I knew I'd got that word from someone famous. Thanks for identifying my sources! Already an ex-girlfriend of mine is sporting combats in All Saints stylee - I don't know whether she's ahead of a trend or years behind one, though. I think your attitude towards Stockport is like mine towards Slough (substitute McVities factory for Mars factory) - one of extreme protectiveness.

I think the combat trousers revival will happen any day now. I like your use of the word toppermost. John Lennon, before the Beatles were successful, said they wanted to the toppermost of the poppermost. I'm kind of surprised people seem to like this poem, because I think it's weaker than most of my others. I'm a little concerned everyone thinks I hate the place, which isn't true.

No, Stockport is not the arsehole of the world. That'd be Oldham. No, not really. I grew up in Stockport and have a great deal of affection for it. But the poem seems to be a lot more curmudgeonly than I intended. I think I'm just prone to negativity. Go to http://www.stockport.g-br.com/tour for some nice pictures.

A chocolate digestive is a biscuit covered with chocolate. McVities are the finest makers of these biscuits. It is the king of biscuits.

you people are exceptionally ill. and i would like to invite you all to personal special holiday function of mine later on this decade. i'm gonna attemt to but fuck myself. while reading your poetry in pig latin.

Thank you horus. I had this ideal of an " interactive poem". something to exploit our medium. plus Halloween is near.