“I would swap places with Lewis Hamilton on a race day and I'd win. I don't even like driving. Weird.”

“Or Ron Jeremy in his hey-day. Mind you, I'd rather have a cup of tea.”

“Hmm, interesting. I'm not sure I would want to swap with anyone I admire as I feel they've probably worked harder than me and are a better person than I am so it would be hard work to live up to what they've achieved.

I like the idea of swapping with someone you don't admire in order to effect change, but if it was only for a day you'd have to be pretty strong. Maybe I would be Obama and outlaw gun ownership.

When I was little in the eighties and the Cold War was still going on, I had the fantasy of being in one if those big meetings, standing up and saying,"Just STOP."”

“Not sure I agree about the Left not liking people knowing the truth though. I don't want to derail a baby thread but what's that about?”

“jenoh

You are right. Almost anything that anyone did in a leader's body could easily be reversed at the end of the 24 hours - apart from killing yourself I suppose.

Apart from that, I don't think that any president of the USA has as much power than we think they have and they have to persuade Congress to vote their policies through. As far as gun laws, this would take a lot longer than 24 hours.”

“Imagine_that - I know that really. It was just a musing rather than a properly thought out decision.

Who would you swap with?”

“I would like to swap with a lottery jackpot winner. They haven`t had to work hard for what they`ve got and can now just sit back and enjoy it.”

“I was reading about a guy who'd won it in the USA. It was his first ticket, he was 18. I thought, 'bet he's gonna need some advice on what to spend it all on', I'm still waiting for his reply to my letter, ha.”

“flossy

Well you would have to spend, spend, spend in those 24 hours and sign it all over to flossyflathat otherwise whatever you bought would just belong to the lottery winner whose body you were in.

jenoh

I knew you knew and I hope you knew that I knew that you knew.

I think the only valid person to be would be someone going through something special. Like Bobby Charlton being awarded best player in the 1966 world cup or Edmund Hillary reaching the summit of Mt Everest.

Or what about Neil Armstrong in the 24 hours he was supposed to be moon walking?”

“Ah, Viv Nicholson, now there's a proper woman.”

“Imagine_that - Neil Armstrong is a brilliant idea. I could make sure he said the right line.”

“jenoh

Hey, brilliant maybe but also MINE.

OK - you can have him if you promise to tell me if he said the corrected line on the moon or a film studio set.”

“Imagine_that,

I`ve thought about what you said about the lottery winners and I`ve come up with a plan.
I think my best bet would be to transfer money from their account into mine giving me plenty of time to think about how to spend it.
I wouldn`t go over the top, I`m not a greedy person and they would think they`d given a generous donation to a worthy cause. Sorted.
I`d spend the next 23 1/2 hours having a nosey at what they`d spent their money on and would probably rearrange their furniture for them.

That makes me sound like the bossy know it all that missfoodlove suggested. Oh dear.”

“flossy


Congratulations. You certainly have a criminal mind. I thought I did but I wouldn't have come up with such a cunning plan.

At least we all know, thanks to you, what to do if we ever find ourselves temporarily in the body of a lottery winner. Or even someone a bit rich like Alan Sugar or Donald Trump.

In fact, I can see an American TV series spin off from this idea. It will run for longer than Lost.”

“I would love to be victoria beckham ... nice clothes .. lovely and thin and get to spend 24 hours night with david ;) ...”

“Imagine_that,

That`s what comes of reading to many detective stories. Don`t think I`d ever want to be in Donald Trumps body though. Imagine the shock when you caught a glimpse of yourself in the mirror.”

“flossy

Yes but you could get a crew cut or even a skin-head during that 24 hours and have loads of photos taken by OK and The National Enquirer between your trips to the bank.

Now that's another train of thought. Be in the body of someone well known that you really dislike and act crazy for 24 hours and destroy their credibility.

Or what about being Jimmy Carr or the CEO of Amazon UK and write a cheque for all your back tax?”

