonia. Now, give me a nice goat — that would make a change.

17. At 05:31 PM on 11 Oct 2006, wrote:

    Lissa,
    Why does it keep un-ticking the wee "Remember me?" box? Are y'all trying to tell me something?
    xx
    ed
    

18. At 05:36 PM on 11 Oct 2006, Wally Winker wrote:

    
    Sara at 10
    why do we need a piccy of the Studio 1 notice
    Depending on the resolution of your screen, it may be a struggle to read the last word of the caution, but it's worth the effort.

19. At 05:42 PM on 11 Oct 2006, Wally Winker wrote:

    Lissa, with an a, at 2

    Simon The Producer but he's leaving on the 19th

    Explains the smile, I suppose.

    Seems a nice enough lad.
    

20. At 05:44 PM on 11 Oct 2006, Alistair wrote:

    Re: NEW TEAM PHOTO

    Regarding the picture of Simon the Producer: I thought everyone on PM was meant to have a face for radio? His face doesn't fit!

    Speaking from the summit of the intellectual Parnassus that is factual television, I would impartially recommend a man with a jawline like that instantly as the front-man for a new 13-part television series on the history of Western thought.

    Yours

    Alistair Pegg

21. At 05:58 PM on 11 Oct 2006, Alistair wrote:

    Re: NEW TEAM PHOTO

    Regarding the picture of Simon the Producer: I thought everyone on PM was meant to have a face for radio? His face doesn't fit!

    Speaking from the summit of the intellectual Parnassus that is factual television, I would impartially recommend a man with a jawline like that instantly as the front-man for a new 13-part television series on the history of Western thought.

    Yours

    Alistair Pegg

22. At 06:01 PM on 11 Oct 2006, Aperitif wrote:

    I've (nearly) given up harping on about a photo of Lissa. She surely doesn't believe we've forgotten though?

    C'mon, nudge the boys out of the way. (The new boy is very pretty indeed, but his spectacles have an unfortunate air of "DJ" and trainspotter Mike Read about them.)

23. At 06:32 PM on 11 Oct 2006, Big Sister wrote:

    'Simons photo knocked Roger off'
    Lissa, what is it that you are meaning?

    Is that possible?

    And yesterday we had 'beestings' everywhere.....

    Look know, we're in the presence of innocent creatures (aka Tilly, Sophie and Vicky - the farmyard equivalents of the Beverley Sisters?)

    Please don't lower the tone like this.

24. At 06:41 PM on 11 Oct 2006, OntheLedge wrote:

    "Hello Simon, Hello Tilly, Hello Vicky, Hello Sophie - Welcome to the maddest blog around"

25. At 06:50 PM on 11 Oct 2006, valery pedant wrote:

    Wally - 18 - yup I made a comment on that in "another place" when it first went up! I wondered if I were the only one with defective eyesight!

26. At 07:31 PM on 11 Oct 2006, wrote:

    Changing the subject slightly...

    There was a company name in the news. As far as I know, it is a chain of shops and not a warehouse. Also, they don’t sell carphones, but in truth are purveyors of the cellphone. Can you guess what they call themselves?

27. At 07:52 PM on 11 Oct 2006, Phil wrote:

    How can someone whom talks to politicians every day claim not to have seen a sheep in years?

28. At 08:40 PM on 11 Oct 2006, wrote:

    Re your item tonight on the perils of garden decking. Talk about wise after the event. Where were you 12 months ago, BEFORE my husband decked over a considerable portion of the backyard? And within 4 months we were watching as a family of rats busily built a nest under the decking & garden shed (6 feet from the house). When you asked "should we learn to love the rat?" we nearly did! Certainly to admire the beautiful pelts that the bigger ones (brown & sleek) had. My husband spent a lot of Easter standing by the back door, binoculars in hand, rat-spotting. We had poisoned them (reluctantly) by that stage, but didn't realise it would take about a week & 1/2 a kilo of poison to finish them off. We currently have a mouse living under the decking, (unless he's the one the cat was having a go recently) but he's so cute when his little head pops up I couldn't wish him any harm.
    

29. At 09:24 PM on 11 Oct 2006, wrote:

    Sorry, another change of subject, but worth it I think.

    Has anyone else picked up on the name of the eyewitness on a ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ News24 item today? (no, honestly, I don't watch but caught a snippet on the web) (and it's being treated, thank you for asking). Name of the eyewitness describing the plane crashing into the New York apartment building was none other than Gail Berninghausen.

    And with that I bid you all a pleasant evening

30. At 10:20 PM on 11 Oct 2006, Stewart M wrote:

    This could start a new game. Eye witnesses with names similar to the event.
    Or was this just a made up name?

31. At 11:52 PM on 11 Oct 2006, Aperitif wrote:

    Guess which event Ms Eileen Dover witnessed...

32. At 12:55 AM on 12 Oct 2006, Wally Winker wrote:

    Valery P (not that there could be more than one) at 25.

    Yes, thanks - it was your previous recommendation that caused me to study the notice to devine the significance. I fancy that Sara joined us after that date and wished to share your wisdom with her. I should have given you the credit at that point rather than here.
    Sorry.
    btw, when I say I fancy that Sara, it is not to be taken out of the context of the whole sentence. That's before you (or your brother the professor) draw (draws) attention to any unintended (but possibly justified) connotation.
    Or:
    That's before either you or your brother, the professor, draws attention to any unintended (but possibly justified) connotation.
    This is getting out of hand.
    

33. At 01:47 AM on 12 Oct 2006, Methuselah Thiyelda wrote:

    I say, you chaps!
    Better watch our steps.

