Friday, April 29, 2011

Turns Out Not All Queens Are Invited

Andrew – Gusband and I made the mistake of having the Monarchy Vs Republic discussion in our house the other night. We differ greatly in our opinions on the matter and are both always right but when the question was asked whether the queen should still be the most important person in Australia, shouldn’t Julia? The discussion ended there, too scary for words really.
Not exactly "The People's Princess'

We, like many people shall sit glued to the television as we watch “common old Kate” marry Prince Willy. I can’t wait to see the frock! It’s really edge of your seat kind of stuff. We were hoping to watch it with JoJo (who with her Scottishness was about as close to the royal couple as we could stretch it) but she up and moved to the country music capital!

What I expect to see in the background JoJo when I Skype you! I was born there after all.
The garbage that’s been on in the lead up to the wedding has been incredible. All of these “experts” have been trotted out in an attempt to fill some time. I watched a royal cake maker (not THE royal cake maker) create a 7 tiered cake that he thought Kate and Wills should have. I mean seriously! What the F*#k was the point of that? And as for the taxi driver giving a tour of “the route they MAY take,” the mind just boggles.

I wonder how long until Kate's dress is in a museum

The spectacle itself will be amazing and what a fabulous time to be in London! It’s almost a shame we will miss it by 5 days. Oh well, I’m sure we will still be able to pick up a tea towel with the happy couple’s face on it.


Lucy we’ll have to have Skype commentary from our respective loungerooms, bubbles in hand and please feel free to join in campers, it’s going to be a hoot! xx


Lucy -I remember at my wedding I was petrified, I did not want to walk down the isle even in front of my friends & family, let alone if the eyes of the world were on me. If that was the case I probably would have turned into stone (or petrified wood).
I will be front & centre tonight to see the dress. I can't wait. I think Sawusband will be happy that he is in transit & won't have to sit through it.

Anyway completely off the subject (not like me to get side tracked) I met Paul Mercurio last night. I had had quite a few beverages.....Poor poor Paul. I think I harassed him & made him have a photo with me.

I think he has a slightly scared look in his eyes..... apparently after 30 drinks I can be persuasive.... actually it was probably more like....get this crazy bitch away from me.....

Sorry again Paul....( of course he probably reads our blog)

So back to Kate & Wills. Good luck & for god sakes don't trip!

Campers, I will definitely be available on skype this evening.



Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Packing Can Really become a Circus

AndrewWith our holiday looming I made an executive announcement to Gusband today. Do not wear anything between now and then that you wish to take away .

Harsh? Yes. Fair? Definitely.

As a rule our house constantly resembles a Chinese laundry and there are a couple of reasons for this. The first reason (and the one I think must be the universe working against me) is that I do a SHITLOAD of washing! There are only 2 people who live at Castello Edwardo but our washing machine runs non stop - It’s disgraceful. I can’t imagine how much water we would use if we had kids.
This is nothing really compared to our usual lounge room look


The other reason our abode has washing everywhere doesn’t have anything to do with the shitty climate we live in, it does however have everything to do with the fact that we don’t have a clothesline.

Actually that’s a lie. We do have a clothes line, it’s just still in the box that it came in, in the garage. I remember the Christmas Gusband’s parents gave it to us. Very exciting! Boxing day came and out came the clothes line. Turns out the feckiing thing was too big for our yard and if we had put it in the ground it wouldn’t have spun around. We had every intention to take it back and swap it for a smaller one just after the post-Christmas rush on returns was over. That was 6 years ago.

These days when I do washing I always have a plan. It’s sad but it’s true. When you only have 3 clothes horses you have to rotate your loads so that when the horses are full, the dryer is going. It would be so much easier to get another clothes line.

So as I come to the bottom of the basket I’ve made the decision that we will not wear something in the next 10 days that we are taking overseas. There will be no more washing.

I don’t know why I bother. Of course there will be washing, It’s like saying I won’t vacuum between now and then – as if!

When I was talking to Lucy this morning and I was telling her I had started packing I stupidly mentioned that it had turned into an exercise of cupboard cleaning. My darling friend replied with, “Only you could turn something fun into something crap.”

