Wood You Believe It? - E-Mail correspondence with Spooky St. Ives

Andrew Macdonald

17 March 2003 17:54

Wrong George.

I was just looking at your last email [see Backs To The Wall] to herself, and call me Mr Picky if you like but I think a small historical inaccuracy may have crept in. I'll wager you several pints of Doom Bar and a slap-up meat tea that it was in fact George ll who led the army into battle at Dettingen. George lll was the barking one who spent a lot of time talking to trees, a trait which seems to continue among members of the royal family to this day.

I've just spotted a pun in there. Trees....barking. Brilliant.

Vile Jelly

17 March 2003 18:59

By George, I think you've got it!

I knew it had to be one of the Georges (or a Henry or an Edward). Hell, statistically that gives you 22 shots at a winning answer.

You've no idea how lucky you are to be able to have time to think about things. Maybe I should take a sabbatical from the weekly grind of SSI and see if my brain starts working again.

PS. How's it going with the orbital sander?

Andrew Macdonald

18 March 2003 10:25

Brain?

And don't forget the odd Richard or three as well.

And a brace of Charles. And several Williams and a few Jameses. And...but enough.

I'll get an update on the sander, but I suspect it's going round and round in an uppy downy sort of way.

Vile Jelly

18 March 2003 15:23

I was speaking figuratively.

Anyway, it's all a load of monarchs to me.

PS. Remember to sand with the grain if you want a decent finish.

Andrew Macdonald

18 March 2003 18:35

How many monarchs comprise a load, precisely? I think we've probably got one too many as it is.

I wouldn't dream of going against the grain. There's the splinters for one thing.

Vile Jelly

18 March 2003 21:29

Just remember to give her a good coating of Cuprinol if you're thinking of taking her outside the house!

Andrew Macdonald

20 March 2003 09:34

I'll probably just rub in a couple of coats of Danish oil.

Vile Jelly

20 March 2003 16:38

Danish oil?

Perhaps you should rub it into some Norwegian Wood ..... isn't it good!

Andrew Macdonald

20 March 2003 17:27

Too late, I've Finnished.

Vile Jelly

21 March 2003 16:11

How nice.

That was Swede of you!

Andrew Macdonald

21 March 2003 17:33

Thank you.

But there's Norway I'm doing it again.

Vile Jelly

22 March 2003 08:17

Giving up so easily?

In that case you won't mind if Icelander your name all over the place.

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