I've often wondered - why 'monkseal'? Why did our premier blogger and wit choose such an appellation?

I think I have applied my sharp Christmas mental acuity to the conundrum.

Monkseal an anagram of Ken Lomas. Now, strike me down with a feather boa and a copy of The Boy's Book of Knots, but I have never pictured "The Mighty" as a Ken. But I believe it must be so. Ken Lomas. Or IS it? Have I sussed the real identity of our foremost critic?

Nah dont think so...

You are obviously not following Monkseal on Twitter as I thought the twitter name he uses is his own????
Or do i have that wrong still?

Isn't Monkseal a woman?

The real reason is tragically far more prosaic - I was in a pub quiz team called The Monkseals at University and I just plucked the name more or less at random when starting the blog.

What is a Monkseal? Is it some grey floppy thing that lives in a convent?

It's, erm, a seal

Hmm, but you don't answer the question as to whether you are indeed a woman. Is your claim to be a gay man just a ruse? Is Chris really short for Christine?!?!

No, I think you're right.

Was it not Monkseal who appeared on a episode of Only Connect a while back?

Membership of The Monkseals doesn't mean he's not Ken Lomas. Perhaps The Monkseals arose because Ken Lomas was their leading light!

Too great a coincidence, do you not think?

So who IS Ken Lomas? And is he, or was he ever, a Monkseal!

Two episodes.

I think Monkseal is Santa Claus since his name is an anagram of "Makes Noel".

Makes Noel what though, that is the question.

Not so much Christmassy as Dr WHO!!

Lake Omen. Oh, yes. I think Monkseal can be revealed as Dr Who's nemesis!

"Makes Noel presents for all the little kiddies who have submitted their lists to Santa."

Obviously an anagram of that sentence would have exceeded the Digitalspy user name max character count, hence the anagram of the abbreviated version.

That's my....err...theory. Although the Dr Who one sounds a possibility too.......

Ah sorry, I've only seen one of them, didn't realise there was another

Monkseal is a man called Kenneth I feel violated

Kenneth Monkseal sounds like the lead character in a Sunday night drama series. Probably played by Stephen Fry.

<gets coat>

Oh, and why no review of the Christmas (notsovery) Special?

Pleeeeeeeeease, Monkseal!

Kenneth Monkseal just has to be a grumpy detective! Wow. I think I have the makings of a new drama series right there!

Similar to Inspector Monkfish from the Fast Show. Oh bugger, Now I've got Moonlight feckin' Shadow stuck in my head

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We have our winner!

Hang on, erm, if the one you saw had us winning in then, yes, it was just one episode, carry on.

In my defence I have since lost two stone, and got a hair-cut, and I was in the middle of moving house when that was taken and was very tired and the nuclear quantities of make-up on make my face look more waxy than it is and....

You're practically famous (indeed definitely famous within the slightly more hardcore SCD community) - enjoy it.

You don't look porky and I have no issues with the hair (which I'm particular about habitually). I've moved house five years in a row () and it is indeed awful. I'm still not quite sure what 'Only Connect' is actually about..