Right then Bert, next time I'm in your neighbourhood I'll be around with my newspaper to wrap them in. That's one reason for not going to the States crossed off.

I agree, Rock Salmon is the best for fish and chips. Of course it's really dogfish, which is a small shark (I suppose it sounds more edible in a country where dogs are sacred). Maybe it's available under some other name in usaland?

The only time I gave my son a pink sugar mouse he went into a rage at the thought of anyone eating it. I think it's probably still in a cupboard somewhere, crumbling into dust.

But are you really allowed to hang children up by the tails and nibble their noses in America?