Mud Wrestling / (Comic) Relief

[Huguenot]

I have at least 100 pounds to give to a local charity of their choice if spymum and dulwichmum would resolve their differences in a mudwrestle.

Will anyone else support this by pledging cash until it becomes embarassing and irresponsible for the protagonists to turn us down?

I note, with some glee, that Comic Relief is fast approaching - and we could (if supporters felt it a positive move) contact them with regards to getting the film crews down to record this moment for posterity.

We could also put snorky in the stocks, and have an old-fashioned sing song round the joanna.

Go-on, you know it makes sense!!! ;-)

[Ant]

What a good idea.

[Guest]

I pledge ?25 if 'Organic Olivia' promises faithfully never to put pen to paper ever again.

[mockney piers]

Marvellous idea and happy to chip in, as DM is occasionally nice and polite to me I'll cheer her corner, sorry SM.

For round 2 could we have all Snorky's multiple personalities getting in the ring afterwards to fight it out for supremacy?

[batdog]

Whatever happens I will be supporting D-Mum ;-)

[Huguenot]

I was kinda serious - what are we doing for Comic Reflief?

16th March http://www.rednoseday.com/

[Guest]

I'll be doing anything I possibly can to avoid seeing the face of Lenny Henry.. again..

[dulwichmum]

Ha, ha, ha. Very funny boys. As for you Mr Huge-not, I shall have words with your mother in the playground!

[Huguenot]

Dulwich Mum! So uncharitable!

If such a gentle exertion in the name of needy local people is beyond you, then what do you suggest as an alternative?

No better way to avoid Lenny Henry than to make ones way (for example) to the cleared back room of the Mag for various sightly pursuits. ::o

[dulwichmum]

Dear Mr Huguenot, I think that we should ask Mr Crystalclear to have his body waxed for charity. I would be happy to write a large cheque from the joint account for that.

[Guest]

Even were I to be trekking down the Inca trail, come Red Nose day I'd still bump into Lenny Henry coming in the opposite direction - followed by the the BBC newsreading team and the cast of Eastenders preparing to film some 'hilarious' skit.

[dulwichmum]

Dear Bob,

This is true I fear. Has anyone ever heard of any money from this wonderful charity actually being spent locally? I myself have never heard of a single pound of 'Children in need' or 'Help a London child' money being spent locally, and I might have cause to know about it if it ever was.

[Huguenot]

Whatever. ;-)

Not being the autocratic type I don't feel it critical to push my own enthralling solutions to an evening's entertainment.

Nevertheless, there must be some sharp ideas out there for an original pub olympics decathlon?

Beetle racing anyone?

[dulwichmum]

Dear Mr Huguenot,

I apologise for making fun of your name. It is nearing that time of the evening, and I am counting the minutes down until seven when I can put the corkscrew in the bottle...............

[Huguenot]

BTW DM, that's a rather peculiar observation earlier - it almosts sounds like you're not helping anyone else's kids, just your own - but they hardly seem to need it (apart from a likely later need for therapy)??

You were, of course, offered the chance earlier in the thread to give my pledge to the local charity of your choice if you don't trust anyone else to do it for you? So please, don't use this as an excuse...

HALC are affiliated to Capital Radio, and their terms and application details for grants can be found here http://www.capitalradio.com/Article.asp?id=7024 if you reckon you need some dosh? Maximum request 3,000 quid. They also provide you with details of past donations on request.

Similarly you can find details of CIN donations here http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/whoyouhelp/

If you can find anyone in those lists undeserving of your help then let us know, and we'll expose these terrible organisations for the frauds they are....?

[dulwichmum]

Look I am not very good at explaining myself this evening. I have had a bad day.

[beth]

Actually, a charity I do some work recently got money from Children in Need. They work with girls who have experienced violence and abuse across London (including Southwark) and they received a grant towards their work with girls. I also know organsiations who have received Comic Relief funding althought it is very compeititive to get funding from comic relief as they have a huge number of charities applying for grants.

[dulwichmum]

Dear Beth,

That is really good to hear. Too many times I have heard how laborious the process is to apply for lottery charitable funds etc. I have often wondered if any of these funds ever go to local charities.

[ivemet-jimmy]

Sorry DM But Id pay to see you mudwrestle!! (tu)

[mockney piers]

Happy b'day ivemet-jimmy, hope it was a good one last night, sorry we retired early, we were just pooped.

[dulwichmum]

Dear Mr Ivemet-jimmy,

I am a 6ft brickie from Penge with a hairy back - you may have paid to see me mud-wrestle in the past - you just didn't know it was me.

[CrystalClear]

sounds like you're ivemetjimmy's cup of tea DM! Not so sure about the chest waxing....