Thanks SSI. That's enlightening. So it's somewhat archaic and localised which would explain why I had never come across it despite being an East Ender with a knowledge of German and some Yi… (View Post)

That performance she gave just now had all the hallmarks of someone who knows they do not have much longer in the job but have to go through the motions until the moment of departure comes. It was pe… (View Post)

Lol! Go suckem, Leondamus. :) (View Post)

Ouch. If that's the best she can do, she's gone. (View Post)

Sympathies. You must be feeling like a beached whale, wondering how and why the tide turned so quickly. (View Post)