Needless to say the packing is going fabulously campers. How are your wheels Lucy? xx


Lucy - How are my wheels you ask?
Well I don't have my suitcase back from being fixed. It needs a new wheel and time is a ticking!. After its last trip, it now makes the most annoying sound & no one will want to be near me if the suitcase comes as it is.  It is actually Sawusbands new suitcase we have only had it for a few months & one of the selling points to us was the Warranty, it was for a really long time if not the life of the case. When we took it back to be fixed we were asked if the damage happened in the airport? We weren't sure & asked why? As it turns out our warranty (like most ) doesn't cover airport damage!!! Where the Fxxk do they think suitcases go.... most people use planes, not trains nor automobiles.... Isn't that typical, always read the fine print campers!!
So now to my packing situation....

I'll have you know my packing is coming along swimmingly.... 
I'll let the pictures speak for themselves!!!

Nothing!!

So far I keep being told to only take a quarter of what I want to pack because I won't wear it.... This coming from Gusband who I deem "The Queen of packing too much". It is well documented that Andrew & Gusband take more than one suitcase, as well as a suit hanging case not to mention the car is always full of just in case items and shoes and yes campers this was for a few nights in Sydvegas!!


ok I have a few things picked out!!!
Thats two scarves and a few other items to think about.

Can't talk (or rather write) have to concentrate on the outfit styling for the encroaching trip! 
Oh & you're right the house is looking a little chinese Laundry ish!!


So Campers, if you have any recommendations in what I must pack, please let me know. 



Saturday, April 23, 2011

Shall I Kiss You Hello or Throw You on the Ground and Root You?

Andrew - Gusband and I are big kissers. Now I know this isn’t unusual for couples and we certainly don’t get carried away with public displays of affection but it did get me thinking…. What’s the kissing etiquette?

Mostly our female friends are kissers too. When we see each other generally we great each other with a kiss. Not unusual but stay with me on this. People do the kiss greeting differently. I think most people just put their cheek against the cheek of the person they are greeting and make the sound of a kiss. This seems to be the most accepted way of greeting someone and is pretty much germ free (unless of course they sneeze on the lean in.)

Mostly we shake hands with our straight mates I don’t know why, it is just the way it is.  Sawusband even calls us “mate” that’s how straight  he is (he’s also one of two people who will get away with using that instead of our names, but that’s another story.) In saying that we do have a few straighties who greet and part with a kiss. And oddly enough it’s not odd at all.

We were having dinner with some friends the other night and they were lamenting how everyone in their new town greets with kisses. Especially the gays.  Personally they are not down with the kiss greeting (immediately  I regretted kissing them on arrival) but feel there is no way out of it. It’s not like they are trying to be “straight acting”, Helen Keller would know which team we all bat for, I think it is a personality issue. Sorry boys, suck it up – well don't…. Oh you know what I mean. JoJo also admitted she wasn’t really down with the kiss greeting either but she is a self-admitted grumpy Scot so maybe it’s a nature vs nurture situation…..I digress.
If this is how you are being greeted, you may have a problem 
 Gusband is a double cheek kisser but that’s because he thinks he’s European. I don’t think I’ve ever put cheek on cheek with The Divine Miss F because she moves so bloody fast, she’s like a whirlwind. We also have friends who are lip kissers. I know a lot of people are not fans of the lips kiss as a greeting, strangely given my distaste of all things germ related, it doesn’t really worry me. If they try and slip the tongue in I’m not very comfortable but that happens very rarely.

I think you just get to know how your friends like to be greeted and go with it. You can always wait and follow their lead but this can be fraught with danger as you both stand uncomfortably looking at each other.

While I’m at it can someone please teach all little kids to kiss with their mouths closed? I’m not a nipple and I’m not great with slobber so please shut your gobs.

Personally I’m not great with hugging. It always feels like someone always hugs for too long but that’s for another time.

Have you been slipping the tongue campers? xx

Lucy - I'm sure the last time I met someone I just threw myself on the floor....
Oh No, It was a kiss on the cheek actually.
Which cheek I hear you say!!! Oh you're sooo rude... not that cheek!

I was thinking about the etiquette side of things & I'm unsure.... I quite like a kiss on the cheek I suppose. But I am with you on the waiting too long to move in & then the whole thing goes pear shaped & ends up uncomfortable....That's always a problem.

And about that picture Andrew. If I was being greeted by two men kissing each other in the shower, I would have a problem....It would be....What about me!!! Where are all the straight men & why is no one kissing me like that? Lucky Sawusband is a great kisser.

I am totally with Gusband on this subject. I want to be European, so therefore I will be attempting the double kiss from now on.

