I have managed to seriously offend somebody by asking them whether they need to be at

[Burney]

I think the accusation is that I was downplaying their significance to the process (as I do with all women). Naturally I am hurt at such an accusation and now feel as though I am being attacked.

The two chaps who dressed up as the Williams' sisters got off. They had a photo of themselves with a black bloke who 'found it funny' . All a bit Father Ted.....

Meetings are funny, though. Most of us would crawl over broken glass to avoid them, but the minute someone feels they're being excluded from one, they lose their shît.

Excellent use of the black friend defence. We all need to keep an entourage of handy minority types around to get us out of the shït on these occasions.