The economy's tanking, the rain's pissing down but Hitler's Giant Cigarette Lighter came through ..

[non sociopath skin]

... and today everyone in South-East Northumberland was intoxicated with joy for at least thirty seconds.

Ain't life grand?



BTW Why is everyone waving Union Jacks? Or, even more bizzarely, Inger-lund flags. Thought the Olympics were supposed to be ... ach, forget it.

The Skin

[fedsron2us]

1. You dont have to pay LOCOG a fee to wave the Union or English Flag

which is why you see them every step of the way on the torches route rather than the Olympic rings

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. Would you enlighten me, pls?

I just subscribed to this group ( acres of apologies for not doing so months earlier)
and have no idea what Hitler's Giant Cigarette Lighter references......

[oldironside]

3. It's a very jaundiced reference to...

... the Olympic torch.



I have to say I'm quite looking forward to the opening ceremony. Is Brenda going?

[T_i_B]

4. In the meantime....

.....we have the Olympic Torch going up & down the UK, and where some people are all excited at the prospect of it visiting their town others are more concerned about the accompanying major disruption to traffic.

It's in my neck of the woods next week as it happens.

[non sociopath skin]

5. ... while, as ever, the vast majority probably have no feelings either way.

The Skin

[non sociopath skin]

6. Brenda? Brenda? Who the f*** is Brenda?

Or to put it another way, to whom is "Brenda" a rather jaundiced reference?



The Skin

[fedsron2us]

7. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as I am sure you are aware

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_and_organisations_frequently_parodied_by_Private_Eye

[non sociopath skin]

8. Doh, Feds! Senior moment! I thought you might mean my cousin Brenda who definitely isn't going.

The Skin