Hugs can be weird, but I'm a fan of them. I love a hug if it's not with someone creepy...(funny that!)
It's a shame there are so many creepy peeps out there..

Happy Kissing Campers..






Friday, April 22, 2011

The Good Friday Tradition

Lucy – Ahhh… The memories of the Good Friday Annual Lunch with the boys. Unfortunately we are not doing one together this year as it is sooo close to the big adverture.
Where to start this story…… I suppose at the beginning would be a grand idea. We didn’t know each other that well & were going on a lunch with the divine Miss F, who promptly cancelled & left the four of us to get to know each other… I don’t think she realized what silliness lay ahead & how we would become such great friends(I think it was destined by the stars). Our first lunch (previously written about in blog “Much too Old To Party All Night…Who Knew) was a grand affair of Comos & breaking bread as well as Wine bottles. All followed by falling in the bushes together… Yes friends, it was obviously a friendship match made in Heaven. Anyway the Annual Lunch was born that Good Friday!
 Luckily I don't have Pictures of the first Annual Lunch.... But fear not there is plenty of the years that followed!!! Are you scared yet Andrew???


Good Friday 2007
@ Andrew & Gusbands with a few friends
What starts out so civilised .....during the day


after dark always inevitably 
ends a little messy



& we always end with dancing!!

Good Friday 2008
This year we returned to our original haunt!

Good Friday 2009
The Sydney Dining extravaganza
Off to lunch @ Icebergs


civilised moving to siliness




Followed by drinks in our room



I just had to add this picture in to show how your'e always on the phone.

Good Friday 2010
We didn't quite make it to Easter 
Instead we had the Annual lunch early in Bali
I always knew you were full of hot air


Ahhh the memories.
& many more Easters together I hope.

What are you up too for Good Friday Campers....


Andrew - Talk about a photographic trip down memory lane! I can't even remember some of these events let alone have proof that they actually occurred.

You are right though, the four of us do love a good Good Friday lunch. 2 bottles of Mayfield Sparkling to start thanks very much and 3 out of 4 of us shall be having meat. Naughty. While the Catholics are at Church at 3 o'clock we are generally attempting to get ourselves into a cab or out of a bush. Ahhh the memories indeed! Do you remember the 2007 lunch well? That's when Gusband cooked spatchcock - you and I thought that was hilarious! Who wants some cock? Too childish for words.... if only.

This year Gusband and I are being very quiet and sensible, we have so much to do before we head away that we really should attempt to cross at least one thing off the list. Actually, where is the list?

More than likely Gusband will be in front of the television and I will be in the bath with a book. There are bubbles in the fridge so........ Call me later when you're drunk.

Jesus died on Good Friday campers which I don't think is really very good at all, for him at least. Spending it with Lucy and Sawusband has always been GOODer. xx

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Let's Break Bread (but not as Jesus did)

Andrew – Well it’s the Thursday before Easter and you know what that means! No, it’s not that lots of you are about to have 5 days off. I’m talking about the real meaning of Easter. Jesus and all that.

I had to think really hard to get back into the Catholic school teacher headspace but I finally remembered that the Thursday before Easter is typically known as Holy Thursday. According to the Bible, just before the Jesus was betrayed by his best mate, he held a dinner party at which he washed his friends feet. 


I can just see all of you non-Catholics reeling back in horror! What a disgusting thing to do. Personally I’m not touching anyone’s feet and certainly not at dinner! Jesus then went on to break bread (probably to dip in some nice olive oil) and give it out to his peeps. I hope he washed his hands but there's no mention of it in The Good Book. At least we can be sure of where the saying “Jesus wept” comes from - probably the smell.

Now I admit I don’t have very attractive feet, not as bad as some but certainly no one will be asking me to be a foot model any time soon. On the odd occasion we have had the opportunity to mock Sawusband’s feet but never in all our years of knowing each other has it occurred to any of us to get out the pumice stone and give a little scrub before a dinner party. Jesus Christ is right!

So I apologise if I have insulted anyone’s religious sensitivities on this holy of holy days. Maybe if you are having dinner with some friends tonight you could get out the foot spa and let us know how that turns out for you. Possibly might be the “Last Supper” your friends come to at your house.

Don’t even get me started on how our darling friend could be a podiatrist. Happy Holy Thursday campers xx


Lucy - It's funny how that picture of feet reminds me a little of Sawusband....
Anywho I would like to start with a few names I like to use when speaking of Jesus. I like "Baby Jebus" or the "baby cheeses" but most fondly, Hey-zeus (phonetically spelt).

