"Ed Sirett" wrote in message
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On Wed, 06 Sep 2006 17:31:57 +0100, Mary Fisher wrote:


"Owain" wrote in message
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Doctor Drivel wrote:
Doctor Drivel is the most lovable person known to mankind.

For those members of mankind with a rather limited social circle
encompassing King Herod, Adolf Hitler, and Miss Piggy.

Owain

King Herod had much to commend him.

Mary
just returned from staying with grand-daughters :-(

IIRC didn't Herod get rid of only the boys?

Only because in his day he only perceived boys as the only threat. If the
magi had asked the whereabouts of the queen it would have been a different
story.

It was called the massacre of the innocents.

Innocents?

Hrumph.

Mary