To think that if you have a clock on the mantlepiece it needs to go in the middle?

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Or am I being anal? My children say so. I don't think I am, but I need support from the MN jury. How could the clock go on one end? That would be wrong.

Right now it goes plant, photo frame, photo frame, CLOCK, photo frame, body sort of sculpture thing, flowers.

But clock in the middle. Yes?!

I don't know. Maybe just have them all grouped together, one third of the way in.

I agree about the knives, forks, spoons though.

But the only person going on my mantlepiece is John Sergeant. He can sit there nicely while I feed him cake (heart shaped or otherwise).

Amen.

John Sergeant?

He was just made to sit on a mantlepiece, don't you think?

For symmetry you could also have Jo Brand at the other end.

being as this is a slightly ocd anal thread- can someone please back me up that is is polite and correct to put your knife and fork together when you have finished eating? Dh NEVER does - and it drives me mad(and the dcs have started following his, frankly, rude example)

I don't have a mantelpiece

perhaps he can sit between Jeremy and Matthew?

So we're decorating the mantle with three men and a bunch of cutlery now.

How risque.

I like.

Hang about, Jo Brand...who is she sitting next to then?

I think this could be a worthy debate for Matthew Wright?

There is a never a researcher around when you need one........

Jo is the bookend to John.

I'd rather it was Russell Brand

Ok, Jo one end. John, the other.

Matty and Jez on each other's laps in the middle.

For symmetry.

We could have Russell Brand instead of Michael Gove?

Russell Brand. Hmmm.

If we sat him on top of Jez and Matty, they wouldn't get a word in. Sorted.

isn't russell brand that weird one that looks like a woman and thinks hes funny?

if you put him on my non-existant mantle, I would be throwing darts at him

There is no way Gove sits on my mantle.

He's slide off it.

Depends on on the weight.distribution!
Can't have an balanced mantelpiece, what if it see-saws. Off :(

Could you imagine Gove sitting on your mantle? How awful.....

This is when the researcher comes back.....

And BTW Knotty - I actually am Anthea Turner, here I am about to dust my mantle. I need two if I've got to cope with John Sergeant and Jo Brand......

Clock in the middle. END OF.

We also have two sculpture things one at each end. We also have a mantle mirror which aids symmetry.