Nero

B-52 means beehive (hairdo) in Georgia. Nero

Eating caviar on toast

Hugue, I need a venn diagram to illustrate the dove(fish?)tailing of all those different species and names. Get to it! Nero

Young Badger gave one lady the eye

There once was a cat with no bell on

You could also argue that our more interconnected world, with its preponderance of sites like this one and faster ways of getting information from a to b, allows us to know more about the bad things. Without EDF, fewer of us would have know about this attack, and those that did would have learnt about it more slowly. So it's all EDF's fault! Nero

My car is a Prius

Er, Badger, the EDWI does seem to be trying to break that stereotype. Nero

Why not pick three or four, Monica, and then ask us to vote. The selection is too large. Analysis paralysis! Nero

It needs to wear a bell!!!!! Nero

I know this is just nature being red in tooth and claw, but my neighbour's cat has bloody gone and terrorised a starling baby bird. Scores of starlings are now screeching about my house. It's unnecessary for a cat to kill for pleasure. Please let your cat wear a bell to try to stop this kind of thing happening. Not sure if the little thing is dazed or bitten and therefore probably infected with deadly bacteria. It's the last thing I need. Nero

They are a pest! There are thousands of them across south east England. Rumour has it they all spring from a small number who escaped from a film set in the fifties. It could be an urban myth. They are damaging to other flora and fauna and make a hell of a racket. But I don't want to see them dead either. Nero

Right now, I feel sorry for the man in question. His life is ruined because the police are doing their job. If he turns out to be guilty, fair enough, but for people to tick off the checklist - 'lives with mother, custody battle over daughter who is also 4, made show of helping police, lives nearby' - and think the worst is abominable behaviour. The right thing to do is to regard him as innocent while at the same time acknowledge our suspicions and put them on one side. His mother and uncle must be perplexed too. And before anyone starts, my sympathy for him does not negate that for the McCanns. Nero

I am tempted, but my partner has a severe cat allergy. Shame. Nero (=black, like the cat)

MP, Well, stick it in a 'portmanteau' then. Nero (This is a reference to another exchange on neologisms iin case you and anyone else is scratching heads.)

Hmmm. "We are trying to enforce". I'm a mid-green, and have been for some time, but there is something a little bit shudder-inducing about that comment, Monica. Who are "we" and what is this "enforcement" plan? Nero

My dear Mr J Angel, Your post is A*. Well done! I look forward to more nature notes of this kind. E Dulwich and its environs will provide rich pickings for your gimlet glances. Nero (whose metaphors are knowingly mixed).

This is ace Nero

I just read Badger saying he thought he'd intruded on a small clique, and therefore rarely posted. So, why don't we try to recruit new members by telling friends, neighbours, tradespeople etc? I just did that with a pal I had not seen for some time, but she had already been informed. She lurks, but her new neighbour Kev posts, so if that rings a bell with you, Kev, let us know who you are! Nero

Willard Wigan

Which was healthy and long

There once was a school named JAGS

Why not get in touch with the brewery and let them know about your wishes to see a music venue? Won't do any harm annd would only take a couple of phone calls. Nero

There was a young Spaniard called Mockney

No, not vegan. It is a neologism, like 'manorexic' or 'tanorexic', or 'workaholic' etc. There may be a better term than neologism. Huguenot would know, I bet! Nero