Note: not his actual birthday. That’s next week, inconveniently on a Tuesday, but we’re whisking him away tomorrow to celebrate. A ride to the coast, fish and chips, ice cream, maybe even swimming…? Or maybe we’ll all get rained on and soaked through without the swim, though the weather looks promising at the moment.
Mycroft, we are, as always, both proud and happy to be a part of your life. I hope the summer job works out to be everything you hope it will. I’m sure you’ll impress everyone there and at university. And as you start out on this new phase of your life, please be sure to keep visiting us for holidays for as long as you can take our terrible jokes and L’s terrible dancing. ;)
I was going to to include a photo of baby swans here, but they were so far away (and I didn’t want to try getting much closer) that they’re just little greyish spots in the grass. Please imagine baby swans.
Mycroft, we are, as always, both proud and happy to be a part of your life. I hope the summer job works out to be everything you hope it will. I’m sure you’ll impress everyone there and at university. And as you start out on this new phase of your life, please be sure to keep visiting us for holidays for as long as you can take our terrible jokes and L’s terrible dancing. ;)
I was going to to include a photo of baby swans here, but they were so far away (and I didn’t want to try getting much closer) that they’re just little greyish spots in the grass. Please imagine baby swans.
188 comments:
My dancing isn't terrible! Just for that it's shorts and flip-flops for me tomorrow....
We are so proud of you though, Mycroft. You're a wonderful young man, and I'm sure that you'll always be successful at anything you turn your attentions to. Including dancing.
Have a wonderful early birthday adventure Mycroft!
Happy early birthday, Mycroft, with and without dancing or shorts!
Happy Birthday, Mycroft.
Thanks for the virtual swans, John. I respond with virtual baby ducks that I didn't stop to take pictures of, because I was running.
Hope you all have a fun-filled day out together, with any luck without the flip flops, Greg, as I fear the punishment you wish to inflict upon John would be a worse one for Mycroft and it is his treat. ;)
Have a great day and maybe we can virtually imagine some more creatures you'll see whilst you're there, even if they're only cavorting characters dancing on the beach. :)
I've just realised why John insisted we were taking Mycroft out today... because it's Naked Gardening Day! And I'd've been down the allotment letting it all hang out if we weren't here ;)
Completely unrelated. Really. I swear.
We can just postpone naked gardening until tomorrow then!
As usual, I feel like I should've anticipated this response...
Just remember to apply plenty of suncream to all exposed areas.
Aw, Danger, it'd be boring if you always anticipated such responses.
Today's lovely. Even fully-clothed.
You'll have to shout - I can't hear you over the thunder!
did you make the Gods angry by not engaging in a bit of nude gardening, SH?
A very happy unbirthday to you Mycroft!
I think my comment got ate. :(
Happy birthday, Mycroft! Hope you're enjoying the lovely weather.
I can't believe he's almost an adult. Or, rather, I probably can't believe that he wasn't an adult until...tomorrow. Given he's probably been the most adult of all of us since forever.
Landmark birthdays are so odd that way, aren't they?
Happy Birthday Mr Mycroft Holmes esq.!
I hope turning 18 is everything you wished it to be...apart from the rain and the revision....
We love you, big lad. You're a joy to know a pleasure to be around and a force for good in this mad mad world.
Happy birthday Mycroft :-)
Happy birthday, Mycroft! May the coming year bring you success in all your endeavors and as much excitement as you'd like.
Happy Birthday Mycroft!
I hope you have a great day, whatever you may be doing.
Happy Birthday Mycroft!
Happy Birthday, Mycroft!
Happy Birthday, Mycroft!
Thank you, everyone.
Lestrade has sent me a message to tell me the drinks are on me next time we go to the pub. I am also looking forward to voting in the referendum.
I may now exercise my right to leave my body to science, work toward a commercial pilot's licence and enter into some contracts.
I will not be buying any cigarettes, though. Or getting married any time soon.
I think that covers most of the questions I've been asked today.
Happy Birthday Mycroft.
Hope you've had a great day.
My daughter has been doing about Wason selection tests today and sent me a link if anyone wants to have a go.
http://www.philosophyexperiments.com/wason/
cheers - I got 3 out of 3, but only because I was very very careful, knowing it wouldn't be as easy as it looked! It took me a few mins to get the hang of it, if you see what a mean. Then it clicked.
I got three out of three too--but I have a vague memory of having read about the test before, so I probably had an unfair advantage.
