canny granny

My Council Home Help girl thought I was a bit looney-tunes when I said I would like a domain name called queenieofcollingwoodrulesok . com

“That’s too long Mrs O’Dwyer”, she said with her innocent toothy smile, ” Far too long.”

(Between you and me and the lamp-post, she’s the one who’s a bit loopey. I swear she’s an ageing hippy and you know they’re all a bit short-staffed in the intellect department - what with the flasbacks and patchouli oil reflux)

But I hold the top cards here. I happen to know of a much longer domain name than my own self-effacing suggestion.

The longest dot com name in the world

Goodness me, some people are quick off the mark! I popped up a little contest for a small discreet prize and someone answered correctly in 5 minutes. So Leisa from Nature’s Pixel has earned herself not 5 credits, but 10.

Congrats Leisa, you’re right, the annual Moomba festival in Melbourne is actually called Up Your Bum. What a load of mugs we are.

(Leisa isn’t a mug, she’s out of the place and living in Canada)

I’ve had a note from a cynical reader about our little town’s annual festival called Up Your Bum

It’s the truth! It’s in a language other than English and the closest translation idiomatically is place something in your buttocks but of course we normally call the holiday by its name in the other language.

If you know what the polite people of Melbourne usually call this holiday, post the answer in a comment. The first correct answer will get a reward of 5 credits at Blog Explosion

I interrupt this blog to thank the kindly gentleman from Scotland (I know all about Scotland, I’ve seen the film) who poured me a small glass of sweet sherry.

Well, more like a large glass.

Thanks, dear. Here’s looking up your kilt!

All glasses of sherry are gratefully accepted, I was brought up to receive a gift in a polite and ladylike manner.