So there is. 
My screen canât turn the pages thoughđ€Ș
Well, the rules only apply to the little peopleâŠ
Iâm just listening to the news and Iâm even more confused. Earlier I heard a government spokesman explaining how children were so unlikely to become ill that re-opening schools was a no brainer yet now the same people are defending DC by claiming that they drove to Durham to protect their four year old. The 250 mile journey and the fact that they were going to the home of his vulnerable parents seems to have been forgotten. It also seems odd that two adults in quarantine needed to make the journey.
Oh look, more lies.
Coronavirus: Simon Hartâs exercise claims ânot correct,â says chief constable https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-52778622
I have written to my MP pointing out that the newly elected Tory constituencies will not accept one rule for those with connections and another for the rest of us and Cummings must go.
It also appears that there were others that knew he had driven from London to Durham and said nothing. If Cummings keeps his position there will be an outcry and the PM and those who kept their mouths shut will have to go as well.
Donât hold your breath!
Some of them must have known about his Cummings and goings. Even if it was just the absence of the strong smell of sulphur!
The puppetmaster exposed and even the Daily Hate are telling the story as is. From someoneâs window - nice.
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When I started at a Grammar School for Boys in 1949 âbollockingâ was actually practiced as a playtime initiation rite by Second Formers on freshly arrived First Formers.
It was the duty of the Second Former to thrust his hand up the younger boyâs leg (all boys wore short trousers until they entered the Fifth Form age 16), locate and grab his testicles, and give them a vigorous twist.
This bollocking called for acquired dexterity, as at age 11 most boysâ testicles are as yet undescended so difficult to get much purchase on by the inexperienced bollocker. As there were usually about 120 new boys every year, there was plenty scope for practice, and boys with baggy pants or skinny legs bore the brunt, and were hunted down mercilessly at playtime.
Those who tried to hide were cheerfully sought out, and hiding places were well known and gave no protection, although they added elan to the sport.
I hope this historical tid-bit causes no offence, and it is offered merely as an amusing distraction from acerbic controversy, and as a footnote to lexigraphic history. 
My own involvement in this practice must remain veiled, except that I was significantly if not massively more put upon than otherwise. 
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Too much information.
Surely not?
All part of our Imperial history, Jane: the foundations upon which our great buccaneering nation was founded, the playing fields of Eton and all that. And in the interests of verisimilitude: respecting our values, and proving the worth of our global role in making the world a better place, surely?
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What did Cat tell you Peter?
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If you want to flag it, Jane, no need to stay your hand in doing so. Itâs in context (viz Grahamâs bit of harmless ribaldry) , itâs utterly truthful, and I cannot see how anyone could point to itâs being offensive. And itâs not a provocation either.
Itâs where I think the term originated.
As they say in Yorkshire - âif in doubt, say nowtâ.
Perhaps some of us could think of this before writing, please.
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Like one of Yorkshireâs finest, Geoff Boycott? 
Just a very happy bunny/wallaby? Just a bonzer link in the supply chain⊠