Yes, it took me a minute to think about disproving as well as proving the hypothesis, but once you get it it's quite good. She said the lecturer said only 4% get it first go so you can both congratulate yourselves. :)
I stared at the last one for the longest time. It seemed too easy and I was sure it was some sort of devious trick!
IIRC, people find that sort of question much easier about people than things, which is very interesting to psychologists because why should that be?
I got 3 out of 3 too. I found the explanation very interesting.
Aww, just noticed I've been called ' lovely ' in your new header, husband o' mine. You're rather lovely yourself.
Also... When is this rain going to stop. It has been torrential for two days now. It was 27 degrees at the weekend! ... And snowed 2 weeks before that... But still. Stop raining! I want to dry out.
...ok, so maybe I'm a God and I've never known it? I said 'Stop raining' and it did, and the sun came out.
Maybe all my life I've been saying 'Sherlock, will you tidy your room?' 'Anthea, when you tell me off will you please use the phrase 'Oh Detective Inspector, you're so naughty'', 'John, will you dress up as the construction worker from the Village People for me?'...and I just need to make those questions into orders and they'd all come true!
I'll phone Anthea and find out....
's been nice knowing you, L!
Anthea, kill him in a way that doesn't involve too much mopping up!
Anthea - and please wait until after dinner, he's making me curry. Thanks.
Sorry, John.
You have to admit, he was a very naughty Detective Inspector.
I'll send you a takeaway curry.
Ooh, you got a 'very' naughty, Greg, so I hope that meant you at least died a happy man. ;)
Hope your takeaway is nice, John. Maybe you could eat it in construction worker clothes in Greg's honour. ;)
Joolz, you have the best ideas :-)
Happily I used my James Bond like skill to evade the ma'am with the golden gun (I was going to say Pussy Galore...but I don't want to make the top of her most wanted list...) arrived home safely and bestowed spicy food upon my very favourite doctor.
He didn't wear the outfit though. Not even a tool belt. :(
Of course he didn't--he couldn't be sure if you'd make it on time, after all, evasion can be so time-consuming.
Maybe he's saving it 'til later?
Lestrade, have you seen this picture? Can you confirm, please?
I have now!
What am I confirming?
That London Yard has the cutest workers ever.
Why thank you, I am pretty cute....
Or did you mean the puppies?
...actually, DW, I had a closer look on my laptop, and I'm afraid those pups are from the West Midlands Force. So, sadly, not as cute as New Scotland Yard coppers ;)
They're from around here?!?!? *ahem* I mean...How interesting. And of course not as cute, no.
Well...at the very least they've nicked some West Midlands custodian helmets to pee in.... so maybe they are from the Met - sent in as secret weapons :)
Happy belated birthday, Mycroft! Learn, experience & enjoy, whatever that means for you. I'm sure you'll have a multitude of opportunities.
Knowing that flirting with death via Anthea and reciprocal husband appreciation continue apace, entirely makes up for any lack of photos of baby swans.
-fA
Anthea left a small picture of a dead stick man on my desk.
Or if she didn't, I have a stalker.
Oh dear! Did it have the full-on crosses for eyes, tongue lolling out of the mouth effect? That's a bit worrying if so. :(
Will you be making the most of your last evening to enjoy Eurovision? ;)
Things with crosses for eyes because they're dead wig me out in a more than irrational way - I had to give up minesweeper! Have you considered protective custody?
It did, Joolz, and in a pool of blood.
We are indeed enjoying eurovision. And some wine! After pizza, which also contained wine...
Belgium just started like Another One Bites The Dust
Quite like the Netherlands song but could have done without the pause for smug self congratulation
It's all a bit retro so far, Belgium very 80s, and this guy from Holland even further back
I want some sparkly dungarees!!
I see your sparkly dungarees, Anonybob, and raise you a pair of sparkly gloves. ;)
I want a spinning hoop....
Seriously I taught a goth lad who looks just like this guy from Israel!
Good to see the BBC are making the most of the licence fee by selling off old Blakes 7 costumes to Bulgaria!
I need me some of those trousers with the black down the edges to make my legs look thinner. Not a bad song either.
Is it expensive to host the competition? ;-)
Oh Graham is a star. ;) He's carrying on Terry's legacy in style and that was a nice little toast to him there too.
Are those 4 annoyed music teachers at the back behind the trees? ' get all that stuff off your head and sing properly!'
