Week 44

Right, here I am again – sorry for the delay, but it is a busy time of the year, isn’t it? (Are you running round in circles as well?).

Our picture for Week 43 that showed Emmerdale’s Delilah wishing she hadn't started to flirt with Swords in order to get the Dingles’ passports back, brought forth a multitude of entries carrying reference to a certain part of the portly gentleman’s anatomy!

Lauren, of Glasgow, must deserve a mention for being first up with Belly's gonna get ya, and I was equally impressed with another of hers - Samson finally gets his own back on Del.

Week 43's picture

Tania, in North London, reckoned Del might be shouting: “Carl, CARRRRLLLLLL!!!! There's a pregnant bloke chasing me!??? while Dean Lambert, up in West Yorkshire, thought it might well be: “Damn - he wants his sumo belt back.???

Mike, of Bideford, Devon, had our fleeing female screaming: “No, you can't have my bra – we’re not even the same size!??? while, on similar lines, Peter Benassi, of Motherwell, had Swords shouting: "Somebody stop her - she's nicked my brassiere!"

Charly V-K, in South-East England, gave it deeper thought, suggesting the soap’s Carl (flicking gleefully through holiday snaps with Jimmy and Matt) could well be commenting: “If you think that's funny, you should see the one where he catches up with her...???

Then I had to chuckle at the offering from Jon Dracup, in Birmingham, West Midlands - The Abominable Snowman decides to take revenge, for some recent, poorly-developed storylines.

It was a little difficult to pick the top three on this occasion, but I finally chose Eliott, of Grantham, in Lincolnshire, for third place. He wondered if Del’s pursuer might be saying: “I was only joking when I suggested a threesome with Fred Elliot.???

For runner-up, I chose Jane, of Donaghadee, in County Down, who believed Del was more than likely muttering: “I'll have to tell Uncle Zack one of the pigs has escaped!???

But for sheer ingenuity, top spot this time goes to Brian Lindau, of Stoke-on-trent, who gave us: “Dingle bells, Dingle bells, Del is on her way; Oh what fun it is to run, Away from the swordplay HEY!

Well done, Brian – a most appropriate note to end on as we leap straight into Christmas once again.

Right, our picture for Week 44, then, depicts EastEnders' Big Mo experiencing what you might call turkey trouble. Kat looks on while Mo desperately tries to defrost her half-frozen bird in the bath in time for the traditional Slater family dinner.

It now just remains for me to thank you all for your support during the year and to wish you the merriest of Christmases and a thoroughly happy New Year!

See you in 2006…