Did anyone else see the news last night, where the stark bollock naked, pole vaulter, Roman Mensil, was running around Paris with his huge pole? That man has some balls.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/7973543.stm

The qualifier "huge" seems slightly exaggerated considering the size of the black square, Mr Brightonite. Unless his pole is at a completely horizontal position and the perspective prevents the viewer from appreciating the extent of this unemployed sportsman's manliness.

Trusty, seriously and trust me I did try to avoid any innuendos in my post.

I saw him too - not live, unfortunately - also with (big) black bit on TV.

OK, We've had a good knock at the French today. But fair play to them. This guy would have been arrested in Britain and in Switzerland as well, maybe?

I don't know, is this going to do him any good, to run around naked like that in Paris ...

Any publicity is good publicity.

Fixed that for you.

That's true!
Britain is far too PC these days.
Hooray - something positive for the French!!

I am hoping that, if France, (or any place the otherside of it) is to be the destination of our elopement, then these kind words, will help them reconsider our entry into their fine country.

I just imagined you running around naked in Moscow with a Biathlon rifle ... do you think you would get arrested for it ?

Honestly Sada, the things you and your imagination do.....

sorry some people just inspire me like that

Well, I'm sure they'll let ME in, but after today Mr Brightonite, I think they've got your number, mate.

Ahhh! I log back on and this is the tone of the reception that greets me. I am sorry to have to remind you, brazen hussy, but you are an accessory, in the slight, put toward our continental cousins, by whipping the atmosphere into a jingoistic affray. And unless you want me to spill the beans at the frontiere, you may want to adjust your attitude.

I noticed a recurring theme with your posts lately....

Have you been going through some sort of self-discovery phase lately?

What can I say except.....ooh er!!

Well, yes! But not for more than the last forty odd years

The neutral ground that is Switzerland is ideal to settle jingoistic affrays, particularly the inter-Channel kind. Let us hope for a rapprochement between Mr Brightonite and his continental cousins who only seem poles apart (to remain on topic) but are in fact much closer than the former pole-micist would dare to openly admit.