"The bus is a pen, and I am its hog...
I am a swelling sausage, and the bus is my skin."

1/2/02 - Oh my God; they didn't have this is Southampton when I was there: Shakeaway. Milkshakes made with Eccles cakes! Or Battenburg! Or Curly Wurly! Or Parma Violets!

And who could resist CupMan!

"The first-ever public appearance of ShakeAway's very own super-hero...CupMan! Bournemouth jaws drop as our MilkShake hunk strutted through the Square. Women agree that compared to CupMan, Brad Pitt looks plain."

1/2/02 - You don't mess with Ozzy Osbourne; you don't mess with his wife: [warning: NYT link]

"The session became heated when a reporter asked MTV's president of programming, Brian Graden, if Mr. Osbourne's often- slurred, heavy British accent would be accompanied by subtitles. Before Mr. Graden could reply, Mr. Osbourne's wife, Sharon, yelled, "That's my husband," and equated the questioner with a posterior."

1/2/02 - Congratulations to Chris and Alison.

1/2/02 - Wilbur is a Cannibal. (via email)

1/2/02 - The local newspaper advises you bring a cut lunch, and you'd need it if you had to put 76 electoral candidates in order.  I mean how do you weigh the merits of Independent Cheap Smokes Beer and Spirits, Independent No Nuke Dumps No Pedophiles or Independent No Empty Promises Just Results.