I am grateful to the ubiquitious Mr D.

He has allowed a form of interaction to be observed and visually seen ... rather like a David Attenborough wild life documentary.

I wonder if he fully realises, as numbers dwindle in the little herd he so charmingly stalks, that he is revealing so much - that what is usually disguised, will be noted by the larger herd outside of the BB Gamepark.

Mr D's outer covering of charming witty urbane, sometimes disgruntled, waspish maiden aunt has become threadbare. What is showing through the worn bits is something he might have found wiser to darn.

Although I guess if you thought about it, in the realms of the nightmare world of Orwell's Big Brother, he would have found a nice office and pension plan waiting in The Ministry of ... ah ... Truth.

Pardon my ignorance, but what are you actually going on about?

I think he/she is suggesting that he/she is on to Derek as are the rest of us.

whos mr d?? derek??

Ah-hah. Well then surely that would be Mr L?

I am very sorry to say that I was one of the people who had the wool pulled over my eyes in the early weeks and found Derek intelligent and amusing. He also seemed to exhibit a real caring side in his interaction with Science. Fortunately his veneer is being stripped off slowly but surely and I can now see the real man beneath. Thank goodness he stayed in long enough for me to realise.

In sitcoms the lead male is sometimes refered to as Mr.... by the cleaner/secretary etc. Father dear Father springs to mind, just can't remember the fellas name. Distinguished acctor tho..Patrick ......?

EDIT@1028: Google to the rescue! Patrick Cargill.

Ah right. I'm just being pedantic, don't mind me.

I do think that Derek is subtly playing the housemates against each other without getting directly involved himself.

... perhaps that is why he is so peeved with Science. Maybe is was a bit galling to not only fail to have his benefactor to the young and unfinished role rejected ... but to have it done with so many watching.

... ah not only that Pamela L, it is nice to have a form of nebulous 'interaction' well documented. It I said someone was doing a Mr D, you would get me.

Right?

... awww am I really that obscure?