On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 23:25 +0100 (BST), richard@gadsden.name (Richard
Gadsden) tapped the keyboard and brought forth:

>In article <7d5ej1pvgcmf7th3vs5rjsq085sl2afqhn@4ax.com> on Sun, 25 Sep 
>2005 22:29:30 +0100, mike@jackalope.demon.co.uk (Mike Holmans) wrote:

>> Admittedly, this lame excuse for a joke is merely a front for asking
>> Mr Gadsden whether it is likely that I have ever sold him a Liberator
>> songbook, and if so what he thought of my wife's rendition of "Stand
>> By Your Vote" on Wednesday night.
>
>Well, I have bought several Liberator songbooks, so I guess the chances 
>are good.
>
>And your wife sang like the good ol' Oklahoma gal she is.  Even if she is 
>an MFY fan.
>
>PS (to your wife): Greatest choke in history.

She thanks you for the compliment and has, with gritted teeth, to
agree with your PS.

However, since I'm posting from rec.sport.cricket where the MFYs' fate
last year is of merely peripheral concern, I'd have to nominate the
collection of exits which South Africa have managed from cricket's
World Cup, which have been truly astonishing in their implausibility.

Cheers,

Mike