So, Washing feet at parties….. No one will be washing Sawusbands feet this Easter although if I were Catholic & washed them I’m sure I wouldn’t have to repent my sins or do a multitiude of hail Mary’s for at least the next year!!! They are a pair of feet that definitely would have fit in A.D times (Sorry, I love you Sawusband)

However I do like the idea of a good foot spa session followed by dinner & a few Holy Wines. I'm sure it would be followed by a few holy whines. Lets make a plan to do it.... I'll bring the essential oil ! (I think frankincense or Myrrh will be appropriate )

Happy bathing campers!!


Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Who's got fleas!

Lucy - When Andrew phoned me yesterday rather unsettled, I thought something was seriously wrong.
I was right!
It was the Fur-kid equivalent to head lice. Every parent's worst nightmare...
The babies had fleas!!
Devastation had seemed to be set in.
So in true Andrew style he phoned me, Queen of all that can go wrong with animals.
Sawusband & I are those people, when all that can go wrong with an animal happens to us & by us I mean me. We are the couple who get the dogs with problems & a cat who walks in circles.
Sawusband always says the vets see me coming & then the bills start coming (poor Sawusband)

So being that I am knower of all things Flea related, Andrew had phoned the source(me). My advice was a rather new to the market internal flea treatment & another oral flea tablet that will make them jump straight off.
In true Andrew style, he of course took the flea situation very seriously & went over the top.
He started with flea bombing the house, followed by internal flea treatment for the babies, followed by a flea bath & if thats not enough he was following all this up with flea combing their fur as well.
It wouldn't surprise me if he is in the middle of de-fleaing Gusband & himself at this very moment (probably with a flea bomb).
At this point in time I would suggest that all the fleas in the village have crossed to the other side of the tracks by now!
Who's a lucky dog then. Oscar & Phoebe's will be smelling like roses & not scratching.

As for Henry!
You don't think I have Fleas, do you?

Of course it's not Fleas!!

Andrew you are nothing if not thorough! I wonder where all the fleas have gone to?
I hope it's not your house Campers!!!


Andrew - Over the top? I think fucking not! You can imagine our disgust when sitting patting Oscar I see a little flea. Gusband raced to get the flea comb (another tool we’ve never used but just HAD to have! P.S -  Thank God!) Lucy what you fail to mention is that by the time we went to bed on Saturday night we had got every flea off the babies and not an egg was left hiding. And their beds had been vacuumed.
Possibly our behaviour resembled people who suffer from OCD but these thing have to be done. We vacuumed like our lives depended on it and beds, mattresses and anything we could get our hands on has been sterilised within an inch of it’s life.
Now Lucy, I know you told me that these little bastards live in grass and the lady at the dog store said there is a bit of an epidemic going around but holy crap, Oscar is 8 years old and we’ve never EVER had fleas in our house. The kids haven’t socalised with any other dogs in ages so unless they’ve been having parties when we are out I think I’m going to have to take your word for it.
It is possibly the way we have raised them hasn’t helped, like people who don’t let their kids get dirty, maybe there’s no immune system happening there? I’m just pleased that in our time of crisis you were at the end of the phone to tell me the latest and greatest in germ warfare.
You joke about me de-fleaing Gusband and myself but when I was teaching I would do just that. You know how kids can be a little bit gross, well once a term I would make Gusband wash his hair with that lice killing shampoo (me too) and we would both pop a worming tablet. Purely just in case, I’m a “prevention is better than cure” kinda gay. Actually it wasn’t so long ago that Gusband asked what it was I made him take 4 times a year. Trusting isn’t he?
So possibly my secret is out that I’m a bit of a germ-a-phobe and I don’t like things that crawl. And don’t even give me that shit about how lice only like clean hair. That’s just what people say to make themselves feel better. Surely everyone has a 6 pack of flea bombs in their cupboards just in case?
So yes, those 6 fleas never stood a chance in our house and their eggs will never see the light of day but all this talk about them makes me feel itchy so maybe I will go and get some more of that shampoo tomorrow…..
Happy scratching campers. xx

Sunday, April 17, 2011

A Raging Saturday Night in Your 30s

Andrew - 4.59pm – Gusband is asleep on the lounge, the kids are asleep on their lounge and I’ve just gotten out of a 2 hour bath. What a fabulous way to spend an afternoon. It’s wet and it’s miserable here today, so a long bath with a book was the perfect way to spend some time.
I know it's a terrible photo ut you get the idea.

