Ladymuck Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ...some posters - for various reasons - will avoid > the Forum pet dog's posts (I am, of course, > talking about W**F's). Fair enough, each to their > own, chacun a sont gout, whatever tickles your > fanny, whatever floats your boat and all that. He > (it?) is not everyone's cup of tea (who is? - > though, personally, I think he is hilarious). > > May I just say to those of you to whom this > applies that, if there is one (just one) W**F > thread which you should look at, it is W**F's > Lottery thread. Far from being one of the mad > dog's pranks, this is a serious thread for > charity: in aid of The Pakistan Flood Appeal (via > Oxfam) and St. Christopher's Hospice. All you > have to do is to pick a number (or two) between 1 > and 3,740 (I know, I know!) and consider making a > donation. There are real prizes involved (which > the clever fleabag of a dog has managed to extract > from local businesses). Examples of such prizes > include: > > - Franklins: lunch for two (Mon - Fri) > > - The Herne: lunch or dinner for two > > - The Blue Mountain: dinner for two (Mon - Fri) > > - William Rose: 2 x ?15.00 Gift Vouchers > > - The Meat Wagon: 2 prizes. Casual dinning for two > (this Sunday or Friday nights) > > - Alhambra in Sydenham: afternoon tea & cakes for > x 4 people or a tapas lunch for x 2 > > - Pie in the Sky: 2 x Pies & 2 x juicy sausage > rolls eat in/or take away > > - Green & Blue: a lovely bottle of Champagne. > > -------------------------------------------------- > -------------- > > I should just add that the flea-ridden dog will be > getting nothing out of the lottery draw himself > (well, only immense satisfaction derived from > undertaking a truly altruistic task) as he has > exempted himself from the Draw. > > That's all I wanted to say. Apologies if any > offence has been caused - none is intended. I > just wanted to draw your attention to W**F's work > (and he has worked tirelessly on this). Thanks for alleviating my skeptisism/confusion/suspicion around W**F's 'lottery'... I will now partake and donate! :)