Germany have entered Pippi Longstocking! It was nice to get a shout out for TW
Can't quite see Simon and Garfunkel doing that with their version. ;)
Quite liking Australia and Cyprus so far.
eurovision in Sydney next year is the way to go ;-)
Was she doing a Britney Spears thing in the school corridor on the intro thing cos she looks much older now on the actual stage?
Oh my goodness - where do I get one of those dresses - She could turn round in it without the dress moving!
Croation with the best outfit yet, both before and after!
... Poodle strudel.
Excellent staging for the Russian effort, looks very effective - also got a Bond title credits feel to it.
See what Graham Norton means about the staging for this one, very clever! It has a 'dark' sound that often does well in Eurovision.
...I thought he was singing ' feeling your hot meat '.... John put me right.
Do you mean he gave you a demo. ;)
He told me I should stop thinking about feeling anyone else's hot meat.
Is this song called 'midlife goat'?
Oh, I wish it were!
The most impressive thing about the Austrian entry: She can wave her arms and make poppies grow, a useful skill!
Hmm, not bad for us. Quite pop-y and a good effort from the boys.
The problem is however good our song we'll still end up behind this!!
Well, Britain has entered far worse songs for Eurovision
I reckon third last is where we will come.
You're right, the politics of it will never let us win, but they gave it a good try at least.
Aww, nice little appearances there from Ian and Derek. I know how they feel after watching some of those entries. ;)
So who is anyone fancying - I think Australia, Cyprus, Russia and UK were all good - I'll plump for Russia I think as there is no chance for us.
Australia, Netherlands and Malta went down well here so hoping for one if them :-)
Justin Timberlake has a halibut... And wants to hide away and get in your clothes. (Like a moth???)
I'd have voted for this song if I could have - best of the night by a long, long way!
I'm with you, Lancs Anon, that was the most eurovision song of the night. ;)
Very much the funniest thing I've seen on Eurovision as 'half-time entertainment'. Respect is due to the Swedes!
Well, this new voting system is making us look oddly popular. I can't get used to it.
Just wait until the phone vote comes in. Having a bit of a technical issue right now, which is a shame because it's been pretty slick up until now!
At least they've cut down on half of the crap coming out of the mouths of the judges, not quite all of it though, unfortunately. Now we have a Christmas tree voting!
The Ukraine guy is totally Chris Biggins in a stupid hat!
I CANNOT believe people voted for Captain Hook singing for Poland
What a difference between both sets of votes - as you say, who on earth voted for Poland!
Wouldn't have chosen Ukraine but well done to her, shame for Oz getting all that way and then losing it right at the end.
It was a good night though, thanks very much for letting us play along. :)
It's been a fun night guys, thanks for the entertainment :-)
I had fun too, thanks for joining in the eurovision horror.
Am insufferably smug about calling the result. Ask John.
Sounds like you all had a blast watching! I hear it was streaming in the US for the first time--pity the finals aren't on a Sunday instead of Saturday. Oh, well--it was fun reading what you all had to say about it. :)
I think given the imminent implementation of the calling card you received he might allow you a little leeway on the smugness front. It was a good call though, although in all fairness I don't think we deserved to be third from last, we were certainly superior to Poland for a start!
Enjoy your final day. I'm sure John will inform us when the inevitable happens. ;)
I'm afraid it'll always be Saturday, RR. European commerce and industry couldn't cope with 200million hangovers on a Monday morning.
...It doesn't sound like it would be fun watching delayed, either. Oh, well.
He will never know when his last evening is.
You won't know where, you won't know when, Naughty Detective Inspector....
Nothing new there, Miss Moneypenny!
So, the latest news from Old Trafford sounds like a farce and a half, eh? Still, well done to all the authorities and fans for the orderly evacuation. Just not so well done to the people who 'accidentally' left a fake bomb in the place....
Are you sure that was Anthea above, Lestrade? Sounds kind of ominous.
So sad I missed Eurovision. Maybe one year I'll get to watch it!
Miss Moneypenny just gets bored now her young ward is an adult and allowed a...certain amount of freedom. Plus he is currently studying his socks off. Only so much superspysecretagent stuff she can get up to in a university library. I imagine she spends most of her days rolling around pretending to catch bad guys in amongst the shelves.
I, on the other hand, am seeing my friendly neighbourhood piercing practitioner...
Thing 1: Is Miss Moneypenny going to follow Sherlock to school? That will be exhausting, she should rest up!