Gusband has fallen asleep while watching a movie. He’s obviously been asleep for a while because it's over and the repetitive music, at the menu screen on the DVD, is what drove me from the bath in the first place. I’ve since muted the damn music because Gusband never notices - once he’s asleep he’s asleep. He and  Sawusband differ in this regard.

The problem I’m faced with now, however is that we are going out for dinner tonight to “The Other Side of the Tracks” and Gusband was planning on making a dessert. I’m thinking that it’s not going to happen at this point because I’m not waking him up. The same rule applies in our house as it does with babies. DON’T WAKE THEM WHILE THEY’RE SLEEPING, ARE YOU FUCKING MAD? Oh and I’m not making it either, I’m blogging.

5.36 – Ok, he’s up and the ovens on. This dessert may happen after all.

My mistake was not waking Gusband up, I had to grate apples. I have wrists that now feel like I’ve wanked a football team.

We are going to dinner with our friend The Divine Miss F and she also always takes something to dinner. Something other than alcohol that is. Usually it’s nibbles, sometimes it’s flowers, once she even brought us a shopping bag of shampoo and conditioner.

I’ll keep you posted, so to speak.

Morning - Well the Divine Miss F was in fine form as usual and our hosts were both fabulous (one of them was even wearing their best velour leisure suit.) We possibly drank a little too much but Miss F dropped us home early enough so we could get our beauty sleep because God knows I need it. Oh and apparently the dessert was delicious.

I hope your Saturday Night was fabulous campers. xx
These days I'm more likely to be holding your baby than your hair at a party

Lucy- Well, that sounds grand having a dinner party without me. Don't worry I'm on my way (I'll be about 12 hours) just start without me.....
Ok who am I kidding, I'm not on my way. I'm getting in the spa instead..
So I was wondering why I felt a little funny today & just noticed that it's a full moon or very nearly one. That always tends to make me a little crazy. I don't know why but if I ever feel a little strange & can't quite put my finger on it I normally find out later that it had in-fact been a full moon.

So by now I guess you have realised it is Saturday night &  I am home... When did Saturday nights get sooo boring.... When did I get old & stop burning the midnight oil.

 I was offered to go to a pool party at the casino Friday night with Snoop Dog!! Yes that would be Snoop Doggy Dog, he is here at the moment.

After not very careful consideration, my friend and I decided we didn't want to be one of the Bitches & Ho's hanging around the pool. Sawusband thought we should go for fun, apart from the people watching I just wasn't feeling it! & I was most Definitely not feeling the Snoop.

So I guess I am showing my age. I am not very good at dinners, but I am always Fabulous at lunches, so don't forget to ask me on your next lunch date, I won't let you down.

Campers, I hope your Saturday night was more  raging than mine.



Friday, April 15, 2011

2011 Most beautiful people....Oh Please!


Lucy- The votes are in on People Magazine Hottest 100 (god only knows who votes for this!)
And the winners are:
Jenny from the block @ 41 
Not someone I would have picked (but what do I know)

Zac Efron @ 23 (he has plenty of time, let someone else have a chance)
 He also topped sexiest body last year for the Abs, Chest & Pecs
A wee bit young for my liking.

Bring back Mr. Darcy or at least Colin Firth (a very handsome man)

Reese Witherspoon
(I know there is a joke about murder with a spoon somewhere in that name)
I just can't remember it! If anyone can please enlighten me.


Anne Hathaway as Judy Garland (I Love Anne, she is a superstar)
I have a girl crush on her, in my eyes she could have won.

Jessica Simpson
Who is voting??? The mind boggles


Mandy Moore
Katie Holmes (thank god she didn’t take on Tom Cruises name)
Although I would love to see her play Jackie O in that mini series.

Kellan Lutz (jury is out)
However didn’t mind him in Twilight (sad but true)

Dana Delany @ 55 & fabulous

Sandra Bullock (gets a vote from me, always fabulous these days)


Well it's apparently on stands Friday (in America). 
Sorry Andrew there were not many men in my section of the blog.... perhaps you can enlighten us with your fav's for this year!

Who would you vote for Campers?

