Today we reported, if that’s the right word, on how a state visit was disturbed by a windbreak.

Yes. it seems that Her Majesty the Queen, Prince Philip and the Sultan of Bahrain were sharing a horse drawn carriage down The Mall to the accompanying of bands playing GOD SAVE THE QUEEN, when in the midst of polite conversation, the royal party were suddenly overwhelmed by a massive blast of flatulence accompanied by a truly humungous pong.

Not wishing to offend her guest, Her Majesty leaned over to the Sultan and apologised for the incident to which the Sultan replied, that’s quite alright your majesty, think nothing of it, I thought it was the horse!

Love it!

Being a Tuesday, Margaret Mills joined me and today regaled the story of a 16-year old boy, who in May 1879 had been caught stealing from his next door neighbour.

Clearly not too bright a lad for making his first foray into crime by going no further than next door, but what makes the story even more sublime is that his defence lawyer tried to suggest that his client had been led astray by reading “inappropriate” material.

Not much of a defence it must be said.

And indeed it didn’t work as his client was sentenced to 4 months hard labour.

Doubt that in those days there’d have been much dubious material to read whilst incarcerated.

Anyway you can listen again to this tale of woe by clicking on the link below: –

See you again on Thursday,
Scott