No, the idiot thought he was going in at the beginning so he took me, Friendly Bear, Kiki, Corky, Bunny Form and that fool Orange Bear with him to France for his "two weeks" in hiding. At the end of the two weeks, he was told to stay out for a bit longer and that they'd ring back soon. MA HA HA HA! Then, at the end of the third week they rang again and said he was to stay a while longer and that they'd ring again. They didn't and their rent expired on the property so we were all bundled into this suitcase (can you imagine being squashed up with those five morons?) and the chaperone drove the car to the local supermarket car park where we sat and listened to the rain beating down on the car. Then the 'phone rang. It was one of the "BB" producers so the chaperone left the car. He came back and handed it to Jonty. He was told he was coming back to England and that he was on standby. I was laughing! Jonty didn't seem too amused. We arrived back and were unpacked from the case... and that was it for weeks. His mobile 'phone was biked back over by a courier and had a handwritten post-it note with it. Jonty was pretty sure he wasn't going in. I think we all were. The weeks went by and some people who never wanted him going in were sighing with relief... and then he got a call to come in that weekend. A day later they rang and said it wouldn't be that weekend - it'd be the next weekend. He had to go into hiding a second time on the very day he was due to give a lecture to the Queen's English Society on Celtic languages so his sister had to give it instead from his notes. Friendly Bear didn't come with us this time, thank goodness... but we had bleedin' Uncle Schreinder instead - RAGE! Jonty was umming and ahhing about which of us to carry in front of the crowd and who should be packed. He decided to take Uncle Schreinder in and he also thought of Kiki (who used to be his most famous toy - now, since "BB", it's me so SUFFER, Kiki)... but at the last minute he decided on me. I was RAGING at the crowd and they didn't get it - they were all saying, "Ah, isn't he sweet?" and so on. Anyway, can't stay prattling here all day - I've got some bears to wind up.