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Comment and I'll give you a letter; then you have to list 10 things you love that begin with that letter. After, post this in your journal, and give out some letters of your own.

Ozy gave me 'R'.

1. Reading. All my life, I've mostly had my nose stuck in a book. And they've taken me to some wonderful places. Narnia, Middle Earth, the Devil's Punchbowl, Mars, the past, the future. I just don't get it when people say, 'Me? I don't read.' And say it as if it's something to be proud of. Nope, I just don't get that at all.

2. Random encounters. I love yapping to pretty well everyone I meet when I'm out and about - at bus stops, in bus stations, in airports, wherever. Glimpses of other people's lives are utterly fascinating.

3. Rimming. Just about my favourite thing to read in fic :-)

4. Rime. Very pretty. The only thing I've ever liked about cold weather. And the best thing about it, you can watch it from indoors *g*

5. Red wine, the tipple of choice. I like to think I'm doing my bit to mop up the Euro wine lake *g*

6. Rachmaninov. Some of the most sublime piano music ever written.

7. Rings. I'm addicted to them, especially when they involve opals :-)

8. RDA, duh. The guy is sex on legs.

9. Ridiculous humour. Stuff like the Goons and the Goodies and Monty P. And I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again, does anyone else remember that? And At Last, the 1948 Show? And Do Not Adjust Your Set?

10. Radio Four. (BBC talk radio, for all you non-Brits out there) I love the quirky filler programmes that crop up there. And the Shipping Forecast, one of the great cornerstones of British life *g*

So, nothing terribly profound about that list, sorry :-( Any takers for a letter though?

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

I'm so with you on no. 1, 3, 6, and 8 of course. *g*

Will have to listen to Radio Four one day just to hear the famous Shippng Forecast. I've heard other people refer to it as well. What is it that makes it so special, though? Is it a cornerstone because it's been on air for a long period of time?

And can I have a letter, please? Thanks! :)

1,3,6 & 8 but of course! And as Gal so rightly points out, 3 & 8 in the same breath *in particular* LOL

I have no idea what makes the Shipping Forecast so special - I suspect most sailors these days rely on satnav and radar rather than the BBC *g*. But there's something wonderfully soothing about 'Fisher, Rockall, German Bight' and 'precipitation within sight', all delivered in clipped, BBC English :-)

So, a letter: how would 'P' grab you?

But there's something wonderfully soothing about 'Fisher, Rockall, German Bight' and 'precipitation within sight', all delivered in clipped, BBC English :-)***

There really is. I grew up just about as far away from the sea as you can get in England, yet me and my Nannan always listened to the Shipping Forecast. If I hear it now, I'm immediately five years old, sitting in my grandparents' living room.

Bit like Mrs. Pepperpot!

Zackly :-)))

P is great! Thank you. :)