jandyt: The added benefit of sock-weighing is also eco-friendly as one doesn't need to throw out a sock which will easily do another two days! Doesn't really matter if you end up with an odd number of socks as, the next week, you may have to demote a singular sock! I wonder how many penguins I have saved by my ritual sock-weighing? Andy T. Mate

Puncher: Crap products........... but what about the delivery service??? Second to none - same day, anywhere!! Top of mountains, middle of the desert ........... no probs. Should have concentrated on freight instead of products ........... DHL??, TNT?? ..... none can compete with ACME. Not sure if the products suffered from poor quality or abuse/misuse

Puncher: Finally, now that I'm of an age and size whereby I'm actively having to consider starting to think about planning to take exercise I have to ask - if exercise in general and swimming in particular are meant to be good for me - Why are Whales so fat??? 1. Whales aren't fat; they're just solidly and muscularly built. 2. Alternatively

Interesting article. Thank you.

britops: Optical illusions The best one is how my money disappears from in front of my eyes at a B&O shop.

Peter: ... The Pious should arrive soon! ... And I thought Lee wasn't attending this event.

9 LEE: Our pleasure Keith! A worthy cause. Please keep us informed of events, and we'll cover your journey as best we can on this thread! Lee Can we have our resident raconteur/pseudo-journalist/photographer Andy T report on or cover this journey?

jandyt: ... had rescued some old family photo's. No prizes for guessing which one is me! Not fair! Prize should be a white Beosystem 7000. It is not easy to find you in the photo -- all those musical instruments, skirts, legs and white stockings look alike.

Rubicon: I know it's morning here, but really this is MUCH better than any soap or "reality" programme!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cheers Yup, we're gonna make that sucker work for that white Beosystem 7000! Andy may tinkle those ivory keys on his piano; but, he really pounds out interesting stories [generally] on his computer keyboard.

I see that someone has already asked about the wording below in ALL CAPS. Can someone translate the reply for me? The item seems to be a US phone with "Bang & Olufsen" inserted into the slot where the telephone number would have gone. I wonder whether e-Bay and/or B&O should investigate this misleading use of the B&O name and reputation