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Friday, August 18, 2006

Between Tiddleywink and Oxenpill

What is it with the people that label the BBC weather maps? Usually, the local weather shows places I know, so I can figure out where I live (which is always helpful), so for the South West, Bristol and Bath are a good start. But every now and again, they decide to label the map with a whole load of random places. Last night, for example, apart from Bristol, the only places labelled were: Mork, Birdlip, Tiltups End, Tiddleywink, Four Forks, Oxenpill, Hamlet and Droop.

Do these places even exist? And if they do, can they get TV? Or is there some sort of subliminal message hidden in the BBC weather maps?

At least now I know that if someone needs driving directions to my house, all I need to say is "oh, it's between Tiddleywink and Oxenpill".