John, Thanks for that. I have tweaked it a bit and may well submit it to La Belle Castro. It will be my first serious crack at impressing her in years, though I did once win her whisky with a sonnet on IVF. I doubt if my friends would offer such profuse thanks for a cup of tea, though -- or have to spend the night in our spare room afterwards!
Do you know who La Castro is and what her credentials are for the job? Should we be seeking the key to her psyche by reading her "Collected Works", or is she the "cartoonist" Castro who adds captions to old film and advertisement pics?
Maryann, I see what you mean about Danny Boy. So (!) near and yet .... You will see that I was so impressed with your suggestion about italics that I have now used it twice -- or more!
Last edited by Martin Parker; 01-19-2011 at 12:37 PM.
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