[Jayne Osborn]

"My darling, I have a confession -- "
he sighed, as they lay there in bed.
She thwarted him, "Shh... yes, I know, love;
you talked in your sleep." Then she said,
"You bedded my friend, and my sister,
and one of your secretaries too."
He cried, "Will you ever forgive me?"
She kissed him and said, "Course I do!"

The truth was, she'd only suspected,
but risked it by calling his bluff,
expecting an outraged denial,
but now she had proof. Fair enough -
his honesty would be rewarded,
she thought to herself: he can keep
his Beemer, a duvet... and that's it!
She grinned as she dropped off to sleep.

[Brian Allgar]

Ooooh, that's wicked, Jayne. I must remember to gag myself before going to sleep.

[Jayne Osborn]

Ooh, Brian, do we have a bit of a guilty conscience, then, eh?

(When they say "by December 14th", do you reckon that on the 14th, just after 9am, is OK? I hope so, otherwise I'm not even in the running!)

Has anyone ever won with a last-minute, on-the-deadline entry? The Speccie always says "by midday" on the given date, but I'm not sure about The Oldie and other comps.

Jayne

[Jerome Betts]

Surely 'by 'in this context means 'not later than' so you should be all right.?

[Douglas G. Brown]

Jayne,
I hope that you get in under the wire. This one could put you in the winner's circle.

[Brian Allgar]

Originally Posted by Jayne Osborn

Ooh, Brian, do we have a bit of a guilty conscience, then, eh?

Jayne

Fortunately, Jayne, I don't fancy my wife's friends or sisters, and I've never had a secretary - at least, not in the sense "employed".

As for the date, I should have thought that any time today would be OK. After all, they didn't say "before the 14th".

[Jayne Osborn]

Thanks, fellas. I expect you're all probably right in that I'm not too late, especially as our US friends are hours behind us; it's not far into the 14th over there yet.

(I especially hope that you're right, Doug! Thanks )

Oh, and Brian... I'm glad to hear you're not a bad boy.

Jayne

[Brian Allgar]

Originally Posted by Jayne Osborn

Oh, and Brian... I'm glad to hear you're not a bad boy.

Jayne

Hah! Chance'ld be a fine thing!