My profuse thanks to Mariana....

[Blandmum]

.....for using the word etiolated in a post!

I love mumsnet!

PS I'm not being sarky! Great word!

Is that good or bad, expat?

I keep thinking that you are expressing gratitude to a seafood salad, mb! I quite like IB's singing of Schubert. My Dad and I checked him out at the Wigmore Hall many years back and thought he was rather a good warbler though somewhat overhyped perhaps. He was the concert after the pianist with an objectionable pony tail though so perhaps our judgement was clouded in our relief that he sported acceptable hair, male hairstyles being one of the few fashion arenas on which my dad and I feel strongly.

And he's clever which is rather swoonsome.

I see it's bad!

There is room for all of us in this world!

You can have the Ian Bostridges of this world.

I'll stick to the tradesman Scottish bloke who looks like he could put up a fair fight .

Oh, and may I have the working man accent to go with that order, too, please?

SSssllluuurrrrppp!

You can get a DPhil in witchcraft?

Yes, indeed. He may be double jointed as well .

Be still my beating heart!

Would absolutely 100% shagged him when single. Probably did, actually.

I would have taken one look at him and thought he was gay .

Oh, that wouldn't have put me off

Oh, up for the challenge type?

Does he have a Scottish brother?

I'm telling you, those photos make him look postively glowing with health - when I've seen him he's been white as a sheet, and as I said on that thread, akin to the undead. even paler than me and that really is an achievement

Jura, your birthday is the same day as mine.