Freda, that reminds me of a trick I played on my dad when I was about 7 or so. I filled in a form from the 'Radio Times' requesting a brochure for "Crown Topper Toupees and Wigs" (dad was 'folically challenged'). The brochure arrived through the post....joke apparently over - but unfortunately, a couple of days later, a salesman turned up at the house with a case full of samples for dad to try. Poor man. He'd arrived on foot, a long way from railway station or bus. My dad said he bet the salesman thought his luck was in when he opened the door to him. He had to apologize profusely that it had only been a trick - poor salesman said it often happened. There had been no mention on the form about salesmen calling - but that was the end of my trick form-filling career.

- jeanie