When you hurt yourself as a kid your mum would put her arm around you and give you a hug with 'you poor thing' and you knew there was nothing else she was going to do. But this young doc wasn't your mum and there wasn't going to be the consolation of a hug. Recently a gorgeous young woman walked into our swimming club changing room and said to me 'good morning my love' and I thought 'if only!'. Thing is she is german, speaks excellent english, knows all the expressions, but doesn't use them at quite the right time. Calling someone almost old enough to be her grandfather 'my love' when he was undressed and she was about to strip off as well wasn't really appropriate! But she meant well, just as your doc did - next time give her a hug, that will cure her!

'Then you should say what you mean,' the March Hare went on. 'I do,' Alice hastily replied; 'at least - at least I mean what I say - that's the same thing , you know.' 'Not the same thing a bit!' said the Hatter.