I won't argue with you the more Ann votes the better. There are a lot of viewers who are only just starting to vote for Ann. I hopeyou get your wish with regard to the judges.

Is it difficult for you to come to terms with your beloved Ann dancing with one of the corrupt mouthy judges on the tour? Maybe thirty pieces of silver would go some way to reconciling you, as it seems to have done for Ann?

I don't think bobajot refers to Ann as his 'beloved Ann', I dont think I have even done that.

Hold on a minute....

I've lost count of the number of posts I've read in the last few weeks claiming that Craig is the only judge with any integrity and that's why he keeps giving Ann 1s, so how many pieces of silver has he accepted in order to be happily trolling off on the tour as her new dance partner...?

Or maybe - and I accept I'm probably way off the mark here - just maybe it's not life and death to anyone except a very small, but very vocal minority in this forum (who do seem to keep saying the same things over and over), and everyone involved in the show is treating the whole thing as a very enjoyable, very lucrative pantomime, whilst having a lovely time giving the show the broadest appeal possible.

Now I see it written down, I feel foolish for even thinking it.....

But it's bobajot who referred to the judges as corrupt and mouthy. Now corrupt seems a bit OTT to me, suggesting as it does that bobajot sees them as venal or dishonest or perverted, and as you say, taking an entertainment show a bit too seriously. But then he's also referred to their treatment of Ann as bullying. These are serious accusations, and I wondered how he squared his view of their treatment of Ann with her willingness to...err...fraternise with them.

Forgive me, your post was just a launching off point for things that I've been thinking for days now - once I started, out they came.

S'all right. We all need a good rant from time to time, and if you ever want to flounce you can borrow my special pleather flouncing cape.

For what it's worth, for as long as Ann is still in, still opining that over half of the dances should be turned into a laugh (and for my money failing at the comedy part), still putting out those trying to do the dance given to them, I'm still going to complain about her.