Thing 2: Really don't get the urge to be voluntarily perforated, it's bad enough when it happens by accident!
1...I take no part in the boys wrestling (or not) over Anthea. Although I don't think they have... I think Mycroft has dibs.
2...it's re-perforated, really. They took my bars out when I had to have surgery and I couldn't get one back in when I tried a few days later, so they told me to drop by the shop and get some help! I am now gratefully re-adorned by the experts.
You live a rich full life, D.I. Lestrade. The enjoyment of which is no doubt enhanced by the ever-present threat of impending death arriving in some untraceable super spy manner. Lucky fella, you are.
-fA
I like to think I live life to the max knowing each day could be my last. Or my last not posted to Siberia, anyway.
Siberia!
I think Siberia could be quite good really. It would almost certainly be a different bunch of crimes to deal with!
Hopefully I'll find a ruggedly handsome polar-bear rustler, who happens to be looking after two genius kids, the elder of whom has a fearsome bodyguard who could freeze me to death with one glance, but instead chooses to have me sent to....The Bahamas! Where I meet a ruggedly handsome urchin-rustler...and get a tan.
Personally I'd prefer Siberia, I hate hot weather, but each to his own!
I'm sure that as long as you have your ruggedly handsome rustler you'd be happy wherever you were sent and I certainly wouldn't blame you. ;)
Do you have a full healing period again with your re-piercing or is it good to go straight away.
it feels fine. Better than having one in and one out - I felt lopsided! :) Still being a good boy and taking care of it though, just in case!
Those piercings must close up faster than earlobe piercings--I've gone months between wearing my earrings and they stay open. Interesting!
Just depends, person to person, piercing to piercing, as far as I know. Ears I'd stick a needle through myself...nipples I'll leave to the professionals.
*agreeing fervently*
I thought Sherlock might be interested in this: http://distractify.com/animals/2016/05/15/bat-head-scratch
(Did you know there was such as thing as a licensed bat caretaker? I had no idea!)
Cricket on the radio, sun out, heading home with a good bottle of wine and a smile on my face
A smile and some wine sounds awesome :-) hope you're all enjoying your evening :-)
I am covered in virtue, having mowed my lawn after a mildly stressful work day. I know that millions of people mow their lawn several times a month, or even weekly, but I generally do it about a half dozen times a year (easier when one is in a semi-permanent drought, it doesn't grow much.)
And now pouring *my* glass of wine.
Life is good sometimes. Wishing a good weekend to all.
-fA
Good for you, fA. I have NOT mowed my lawn, not even the part that didn't get mowed the last two times we did it. I finally decided, since it was just pushing the dandelions over instead of cutting them off, that maybe it was time to get it serviced.
Hope everyone has a good weekend; I'm off to run my first 5k tomorrow!
Good for you Kestrel, hope the 5k goes well - and the weather is cooperative.
My non-motorized push mower drives my neighbors crazy I think - even when the blades are sharp it's much less efficient than the 'modern' alternative and they comment that it'd take half the time to mow if I just borrowed theirs. But my lawn is small and I don't see the point. Maintaining a gas engine mower would take up most of the time saved is my probably-not-based-in-fact rationale.
-fA
Good luck, Kestrel, hope you have a great run.
With the European Championships fast approaching could I ask if anyone would be interested in having a bit of fun and playing along with another one of our football competitions because I could get it set up again if we do. :)
Hope everyone has a great day. :)
I'd be in joolz :-)
Hope the race is OK kestrel
How goes the weekend gentlemen?
Coffee is a beautiful thing. (well, good coffee)
That is all.
Enjoy the day.
-fA
Hope it goes well... Or went well, Kestrel.
John, Sherlock and I are in for some footy Joolz.
Good coffee is amazing.
Thanks, everyone. It went very well; I set a new personal best and had fun. Lovely day for it, too.
Woo hoo, Kestrel!
GO you, Kestrel!
-fA
Well done Kestrel!
Back from the hols, so Well Done Kestrel and Joolz I'm in for the football thing.
I'm so busy I can't even remember my own name for interview tapes. Hope it isn't played in court
Why is it when a doctor's office asks you to spell your last name suddenly you spell it wrong?
Okay, I'm taking five as a positive sign ;) and have set up another football competition.
