You are both so sweet. I have to say that - and I will not divulge confidence - the tone and attitude here got to the point that some of us thought that there was a deliberate attempt to get some of us out. Some of the comments have up and indeed one was brought to my attention within the past week - a really nasty comment made. I never saw it and others complained but other staffers have expressed a weariness - let's put it like that.

So - with this clever, witty, amusingly and uncompromisingly British outpouring here. Sure there have been one or two dissenting grouses but I have usually ignored that which I consider unpleasant and advise other to do so.

Anyhow back to basics

PUCCI GALORE Do we send you the shirtless pics for a chance to be in the 2012 calender and are we allowed to feature on a page with another FT member

1) who said this was shirtless? and the rest - this is an adult board. Do you think that SRG has got time to waste admiring shirts? (I nearly mi-spelt that )

2) Of course. If you can find someone to do that with you. Oh - pictures like that have to be taken with a Lounge setting. By Lounge I mean Terraces, CCR, Admirals Club(You will leave faster than you went in ) President's club (drink is free so they will be too blotto to notice) Senator (They won't notice and they could care less Les Salons Air France (je m'en foutisme rules so that's OK, Iberia (different culture) and you probably will not get into Alitialia's as there is if there is an I at the end of the day in Italian they'll be on strike. Your Mother's Sitting Room will not do.

There is a knock on my door - who can be in the Hotel Corridor. CIHY?

No - there will be no Bunny as he always is with Jewel - for Jewel to be another TFTG she will have needed her aboard again and even I have not been so wicked a cow as to deserve that!