I was going to mention my two weird critters. Then I realised I actually have a lot more than I thought! For a start, I have a garden gnome that lets out a wolf-whistle as you walk past, and a reindeer in a rocking chair that sings "Grandma got run over by a reindeer".

Then there's the "message bag" which repeats any message you have recorded onto it, as you walk past. It looks like a sort of orange blob with little eyes and a very big mouth. There's a Y2K bug sitting on my monitor. He doesn't make any noise, but he's sorta cute. I got him for $5 the week after the new year in 2000.

The latest in the collection was a Valentine's gift - a strange looking green and yellow critter - supposedly a toad, holding a heart which says "You're toadally awesome". When you press its hand, it makes loud kissing noises.

If you go to the bathroom, you will find several plastic or rubber sea-creatures. There's a rather realistic looking shark, a blue and yellow fish that looks rather cartoon-like, and a blue and white puffer fish that squeaks.

Aaaarrrgggh !!!!!! I'd better stop before I think of any more!