50/50 Winner

Pink. The singer, not the colour.

I would but things aren't great between myself and my sister's husband so I wouldn't want to inflame the situation further.

The thing is, there's no poignant meaning behind the name, no dead Granny Evangeline or anything like that. It's a pretentious name just for the sake of it. I feel really sorry for the wee one, she Will be in at least Primary 5 before she can spell her name and if the school she goes to is anything like the one I attended then she will be easy prey for bullies.

Aye, 6-5 on penalties.

My niece is called Evangeline. When she was born I assumed that it would be shortened to Eva but that's not the case and my Sister (and her rugby playing fanny of a husband) get upset if people don't refer to her by her full name.

Whilst I was sitting in Morrison's cafe at work today (I don't work there I was supporting a lady with learning difficulties) I saw a guy wearing one of those hands free earpiece things. I can't explain why they annoy me but every time I see somebody wearing one I want to rip it out of their ear.

On a different note, the kick that they do at the end of Bargain Hunt really annoys me. There's absolutely no need for it at all. "Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?" "YES" (accompanied by the kick) f**k off.

I would honestly prefer if they just left them. I've raised it with Mrs 50/50 Winner but it's made no difference. It's only in they last few months that she's started to rinse out the soup tins before they go in the recycling (which is one of my household tasks too). I suppose I can't grumble that much as she cleans the toilet and bathroom.

That's true, although, my Mum gave us her old dishwasher two years ago and we haven't had it plumbed in. Besides, I quite like doing the dishes and when I do them they are done properly not left on the side for someone else to put away. In addition, when her Mum does them and runs out of space on the draining board she lays a tea towel down on the bunker and puts the remaining dishes on top of it (instead of using the tea towel to dry the dishes which is its intended purpose). She knows fine well which cupboard they go into, it's just laziness if you ask me.

When Mrs 50/50 Winner (or her Mum when she's round) does the dishes and just leaves them stacked precariously on the draining board. For all the time it would take to dry them and put them away in the cupboard! It would be the same as getting the Hoover out and only doing half the living room.

I'm guessing you've never had a veggie sausage (not an innuendo).

God! Show Me Magic - Super Furry Animals

You're not far off man, although, the meat sausages would need to be replaced with Linda McCartney veggie ones .

Mrs 50/50 Winner has the same opinion of egg mayonnaise, in fact, eggs in general. If I want to have a fried egg I need to wait until she's on a night shift.

You know the score, however, where do you stand on Branston pickle?

I don't really drink but when I do I wouldn't have a real ale anyway.

Why ruin a perfectly good cheese sandwich by putting that shite on it? I hate when they do that at training course lunches. Beans remind me of the plastic tub you had to scrape your plate into at the end of school dinners. Black pudding is blood, wrong on many levels. Mushrooms are a fungus, nothing fungal should be consumed.

Food that should be outlawed - Any meat from a tin. Baked beans. Black pudding. Mushrooms. Shell fish. Branston pickle. Blue cheese. Pretentious crisps.

Dead Gone by Luca Veste Debut novel by a half Italian/half Scouse writter which is set in Liverpool. It's about a serial killer who gruesomely murders his victims as part of a series of unethical and deadly psychological experiments. I really enjoyed this book and got through it in a couple of days. I would recommend it to those who like Iain Rankin, Val McDermaid or Stuart McBride.

Aye, very good It was a pleasure spending two hours staring at her assets, I was also being paid for being there!

I met Rachel from Countdown today whilst watching the show being filmed, I had to fight the urge to bend her over dictionary corner.

This might not count but I'm starting an OU Social Work degree at the end of the month. I graduated with a BA Applied Social Sciences in 2004 (I didn't stay for honours due to becoming a Dad after my first year and money being an issue). I started working as a support worker with adults who have learning difficulties and mental health issues and have been doing this job since. The drawback I have is that there's no opportunity for career progression unless I go into management which I don't want to do. I enjoy working with people who have disabilities so I decided to go for the social work degree. It's part time and will take a few years but I managed to get a fee grant so it's all been paid for and I can still work full time. I'm slightly nervous as I haven't studied (aside from a pish SVQ3) for over a decade but I'm looking forward to it. From a financial point of view, a qualified social worker starts on £10k more per year than I make. More importantly though, I think I have the correct personal skills and experience to do the job.

Shabazz Palaces.