If you click on the link it should take you to the form you have to fill in with your predictions for the first round of Euro 2016.
http://www.carryon.org.uk/worldcup2014/index.php/468253/lang-en
Please feel free to join in whether you comment on the blog or whether you just usually like to read along. All you need to do is make up a username and guess a few scores so it really is open for everybody to play. It's all a bit of fun and you really don't need to anything about football to play along so don't let that stop you. Thanks :)
Hey, Joolz--could you give a rough idea of what a reasonable range of scores is, please? (Because I don't know the game and can't remember what was said last time. *embarassed*)
It's fine, RR, no worries. I have said in the introduction on the form that teams don't tend to go over about 3 goals as a rule (it isn't like our rugby competition where the scores were weird and wonderful. ;)) A lot of the ones I've predicted on mine have been 2-0, 1-1, 1-3, things like that. If you look at the link I included on it about rankings it should give you a rough idea about which teams are supposedly more likely to win to help you with your predictions, but it'll come down to how they play on the day in the end so it's all guesswork. Hope that helps, if not I'm happy to go into more detail. :)
That's plenty good enough for random guessing, which is what I did! Thanks, Joolz. :)
Okay, I filled it in for this time. No clue what I'm up to, didn't write anything down, totally random entry. Which has got to be better than the time I bet on the horses; hubs picked THIS horse in THAT race, and I mistakenly placed the bet on THAT horse in THIS race...we would've won, too.
Thanks for setting it up joolz, I'll be filling it in later when I get chance :-)
RR - my family had a football predictions league thing for the last season and my youngest, who was 18 months when it started and only 2 and a half when it finished came 5th out of 17 by randomly guessing who would win and all games being 1-0 :-). Random guessing works well sometimes ;-)
How goes the day gents? Less busy today Greg?
Hee, pandabob--it's a SYSTEM!
No less busy, but felt a bit more successful. So not too bad!
I haven't got a clue, but have entered nevertheless.
Is Pandabob's youngest allowed to take part? (Which would mean the others should too.) We'd probably then find the family Pandabob did better than the rest of us, but it could be fun.
I think random seems to be the way to go - that's certainly what I've done too and I'm positive the predictions and teams don't match, but hey, it's all a bit of fun so who cares. ;)
We've got 5 forms in already, thanks everyone, and as far as I'm concerned, the more the merrier. Your youngest sounds like a footie genius, anonybob, did she beat you too or did you romp home to victory? ;)
I just about beat her Joolz but only by 2 points out of hundreds!! She beat both her sisters so that was interesting ;-)
I'm glad you've had a more successful day Greg :-)
I entered, although I haven't a clue what I'm doing!
I'm so hacked off with certain people / things right now I need to take myself away from everyone so the wrong people don't suffer my bad mood.
It's a wise man who knows enough to do that. Hope you soon feel better
Nights that motorbikes were made for Greg :-D
I'm sorry about that, L. I hope things improve (your mood first).
Went for a ride. Stared at the river. Missed smoking. Think I've mainly snapped out of it.
Lancs - I learnt from some of the best - all what not to do.
Yeah but *you* did learn, that's what makes you the man you are
Hope you feel better Greg. The world is frustrating shitty place sometimes, but I still believe that it matters how we behave in our own little circle and how we treat people. You're a fucking champ in that department. You & John both.
It's not how we feel sometimes but how we behave that matters.
My best to all. I will impartially wish all those following the football wise picks and lots of blind luck!
-fA
Well, Mycroft is home for half term today, so definitely a good day. The house is always nice with a silent teenager looming over us and two hounds underfoot ;) (technically John gets under the hounds' feet, really)
Oh good, glad you've got a full house for half term, that makes everything better, though I'm sure Mycroft will spend most of it revising. Might be safer to have him in the house though, along with Sherlock, as you're obviously going to need the protection after that last comment, Greg. ;)
Hee, we have baby pandas in our footy competition - welcome to Mini, Shorty and Tiny. *waves* If anyone else wants to join then feel free. It really will be the more the merrier and everyone is welcome. :)
The more independent they get, the sweeter it is when they come home voluntarily!
I'd be worried that John & Anthea might team up for a little revenge if I were you, Greg. Not a team I'd be teasing too much.
-fA
I spend my life on a tightrope of terror, pushing that fine line as hard as I can. It's what makes life worth living ;)
You'll be able to live a thrill-filled existence no matter where you are & what you're doing, then.
-fA
*Waves to baby pandas*
*Bows politely to John and Anthea*
*Waits to see who unties L's tightrope*
Hi, baby pandas! I'm sure you'll beat me, anyway!
