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Right then, the Photo Matt random image script plugin is installed and working (this support forum reply by Podz of the fantabulous Tamba 2 WordPress guides was especially helpful) and there are currently 10 different headers waiting for you on each visit.

To save you hitting the refresh button endlessly I’ve put all of the banners on one page with notes on the image source and font used where known.

Where known? Oh yes indeed. Because some of those banners have been contributed by our friendly neighbourhood bloggers and I thought the creative amongst you might also like to have a go at creating one. Or two…

So you have until midnight GMT on Friday, 15 December to chew the ends of numerous pencils and come up with some lovely Christmas/holiday/winter banners. Want to know more? Read on…
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John O’Reilly hoisted his beer and said, “Here’s to spending the rest of me life, between the legs of me wife!”

That won him the top prize at the pub for the best toast of the night.

He went home and told his wife, Mary, “I won the prize for the Best toast of the night”.

She said, “Aye, did ye now. And what was your toast?”

John said, “Here’s to spending the rest of me life, sitting in church beside me wife.”

“Oh, that is very nice indeed, John!” Mary said.

The next day, Mary ran into one of John’s drinking buddies on the street corner. The man chuckled leeringly and said, “John won the prize the other night at the pub with a toast about you, Mary.”
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From Katherine and A Nawny Moose.

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Don’t like either I’m afraid, can I have a nice cup of tea instead please?

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Wraps and puts them under the tree. Unless it’s another #13.

3. Coloured lights or white on tree/house? White on tree, no outdoor lights.
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to point you toward this week’s episode of I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue (you can either listen to it right now (recommended) or to the repeat on Sunday at 12 noon GMT. ISIHAC is always funny but this week’s had me and Mrs Trellis giggling like schoolgirls while peeling the tatties on Monday night. Best bit? Oh definitely Rob Brydon singing along to the Tom Jones hit, Sex Bomb. Be still my beating heart.

p.s. The new banner is part of a series for the so-called festive season – bah humbug – and once I get it organised will be rotating (or replaced if you hit the refresh button). More on that later but the first banner picture (legs plus Santa hat) is alas not of me but a stock photo by Marius Muresan at Stock Xchng. The font is Rebecca from Da Font and I used the ever so useful STC Font browser to sort through the many fonts that have ended up in my fonts folder (here’s a sample screenshot). Want a sneak preview of some of the other banners? A sweet little angel, a warm little angel and maybe this not so little angel.

Night, night.

Well, we’re a few miles away from the tornado that hit west London yesterday but it’s the first thing that popped into my head when the sky turned from sunny bright blue to black, the wind picked up and hailstones started pelting down on me and the mutt. At the sight of a wheelie bin heading down the road at great speed I got her back on the lead and hotfooted it back to the warmth and safety of the house.

Anyway, on with the links.
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