No, because she's spending less on tripe than she was.

Or maybe it just shows that dogmatic ruminations on the state of the economy are a load of old tripe?

And when you've done your graph, you can send it to the Financial Times, and in time the Tripe Index will become a key indicator of the state of the world economy, much cited by the economic historians of the future.

I was referencing Dave Gorman's Googlewhack Adventure, in which that line references 'Are You Dave Gorman?' in which there are a lot of graphs...

I don't know if LoA was inspired by Dave, or simply by her own fevered brain... :-D

Oh I see, it was just you being you! Now all is definitely explained ... ;-)

wellinghall (who has just read The Lady of Shallott, in the excellent collection The Isle of Gramarye)

I do have a friend who was a part time receptionist at a vet and was laid off because people are economising on vet care. You phone up for an appointment at our vet just now and get in same day with a choice of appointments, am thinking of asking if they can do me as well, it's miles better than the doctor...

There are however undeniably people will live on half a can of baked beans with the heating turned off in order to ensure that their hounds have squeaky balls, new beds, extra collars, flyball club subscriptions etc.

Are you kidding? Your child eats slugs! Even Mollydog doesn't eat slugs! :-D

Save your tripe cash and send him out as a one-baby pest destruction unit!