Another Guardian reader and Strictly watcher here! Well, truth be told, I switched from the Guardian to the Times a few years ago, because I am very shallow and the Times does a better Sudoku.

Switched from the Times to the Grauniad because I hate Murdoch ,Mind you I did go via the Indy which I still get from time to time.

...and the kettle!

No apology needed - even Guardian readers need to kick off the Jesus sandals sometimes.

I may be wrong, but I don't think that will happen anymore since the Judges (and the public) have who they want for the final stages.
They tried all combinations to eliminate Ann and it finally worked.

So shallow!

Shallow rhymes with callow.

and marshmallow. Get writing that limerick, she says, controllingly.

It reads to me like her farewell speech
Does she think the chances are, she's leaving this week?

Another Strictly/Guardian combo - great! I buy the Times Sudokus in book form and do one (or try to do one) every night in bed. Sad, or what? It's my way of keeping the Alzheimer's at bay ....

While it's true I'm as soft as marshmallow,
Critics can't say that I'm at all callow.
I'm refined, don't you see,
And you'll never catch me
Watching X Factor - I'm Strictly shallow!

i cannot bear watching pamela and james, they're just too showmance, and lack the substantial sincerity and endearing rawness of the other couples. I just don't buy pamela's faux 'bambiness' in the face of what seems to me to be dubious-of-origin praise from the judges...

frankly, i'd rather chew on bri-nylon than watch their love-in's

urhhhghh...

and next time i'm going to say what i really feel!

I thank you for listening...any more and someones going to need to set up a help-line for me!

Boom boom! You've got rhythm - YOU'VE GOT IT!, she shouts in Bruno fashion.

ill agree with that, i think she went in with a slightly disdainful "oh dear what am i doing" air but shes certainly embraced it since and makes light of that i enjoy reading it love her honesty.

peeve you're a bloody good poet mate
You churn limericks out at such speedy rate
They're pithy, they're witty
It seems such a pity
I cannot make you Poet Laureate.

You're too kind. After all, you and winenroses gave me the rhymes - I just had to do the twiddly bits in the middle.

Winenroses, your limericks are fantasmagorical (word of the week, thank you, Craig).

Talking of speed, Ignazio - your brilliant riposte to my Widdy Christmas turkey limerick was posted a mere SEVEN MINUTES after mine. You are still the sprint champion.

Erm, wrong thread now, I think.

I really dislike her fake, simpering ways. And she and hubby are not like by their neighbours up here in Scotland.

Underneath that false exterior lies a nasty piece of work.