James - Telegraph part II

[wildcathammondette]

Aug 26, 2008 17:45:02 GMT @maureen said:

The rest of the comments, other than that one creep, were an improvement. I really liked yours alot, WCH and Wy. Very well done, both of you.

Thank you Mojo!!

It's my favorite topic he's talking about so I had to be careful not to keep going and talking and yakking.... but thanks!

[dutchdiva]

Aug 27, 2008 13:20:16 GMT @wildcathammondette said:

if there is a real reply from James, he usually refers to it in his next column or does he contact people personally or summat??

most of the time he leaves a comment. He post under the name James May ;D

[stigalicious]

When James replies, he always uses 'James May' with capital letters. You see James realises as a writer that names require a capital letter. This bozo did not....

[wildcathammondette]

ah yes makes sense lol!!

[cantervilleghost]

Except for that one extremely rude moron, the comments are quite good this week. I see they posted mine. I'm Patricia there, in case anyone wanted to know, or didn't know already. ;D Boy, have I come out these days! Ummm I know I really should rephrase that! LOL But, I'm too lazt to delete it.

[emmap]

*gigglesat CVG comment above*, maybe you should

[lymaze]

James - where's your new column?

[lindenchase]

Aug 28, 2008 20:59:15 GMT lymaze said:

James - where's your new column?

*giggle* We've been spoiled in recent weeks, haven't we? I have checked the site as well several times this days and have tried fiddling with the url. But alas, we'll have to wait, hopefully it will be up tomorrow around lunchtime.

[lymaze]

James is probably packing for Blackpool. Maybe he has forgotten to send it in. ;D

[TheDaisy]

Aug 28, 2008 21:20:25 GMT lymaze said:

James is probably packing for Blackpool. Maybe he has forgotten to send it in. ;D

Naughty, naughty! ;D

[stigalicious]

good point- decidedly absent!

[Wyvern]

It looks like James had his finger on the pulse of progress last week. This week commercial Zeppelin flights recommenced in England!

[wildcathammondette]

Maybe his column will be about Blackpool and hence he has to experience it first and write later

[lew]

Maybe because a few have been naughty, he's going to punish us by making us wait ;D

They do this from time to time, probably someones forgot to press the button ;D

[wildcathammondette]

Ooh we are being sent to the sin bin by James...

[dutchdiva]

well I guess they will put it up today or tomorrow. Most of the time it will go up on Friday. I guess the last 2 weeks they were busy on Friday and that is why we got it on Thursday alreaady.

[lymaze]

James can punish me as much as he likes but I'll only do it more. ;D

[lew]

;D

[stigalicious]

Gosh, he'll have his work cut out for him! They might have to put back the deadline for him or have a random person in the office after hours to put it to bed!

[dutchdiva]

www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=A1YourView&xml=/motoring/2008/08/30/mrmay130.xml

the last part makes it sounds like this is the last column

[lymaze]

LOL. James has t'consumption. I love him. I will take you to the window one last time James so you can see the moors. ;D

No Dutch, I don't think it's his last column unless he succumbs.



;D

[dutchdiva]

I know that but he makes it sounds like it's

[wildcathammondette]

No it's not but Comsuption is known as a disease that KILLED many people in Ireland and hence as he thinks he's going to die (in overdramatization of course) he's saying his farewells in case he doesn't make it till next week....

[stigalicious]

Hahahahahaha! Thats the funniest column EVER! I love James! U can imagine hes going to return home to W and shes going to be 'looking after him' with 'Oi, tea woman!' and 'I need another packet of cough sweets!'

[lindenchase]

It's a joke, DutchDiva. Like most men who have a cold, James is convinced he's contracted a terrible disease that's going to kill him. They don't call it Man Flu for nothing.

[dutchdiva]

Yes again I didn't understand that. Why do I still getting leaving wrong comments. idiot.

[wildcathammondette]

Do get your hands on Angela's Ashes. It's a wonderful book and you'll get a better idea as to why it was a deadly disease. Trust me Dutch, I had to read it again before I mailed in panic worried that he's very ill...

[TheDaisy]

Aw, bless. Poor thing.
I couldn't resist a small reference to man flu, I'm afraid.

[littleprincesssarah]

I was just wondering what actually is consumtion? Is it a cough?

[TheDaisy]

Aug 29, 2008 13:37:01 GMT littleprincesssarah said:

I was just wondering what actually is consumtion? Is it a cough?

Also known as tuberculosis!

Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or Tuberculosis) is a common and often deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacteria, mainly Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs (as pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system, the lymphatic system, the circulatory system, the genitourinary system, the gastrointestinal system, bones, joints, and even the skin. Other mycobacteria such as Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium africanum, Mycobacterium canetti, and Mycobacterium microti also cause tuberculosis, but these species are less common.

The typical symptoms of tuberculosis are a chronic cough with blood-tinged sputum, fever, night sweats and weight loss. Infection of other organs cause a wide range of symptoms. The diagnosis relies on radiology (commonly chest X-rays), a tuberculin skin test, blood tests, as well as microscopic examination and microbiological culture of bodily fluids. Tuberculosis treatment is difficult and requires long courses of multiple antibiotics. Contacts are also screened and treated if necessary. Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem in (extensively) multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis. Prevention relies on screening programs and vaccination, usually with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG vaccine).

Tuberculosis is spread through the air, when people who have the disease cough, sneeze or spit. One third of the world's current population have been infected with M. tuberculosis, and new infections occur at a rate of one per second.[1] However, most of these cases will not develop the full-blown disease; asymptomatic, latent infection is most common. About one in ten of these latent infections will eventually progress to active disease, which, if left untreated, kills more than half of its victims. In 2004, mortality and morbidity statistics included 14.6 million chronic active cases, 8.9 million new cases, and 1.6 million deaths, mostly in developing countries.[1] In addition, a rising number of people in the developed world are contracting tuberculosis because their immune systems are compromised by immunosuppressive drugs, substance abuse, or AIDS. As these people spread into the West, Tuberculosis rates are increasing in these countries which had previously succeeded in virtually wiping it out.

Ladies, I fear we might well have seen the last of Mr May. Black edged hankies at the ready.....