We had a delightful radio show last night, which, despite the competition of a crucial English international football game, was keenly participated in by listeners, some of whom didn't even have livejournals. Imagine that.

We continued our “On Safari Belafonte” game, in which, to the background music of the Animal Magic theme tune, we say “I went On Safari Belafonte, and I saw…” followed by the name of an animal combined with a musician or group of musicians. We have an impressive list, now, which I'm intending to classify into genus before long. It includes such side-splitters as:

Todd RundgrHen
Burt BacharArachnid
Lion Maiden
Ostrichie Blackmore
Pike & Tina Turner
The Gnu Seekers
Stereolabrador
Nine Inch Snails
Leopard Nimoy
Irving Bearlin
Giorgio MoRodent
StingRay Charles
Van Giraffe Generator

Along with others I forgot to write down. We also had a drawing competition, on the radio, where you draw a picture and ring us up to describe it, and then we award marks. No-one actually rang in on that one, but we did it in the studio and I truly believe that it has legs.

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What if Wayne Rooney had fouled a Croatian in the 20th minute of the game last night, and got sent off? What would the headlines have been? “Rooined!” “Roogrettable!” “Rooprehensible!” If he'd put on a dress and ponced about in the name of light entertainment, what would the headlines have been? “Danny La Roo!” ?? Or what?

Etcetera?