Cod Almighty | Postbag
The one with the scandalous accusation
27 August 2003
In this week's Postbag: can't cook, can't make tea properly; you can call me Al; Blundell Park in background of picture excitement; we'll link when we're good and ready; girlfriend in Dock Tower familiarisation shocker; poetic praise; peoples praise of programme piece; tea-tattler; lyric lament; and Ploggers plea
Tea
All you 'milk in last' lot need to be more confident in your tea making. I know exactly how much milk I want in my tea, the strength of the tea is determined by the amount of time it is left to mash. Strong, milky tea is as abhorrant to me as weak milky tea.
Look, you're just wrong, ok?
from TV's Ainsley Harriot
Mr Steve
Regarding Mr Steve's letter pointing out that I missed the opportunity for all manner of fun and games with the name Prosser in my 'poem', yes it probably was a wasted opportunity not to tie in the word tosser (it's always been one of my favourites). As to prose v poetry, hell I'm just glad someone is reading it at all.
from Al Wilkinson
Teenagers
Oh, that old cinema, useful for teenagers trying to look hard towards the away support. The Museum of the Moving Image had a photograph of it(the cinema, not a local teenager), being a fine example of 1930s architecture. Of course I had to jump up and down, pointing furiously at the photograph saying "look, look, you can just see Blundell Park in the background"
I once saw the film version of Dad's Army at the ABC. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I was seven, now I'm not, but I still do.
from Tony Butcher
SPAM
I'm interested in placing a link of your website on my football website, that can be viewed at:
from [Snip - Letters Ed]
Letters Ed responds: Many thanks for your help. Steve Heald Oh FFS! Do you people ever read the letters page before sending me your endless links? Well, do you? Perhaps you'd prefer some spam in YOUR inbox?
My mates girlfriend
My mates girlfriend is from milan and she reckons the Dock Tower looks like a minaret.
from Glenn Bateman
Poetic
Mr Wilkinson's poetic take on match days are fantastic. Keep it up, young man.
from Mark Atkins
Ten years
I have been going to home games for nearly 10 years but have never been a regular reader of the club's programme. I have been to both home games and bought a programme at each game. I have enjoyed the pieces your team have had published. Not being a regular buyer of the programme I do not know how long you have been having pieces printed. Do you have the pieces on your internet site? Are the pieces ever different from what you give to the club?
Please keep up the good work. Your site seems to have come out of nowhere and deserves more exposure than it seems to get. I know I'm not alone in thinking this!
Thanks for putting a smile on my face.
from Paul Dawson
Letters Ed responds: Cheers Paul. The Cod Almighty articles in the Mariners programme have only started this season, so you haven't missed any yet. The club kindly invited us to write a piece for each home game this season. We decided it was best that we didn't duplicate anything on the site, so anything printed in the programme is a one off for the programme only. Glad you've enjoyed them so far.
Coffee
Amongst your many mentionings of tea, you haven't let on how all your writers take their tea, and also what type of tea they have a preference for. Why is this? Are you all secretly coffee drinkers?
from Mary Reilly
Letters Ed responds: I am shocked, Mary. SHOCKED. Such a careless and thoughtless accusation. The Diary has just gone upstairs for a cry. I think I speak for all the CA tea-drinkers when I say that it is TIF everytime at Cod Almighty Towers.
Quiz lyric
Are we ever going to find out what the last set of lyrics quoted in the quiz was from?
from KC
Letters Ed responds: The Quiz Master writes: The last set of lyrics were from "Sun hits the sky" by Supergrass.
Mysteries
Now that the letters page has solved the mysteries of Meggies and the Dock Tower, can Cod Almighty readers explain why the name "Hardy's Recreation Ground" is universally rejected in favour of "the Ploggers"?
from Pete Green
Another week, another letters page where we barely mention football. But that's no bad thing. Get your feedback to us on anything you like. We like a good natter.