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[Philip]

Latest Derby Telegraph article:

http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/Rur...

[Jud]

Congrats on the new release :o)

Who'd you get to do the cover though? They must be one of the most awesome-ist people in the world

[Philip]

Jud (Disney Diva) wrote: "Congrats on the new release :o)

Who'd you get to do the cover though? They must be one of the most awesome-ist people in the world"

Take a bow, Emma Sly from this very forum!

[Emma]

Lol! *takes a sweeping bow* and blushes :-)

And yes Philip, in answer to your previous question it is really exciting to see it on Amazon :-)

[Philip]

Emma (Emz) wrote: "Lol! *takes a sweeping bow* and blushes :-)

And yes Philip, in answer to your previous question it is really exciting to see it on Amazon :-)"

Emma did a fantastic job and I was really pleased to get so much useful feedback from everyone on the forum. Now comes the tricky bit!

[Patti (baconater)]

Yay Phil!

Sorry I'm tardy. Been away for the weekend. :)

[Philip]

Patti (Migrating Coconut) wrote: "Yay Phil!

Sorry I'm tardy. Been away for the weekend. :)"

Thanks for the 'Yay' Patti, and welcome back.

[Philip]

Out of the blue, I had an order for 6 copies of the print version of from a national book wholesaler, on Friday. Not complaining, just saying! :-)

[Philip]

For those who didn't see the version of this on the Derby Telegraph website a little while ago:

http://www.philwhiteland.blogspot.co....

[Philip]

5000th copy of sold today!

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Woohoo! Break out the Bovril!

[Philip]

Gingerlily (or Cyberlily..) wrote: "Woohoo! Break out the Bovril!"

Thanks, GL. You don't have to break it out, it's strong enough to get out of the jar on its own ;-)

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Hmmm, not sure I like having to wrestle with my beverages...

[Philip]

Gingerlily (or Cyberlily..) wrote: "Hmmm, not sure I like having to wrestle with my beverages..."

Beverages? Oh, so you drink it then? Not as a sandwich spread?

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The sandwich wouldn't get spread so much as battered flat..

[Philip]

Gingerlily (or Cyberlily..) wrote: "The sandwich wouldn't get spread so much as battered flat.."

Could be! I haven't used Bovril since I used to work there in my teenage years. Now Marmite is a different matter. That's mostly vegetables, in the same way that Nanny Ogg's brew is mostly apples.

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I thought it was yeast... Are you thinking of Vegamite?

[Philip]

Gingerlily (or Cyberlily..) wrote: "I thought it was yeast... Are you thinking of Vegamite?"

I never think of Vegimite if I can help it. Yes, it is based on yeast extract, which is a waste product of the local breweries, but it also contains a lot of pressed vegetables.

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

I've just gone off it - thats far too healthy for me!

[Philip]

Both Steady Past Your Granny's and Crutches For Ducks are currently in the Amazon UK Top 5000! It won't last, but it's nice while it does (now, where have I heard that before?)

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Oh here most likely!

[Philip]

This month's Derby Telegraph article:

http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/bir...

[Philip]

For no good reason whatsoever, here's a very silly joke:

WARNING - APPALLING JOKE COMING UP:

I used to work in a canning factory. One day there wasn't much to do, so I decided to spend some time preparing the mandarin orange segments for canning. Just then, the foreman came up to me and said "Are you taking the pith?"

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GROAN.

Its motorbike central here today. Like Matlock Bath on rally day. But warmer and more sea. . .

[Philip]

Gingerlily (or Cyberlily..) wrote: "GROAN.

Its motorbike central here today. Like Matlock Bath on rally day. But warmer and more sea. . ."

That sound like fun...or, then again, possibly not!

[Philip]

WARNING - ANOTHER APPALLING JOKE COMING UP!

We went to a Garden Centre yesterday and bought a climbing plant. In all honesty, I don't think we're going to get much benefit from it. It's half-way up Ben Nevis at the moment.

[Patti (baconater)]

Oh a double groan! Here and on Facebook!

[Philip]

I do like to get my money's worth out of a joke!

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

That one was about 2 cents worth.

[Philip]

Gingerlily (or Cyberlily..) wrote: "That one was about 2 cents worth."

You flatter me, GL!

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With a steam roller.

[Philip]

Gingerlily (or Cyberlily..) wrote: "With a steam roller."

I think you may have to join a queue.

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A very slow one!

[Philip]

I don't know why I've done this. I just felt like it...

http://philwhiteland.blogspot.co.uk/2...

[Philip]

Well, that went well!

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Ermmmm... are you waiting for someone to respond?

[Philip]

Gingerlily (or Cyberlily..) wrote: "Ermmmm... are you waiting for someone to respond?"

Not really (with echo effect)

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Just as well really...

[Philip]

You noticed that did you ;-

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

what was there to notice?

[Philip]

Taking a price down a dark alley...and I don't mean Peter Andre's ex.

http://philwhiteland.blogspot.co.uk/2...

[Philip]

For the first time since it was published Crutches For Ducks has overtaken Steady Past Your Granny's in sales and ranking. Jambalaya you'll be unsurprised to learn is still failing to trouble the scorers ;-)

[Philip]

Philip wrote: "For the first time since it was published Crutches For Ducks has overtaken Steady Past Your Granny's in sales and ranking. Jambalaya you'll be unsurprised to learn is still failing to trouble the ..."

The Granny is fighting back. You can't keep an old girl down!

[Philip]

After the incredible success of the Jambalaya launch (cue hollow laughter)my cup now runneth over in that I've received a 1 star review for Steady Past Your Granny'son the grounds that the font keeps changing and makes it unreadable! Having sold over 5,200 copies of this to date, I find this a bit surprising to say the least. My Dad used to say he'd "shot a robin" when things were going this well ;-)

Anyone else had any problems with SPYG?

[Philip]

Philip wrote: "After the incredible success of the Jambalaya launch (cue hollow laughter)my cup now runneth over in that I've received a 1 star review for Steady Past Your Granny'son the grounds that the font kee..."

Sorry! Bit of a whinge there. Was just astounded to get a 1 star review after all this time, particularly for those reasons. [now breathe deeply, and relax]

[Philip]

This month's Derby Telegraph article. A harrowing tale of crime and punishment ;-)

http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/did...

[Philip]

Philip wrote: "This month's Derby Telegraph article. A harrowing tale of crime and punishment ;-)

http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/did..."

Could you have answered the question?

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i still can't!

[Philip]

Gingerlily (or Cyberlily..) wrote: "i still can't!"

Nope, I doubt that I could these days. What chance would a 7 year old have, I wonder?

[Philip]

Ok, it's appalling joke time again:

I ordered a trampoline for my grandson, but I don't think much of it. I've just got this queue of vagrants at my door.