Yes, it's back. I've got to do something to create some traffic on this
list, and I've been wanting to do it anyway. And this time I may have
some help to fill in the nights I'm not feeling very thotful.

I hope tonight's thot is as international in flavor (or should I say
flavour?) as it should be. It isn't meant to be UScentric. In fact, I
think maybe those of you in other countries might even appreciate it
more. So without further ado, tonight's thot...

   They had come to a stream which twisted and tumbled between high
rocky banks, and Christopher Robin saw at once how dangerous it was.
   "It's just the place," he explained, "for an Ambush."
   "What sort of bush?" whispered Pooh to Piglet. "A George Bush?"
   "My dear Pooh," said Owl in his superior way, "Don't you know what an
Ambush is?"
   "Owl," said Piglet, looking round at him severely, "Pooh's whisper
was a perfectly private whisper, and there was no need---"
   "An Ambush," said Owl, "is a sort of Surprise."
   "So is George Bush sometimes." said Pooh.

-CR