34. At 08:49 AM on 12 Oct 2006, Frances O wrote:

    Hmmm, so Coca Cola/Nestle have/has launched a drink which claims to burn (some) calories.

    We must assume they're going straight to the diet version?

35. At 09:20 AM on 12 Oct 2006, wrote:

    Morning all! Oh dear, I missed the Simons' Photo reference.. My double entendre detection skills must be on the wane (it was all that wanefall yesterday I blame).

36. At 09:43 AM on 12 Oct 2006, Whisht wrote:

    Frances O - although entirely not your fault, but I've just wasted 3 minutes finding and reading the lyrics to "Eat y'rself Fitter" by the Fall.

    Actually, I'm staggered anyone deciphered them in the first place...

37. At 10:06 AM on 12 Oct 2006, Dr Hackenbush wrote:

    Where’s the cursor, where’s the eraser?

38. At 10:23 AM on 12 Oct 2006, wrote:

    Stewart M @ 30 — the name was not an invention on my part, but that's not to say that the witness involved wasn't taking the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳'s 24hour news team for a ride.

39. At 10:38 AM on 12 Oct 2006, wrote:

    Another coincidence. Only yesterday I bought a compilation CD with "Eat y'rself Fitter" by the Fall on it.

    (btw : to save three minutes : - click on A-Z Song Lyrics and scroll down to E. Click away the advert which may have got round the pop-up-blocker. Explains Dr H's comment, nicely).

40. At 10:57 AM on 12 Oct 2006, Sara wrote:

    Valery (25) and Wally (32) - there is no way I can read it - resolution at work awful. I will try it at home (better machine there). So I have no idea what you are talking about.

    No worries about my brother the professor, Wally. He's only a brother in law AND he lives in Australia. Does something clever with bichemistry. Actually, I frogged right in the first week of this blog, but go away a bit and get busy elsewhere, so I do miss things sometimes. Not through lack of interest, you understand.

    Ed at 17 - I am at least grateful it isn't only me who gets forgotten.

41. At 11:26 AM on 12 Oct 2006, OntheLedge wrote:

    Dear Ed
    11.30 a.m. and no blog.
    As I'll be away for the next few days, PLEASE lighten my few remaining hours online with a little of your humour?
    Thanks
    The Newly Reconnected Ledge

42. At 11:33 AM on 12 Oct 2006, valery pedant wrote:

    Wally 32 and Sara 40, my 25, the funny thing is that I'm sure I commented on the actual picture "frog", but it seems not to be there? Have I forgotten how to navigate or did I put it elsewhere? I'm losing the place..

    Off Out today - catch y'all later. I trust all our invalids are on the mend?

    BTW, I'm glad to see they're not banning the cakes - presumably they won't allow the allotted number of candles though as that would be discriminatory as well?( 33)
    

43. At 11:46 AM on 12 Oct 2006, Whisht wrote:

    Dr. H -
    very very nice.

    Andy Craaaahuurgh-mwaahff-uh,

    Actually that was the site I found (the 3 minutes was more the reading and "ohhhh thats what he says" moments).
    As you say, nicely explains Dr. H's comment.

    though nothing explains the lyric...

44. At 11:49 AM on 12 Oct 2006, wrote:

    (On topic) This may sound pedantic but as it's a Radio 4 blog we have to be factually correct.

    The animals were brought in for the 'Cbeebies' channel and NOT for C³ÉÈËÂÛ̳. I'm nothing to do with the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ but am psychic!

    I will however advise you, on the blog, when they can be seen on the Cbeebies channel.

45. At 11:51 AM on 12 Oct 2006, wrote:

    Hi ValP! Well, I'm better today. Still not 100%, but enough to be in the office. How about you, ,CtheP?

46. At 11:56 AM on 12 Oct 2006, wrote:

    Now there's a thought! Happy Daze.
    

47. At 01:20 PM on 12 Oct 2006, Sarah wrote:

    I missed the PM programme which apparently talked about the perils of garden decking. Apart from rats, what do these perils include?

48. At 03:03 PM on 12 Oct 2006, wrote:

    Sarah - (47) - if YOU'D had rats you wouldn't say "apart from rats" ! That's it. They were the peril . More than one rat = perilS. Hence the comment. And Eddie's lovely question to the interviewer "so, should we learn to love the rat?" Obviously he was just getting into the swing of the animal-themed blog. And for today he has promised "When budgies go bad". Be listening. We won't let you forget your promise Eddie.

49. At 03:33 PM on 12 Oct 2006, wrote:

    The other peril is that decking reduces the value of your house ...

50. At 04:31 PM on 12 Oct 2006, wrote:

    Oh don't say that Andy! Not now he's put down several sq. m of the stuff. Actually it's loads better than the broken & crumbling horrible concrete that was there before, so I think it's probably ok. At least, we thopught it was before we realised about the rats...
    Back to budgies (you haven't forgotten Eddie, have you?) I've just been at the hairdresser, where a lady was talking about her budgie.
    "Yes, he can say his name, & address, & 'I'm just going shopping at Morrisons', he's ever so clever. In fact, he talks a lot more than my husband"
    

51. At 11:51 PM on 12 Oct 2006, Rufus A B wrote:

    Annasee (50)

    Phrases that no budgie should be without.
    (anyone care to parse that?)
    None of that useless "Polly wants a cracker".
    Vision of escaped birds - one a malnourished budgie, the other a chubby parrot.

52. At 11:29 PM on 29 May 2007, Jen wrote:

    
    All these animals are from .