“bt, I think the Beckham idea is bad. I bet your a much happier person than she is, she always looks so sour! A roll in the hay with David may be a good experience but I bet there isn't much intelligent conversation afterwards!
Being thin is very boring I was a 6/8 and am now a much healthier and happier 12!
My swap would be with the Queen, I really want to know her feeling about all the Prime Ministers that have served under her and of course her true feelings about Diana. Oh and will she abdicate and let Charles have a go and if not why not?”

“Yes but have we thought this through?

Are we going to be in their bodies and be them or ourselves? If it is missfoodlove in the queen's body she will know no more about her feelings at the end of the 24 hours than at the beginning unless the queen keeps a diary.

If flossy is in the lottery winner's body and mid they are hardly going to sign their money over to her.”

“Imagine that,
Let your imagination run wild, forget the minutiae and play the game, this way the thread may continue.Oh and by the way I'm sure bt would have taken precautions whilst with Mr Beckham she seems a sensible sort.”

“missfoodlove

I think I am playing the game.

I have given jenoh a moon walk and made flossy think through her plan to steal a lottery winner's fortune.

I would hate for you to have to spend 24 hours waving your hand and asking complete strangers "And what do you do?" in the company of Prince Philip, just for you to return none the wiser.”

“Missfoodlove - thank you for expressing my thoughts.

Sensational - please don't post any more poems.

Imagine_that - the Moon landings happened.

Flossy - good idea.

Bt - likewise.”

“Are you sure? I can do one about you, free of charge?”

“Oy harry, got a pic of you, the missus and the neighbour here....

http://tinyurl.com/ahsshxv”

“...then later on in the evening when you went to bed and i took over....

http://tinyurl.com/aqanj74”

“Sensational - yes, I'm sure. If you do a poem about me I will virtually eviserate you.
You have been warned. For the sake of Forum peace, don't even think about it.”

“Isn't there a c in that word that you're using? I'll sleep on it and let you know tomorrow, Meantime, give us a few personal details about y'self?”

“Not many words rhyme with it to great effect...”

“DJ - no, I will not give you any personal details. Which bit of "don't" do you not understand.

No means no "great mate."”

“jenoh

Your turn now do you think?”

“Imagine_that - not at all. I baited him and he responded. If I hadn't, he wouldn't. If I continue to bait him or talk to/about him, he'll continue to respond. If I don't want a response the best thing for me to do is to not bait him/ignore him.

Or if he does post something I don't like I could ignore it and not respond to every single thing he posts pointing out how annoying/wrong he is because that just makes him post more which would wind me up more, to the point where there are gaping holes all over the forum from where I've had his posts removed just because, for some reason, I cannot just ignore him like the rest of the forum mostly manages to do.”

“Er, point taken jenoh. It wouldn't have been detrimental to your well being. If someone took the time to post a decent poem about me (I've now of course set myself up for it) I would have printed said poem out, on parchment style paper (available at all good stationery shops) and framed it (available from all good hardware style shops like Wilko).

Hey jenoh, you ain't related to that ghost are ya me lovely old popmungous gherkin?

I have the message now, no rhymes I assume? God I was tempted.”

“Deej - I was more bothered that I said no to something and you basically said, ok I'll do it anyway. I know the subject was petty but the attitude annoyed me.”

“He won't stop. I know that. The arguments will though unless he argues with himself.”

“Sensational - "Isn't there a c in that word that you're using?"

Yes, I believe there is.

There is also a 'c' in another word. Can you guess what it is? It ends in ***”

“I could spend 24 horus as one of you, ignore the other and see if that stops the arguments.

Problem is I'd come back to my own life and find I had no job, no girlfriend and probably a court date pending for inciting racial violence.

Good grief.”

“Sorry for double post but just remembered.

Richard Briers. Under a bus by 8am.”

“Think something of mine has gone missing.”

“Quite a lot more than just one in fact.

Makes the discussion look silly now.”

“Jenoh

Well if it happens to you once and it annoys you, how do you expect me to not get annoyed after it happens to me constantly?”

“Guy Martin for a day on the Isle of Man TT! Only so long as the deal came with his skill, courage and nerve to get me around and enjoy it!!??”

“strike 1”

“Think I'll just come on here and talk about world war 2 bombers and the weather.”