And it actually displays a welcome sense of humour. (View Post)

Virtually universal in the Hackney when and where I grew up....or perhaps as commonly 'china' ( china plate = mate.) It wasn't gender specific either. (View Post)

Well that's cheered up the readers of the Daily Express - both of them, I should think. (View Post)

Yes, I'm not saying it is likely, Hyufd, but just that it is possible at the extereme end. Your little hypothetical scenario illustrate how it may happen, though probably won't. (View Post)

Careful. A couple of years ago i was interviewed under caution and it was of course recorded. Later, I asked for a copy and got a supposed transcript. It was highly selective and seriously misleading… (View Post)