"Isn't it lovely Simon?"

   This post was orginally going to be about Ellen's Birthday but I felt I couldn't write it without expressing all the events that happened and thus make it sound like I'm being bitchy about someone nomatter how many *'s I used.
   But I will share with you the new 'thing' (for want of a better word) that me and Ellen do when receiving presents.
   So basically, we work as a team. Whoever receives the gift opens it and stares at it for a beat too long with an overly forced grin and one eye bigger than the other whilst the other says in a very prompting and patronising voice "Isn't it lovely Simon?!" (Don't ask why it's Simon) resulting in the 'giftee' having to reply through gritted teeth in a ridiculously high voice "Yeees!". Then the patronising one presses again "Look Simon, it's a jumper with stars on...just what you always wanted!" to which the 'giftee' turns to the friend trying to hide even more rage with an increasingly higher voice "I despise stars!"
   Now if you can understand the comedy behind that little scene, you're a genius!  Me and Ellen did this with practically every gift she received from the friendlings and it worked with every scenario-even wine gums!
   To everyone who's stuck with Intellectual Idioms, God bless you and have a great Christmas! Ria x