ACRONYMPH

...from the genius of Clairety!!!!!!!!!!!!! (she's a well-known academic.)
We salute you, elf.

do YOU know?

Is LONDON an acronym?
When I was being home-schooled with Enobarbus and Heidi (underwater), our Mum put that on an exam paper, which I unfortunately failed. I had forgotten all about it, but now that I have remembered I am now curious. Does anyone know the answer?

FISH

Would someone have to be a fish to be what is considered to be 'a good catch' or can it be used metaphorically? Do you think fish use it about other fish or would that change the meaning ? I am thinking of speed dating (underwater) and was thinking of using the name 'Fish' as a false name but would like to be aware of the implications.

MONKEYS: any good?

I can't help going over and over in my mind that whole thing about Jammy's monkey eating all his duty-free cigarettes. It absolutely shattered my whole opinion of monkeys. Has anyone got a kind word to say about monkeys that would go even a little way to restoring some kind of balance?

TIDY YOUR BEDROOM

Howard and I are very concerned about the state of the world, especially when it comes to local issues, especially like untidy bedrooms. However, we would sometimes like to be concerned about something else. Can anyone suggest an appropriate area of concern for us? (We would have about 3/4 hr a week to be concerned about it.)

SCARBOROUGH..........fair?

Can anyone tell me if Scarborough is called Scarborough because of the number of people with scars in the borough? I was thinking of going there for a visit but I have to say I'd feel less inclined to go if it was.

what happened to evolution?

Some kids look exactly like their parents, sometimes even when their parents are quite ugly.
Has anyone else noticed this? It doesn't seem a very good idea to me. (Enobarbus looks a lot like our Dad - same mean-eyed look.)

AMBITIOUS POETRY ITEM

would everyone like to collaborate in a poem? shall we all write a line and put them together? do you think we should know what the other lines are or shall we just write what seems like 'a line' to us and just hope it works? do you think we should have some ground rules like that it should be in english?

a genuine question.

does anyone know what day it is?
(don't lie.)

WITCH

If there's one thing that terrapins do well it's underwater swimming. I am absolutely good at it. Just before my young sibling Enobarbus was born I was the best swimmer in our family, since my older sibling Heidi was absolutely rubbish at it, in terrapin terms. Now I am second best, since Enobarbus became obsessed with beating me and ended up unable to lose. As I am not the best any more, I am thinking about going up on land and letting a witch take my power of speech in return for nice legs. In the book I read about this, it says it will be like walking on knives for ever, but I don't think I'd mind this. Has anyone got legs off a witch? What's it like?

WHAT YOU LOOKIN AT?

Do readers think it's rude to stare? I was stared at once and it made me ABSOLUTELY MAD. Angry mad that is. I couldn't eat for days. I'm only interested in your answer if you have been stared at too.

'NEW ZEALAND'.

Does anyone know where New Zealand is? A friend of ours is going there and we would like to be able to imagine her geographically.

Cheering signs of good behaviour.

How lovely of young JAMMY to selflessly assist a sad and frustrated terrapin. I bet he cheered him up no end. It only goes to show that a) some terrapins have more resources than some people and b) the art of those people who make tiny clothes is too too unsung. Someone like eg James Blunt/May should write a song about it that we can all sing. It would have to be easy.

ROUGH DEAL FOR TERRAPINS.

JAMMY is spot on about the talent of young Michael Owen. Well done. However, as the middle turtle I can't help but wonder about the wisdom of letting the YOUNG lead the way into the future. Surely we AS A SOCIETY have SLIDDEN to the point of precarious ghastliness at which we are by putting our children at the centre of everything - parents pour all their hopes and dreams and SELVES into their offspring and don't develop themselves..............................?? As the middle of 3 terrapins, I hardly knew my parents, and have emerged with a very hard shell. Also, lots of nice shoes in the shops now - for people that is. Nothing for terrapins. Rough deal.

PIGLING BLAND

*make your money work for you* - *make your MONKEY work for you*.

*money laundering* - *monkey laundering*.

*work* - *pork*

*shop* - *chop*

*Pigling Bland* - (no)

BUFFERED, yet ALONE.

as the MIDDLE terrapin, I often find myself BUFFERED, yet ALONE. Does anyone know what I mean? Or do you need examples?