this might be controvesial but how come the people who have joined specifically to comment on how terrible MNers are in the Madeleine / Shrek thing ...

[Twiglett]

how come they can neither spell accurately nor use the rules of English Grammar?

With her scones.

haychee thinks there is no way that our children will not find out about Madeleine McCann, so we should tell them before anyone else does.

We disagree.

I thought it was second

no Haychee you're wrong. My child would have fretted anyway she'd been told. children DO NOT need to know anything about it.

THey're children for gods sake, let them be care free

A few years ago she came third under similar conditions.

Bless her. I tell you it's dog eat dog in the world of cake shows....

Those fetes can be bitchy affairs..

I know im not alone on my theory im the only one who is brave enough to shout it out loud For those of you who are not aware there has been a huge arguement against withdrawing the madeliene ad from the cinemas

God, newbies are fucking dull, aren't they?

But what were the judges thinking? Hmmm. One entrant. Shall we give her seocnd prize or third? Or just an hon mention?

Her second place was an improvement on the previous third place then, well that's encouraging for her, she's getting better...

she's making progress.

MASCAROHARA yes i agree she probobly would of fretted either way but surely youd of preferred to have told her yourself?

Haychee - it wasn't withdrawn from cinemas, just from before children's films.

I hope she pins up her medals.

maybe i misread - thought it was one of the judges that had come third and thats what gave them the idea. enough to make you give up entering baking comps surely

in fact, why start

NKF you don't get medals, my mum got an envelope with 5p in it for a 3rd place and a hefty 20p in an envelope for a first place!

I thought you got rosettes. Like in gymkhanas.

Did she get a medal??

theres a lot you can buy for 20p

There's no money in it I see. Just the glory.

By the teachers eh? super smashing great. Fabulous!
Still rather it came from me one to one

a cake gymkhana! Now that's a funny mental image.

No, I don't. I never tell her anything that's going on in the news.