*staying well out of L's immediate vicinity, just in case*
Joolz - we all did our forms, but Sherlock's didn't seem to work? If it didn't reach you let us know and we'll do his again.
Thanks, Greg, I've got the forms for you and John but there is nothing for Sherlock at all, not even a partial failed save so I don't know why that didn't work. I'm sorry to make him have to do it all over but if he could that would be great, thanks.
There's plenty of time for anyone else to join too so if anyone fancies a bit of fun please come and play with us. That includes readers, family, friends, anyone really. :)
Hey Joolz - thanks for doing this! Hope you got my entry form :-)
I've done it, Joolz. You're a star, as always.
I've decided I'm Team Baby Pandas.
Which has the added benefit that they have 3 entries among them.
-fA
Right, re-done Sherlock's, i hope!
Planning all kinds of exciting things.... So much to do, so little time.
That sounds like fun Greg :-)
Team baby panda will definitely beat their mother fA so I think I'll be on their team as well ;-)
I've got your form now, thanks for doing that again, Sherlock. Yours has also come through fine, Nameless and DW.
We also have RR, Piplover, Kestrel, SH and Lancs Anon, along with John, Greg, myself, Anonybob and three baby pandas meaning we currently stand at 15 competitors.
There are still 10 days left 'til the start on Friday June 10th so if anyone else wants to join you still have plenty of time to come along and play. The form you need to fill in is right here. Thanks :)
http://www.carryon.org.uk/worldcup2014/index.php/468253/lang-en
I've just been going through the forms and can I just ask Anonybob's Tiny & Shorty and Desert Wanderer to make an adjustment to the choices for the four teams at the end please.
DW - you have chosen Sweden and Republic of Ireland which are in the same group. Could you please choose just one of them and also one team from the following which you have left over to pick please - Slovakia, Wales, Croatia, Turkey, Austria or Iceland.
Anonybob - Tiny and Shorty have both chosen Germany and Northern Ireland which are in the same group. Could they just choose one of those two please and also one more from the following:
Tiny - Albania, France, Croatia, Czech, Belgium or Italy
Shorty - Albania, Switzerland, Russia, Slovakia, Austria or Iceland.
Thank you.
Joolz--I don't know how you keep it all straight, but thank you for all the hard work!
I have to put it all on paper and work from score sheets that I fill in, RR. The form is a good way to get the info across but, as I'm sure you'll agree, you can't beat having the thing in your hand for direct access. ;)
So which of your many exciting plans have you carried out today, Greg. :)
I think I'll go with ROI, Joolz, 'Wanderer' being an Irish last name and all. And...Turkey, I suppose. Sorry for the trouble!
The kids are away at the minute joolz but are back on Saturday, can they make the decision then? If not I'll chose for them but then they'll probably blame me when they lose ;-)
How goes Tuesday gents?
Tuesday is good. Although not as good as Monday or Sunday, which contained allotmenteering, bike rides, a large pub lunch and a picnic.
That sounds like a wonderful long weekend!
It sounds like you all had lots of fun, Greg, a lovely weekend. :)
Thanks for that, DW, it's no problem. I'll alter that for you, thanks. :)
The weekend is fine for the pandas, Anonybob, I wouldn't want you to have any extra blame heaped upon you, I'm sure they do well enough at that on their own, if they're anything like mine. ;)
Allotmenteering sounds like land navigation through the allotment. (Also, alot of vegetables, anyone who follows Hyperbole and a Half?)
Allotmenteering IS land navigation through huge weeds which have sprung up overnight, at the moment.
And the BBC has taken upon itself to remind us of some of our more odd sounding laws - such as 'handling a salmon in suspicious circumstances is an offence under Section 32 of the Salmon Act 1986'.
I don't know why, but this puts me in mind of my husband....Ever rustled a salmon, John?
Or possibly poached a camel?
No, but I've definitely handled one in suspicious circumstances.
I might've known. How will my reputation as a copper ever survive my being wed to a career criminal? And one who fishily fondles fishes at that....
Once or twice at most! You could hardly call it a career in fish fondling.
Just moonlighting, then...
And in a not-entirely unrelated vein--
Sherlock, I was reading this article yesterday and thought you might find it interesting: How, and Why, to Hunt the Red-Spotted Newt.
Sorry I couldn't do this until now joolz but the kids are home and I think we've corrected the errors :-)
Shorty - Austria and Northern Ireland
Tiny - Germany and Albania
Thank you for setting this up for us all :-)
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