Andrew  -  Seriously, this is what we are blogging about? I think you have had too much time on the couch this week.
Personally I think those magazine articles are ridiculous, although it doesn’t stop me from picking one up in the supermarket and flicking through to see if anything (read anyone) takes my fancy. Gusband will always buy “Hello” at the airport, he refuses to buy it any other time but at the airport, it’s his must have.
Zac Efron??? Seriously? I know he’s got a great body and all that shit but it just seems creepy to look at him. It’s like all those people who got excited about those youngsters running around with their shirts off in the Twilight movies and yes Lucy I am talking to you.
You are on your own with this one, I have no personality. I’m saving it for tonight. Yes that’s right I’m off to merchandise at a dinner here in Orange with the staff from Red Lantern Restaurant. Mark, Pauline, very nice to meet you. Katie Holmes…… I hate to break it to you, your husband is gay. Bad luck.
Judge us not on the magazines we read campers. Xx
P.S – Lucy I remember the joke about Reese. I’ll tell it to you later. It sounds like a Sawusband joke, I’m sure you’ll agree.


Lucy - I was sure it was a Sawusband joke. Sorry about the blog today. Your right I did see the results on TV this morning.... I will try to come up with something better soon...


Thursday, April 14, 2011

Celebrity Underwear!!

Lucy - The other day Andrew & I were discussing the finer points of: How is it that celebrities end up with their own fashion labels?  
How many can sell underwear with their name on it?
Are we so silly, we subconsciously think by wearing the branded briefs we will intern look just like the celebrity?
Now that I think about it they are branded on so many items & endorsements are huge money making schemes for celebs, take fragrances for example, they all have one.

Now I know I’m not the only one who doesn’t mind seeing David Beckham in his underwear plastered in magazines & on giant billboards.

But I sure as shit don’t want to smell like Brittany Spears.
She is a Circus!

What If Sawusband came home smelling of George Clooney would I find him more attractive?
Look out Lake Como, we're coming!!!
(I can feel a stalking episode)

I am quite happy to do an experiment on that. George looks like he would smell great. It’s a shame that endorsement fell through….Oh well, one day, maybe.

I really think this money making move in marketing is a good idea, but it is also limiting because it is directly aimed at specific target markets & I can't think of one branded item I have bought. I must not be the target market. I think it could be more aimed at Gen Y, they appear to love the idea of celebrity & reality TV stars.

Fashion Designers are the pinnacle because they are so creative, they ultimately dictate what we wear through the cat walk models who used be the cover girls.
Now the celebrities get a lot of covers & apparently their own label.

There are some who have made the grade a few mentioned below:
Nicole Richie with Winter Kate & House of Harlow.
Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen with The Row & Elizabeth & James
Gwen Stefani with L.A.M.B
Victoria Beckham with Rock & Republic
Sienna Miller with Twenty8Twelve
Mandy Moore with Mblem
Don't forget Justin Timberlake with William Rast

I know they are style icons & some are talented designers. But I confess give me a fashion designer who is famous because they have mastered their craft.  Not a celebrity who turns their hand at designing.

How many Celebrity items are in your wardrobe campers?




Andrew - Thinking about David Beckham (as I’m prone to do) I realised there are a whole lot of products out there with his face on them and there are so many celebrities with their names on stuff in the shops. I started to wonder about  the stuff I’ve bought over the years and whether I was lured by the picture of the celeb on the packaging. The answer my fellow consumer is no. Unless it was subconscious and is now gone but I’ve just had a rummage through our house and I can’t find a celebrity endorsed product anywhere. Maybe I’m not the demographic. Put it in GQ or DNA and that's a whole other story.

I understand that Todd Sanfield should definitely be selling undies because he is hot but should David Beckham really be the spokesman for products? Have you heard the man speak?
Ahhh Todd

Seriously I’m not going to buy some George Clooney aftershave if it smells like crap, even if he is half-naked on the box. Maybe the millions of people who do, overrule me.

Many celebs have been dropped from being the spruiker of stuff, think Tiger Woods and Matthew Johns. Stephanie Rice was even dumped for telling gays to suck on stuff.

What happens if they want to dump Brittany because she flashed her personal section too many times? Are they just left with a garishly coloured box? So to speak! I suppose it’s the same query I have about television shows that are named after a character - Dawson’s Creek for example. What happened if James Vanderbeek decided to up and leave the show? Would they have renamed it “Creek”?

I’d be interested to hear what you’ve bought campers that has a celebrity attached to it. Meanwhile I’m off to get into Todd Sanfield’s undies. Xx