Ok. So it turns out that I wasn’t quite as “in the know” as I thought with the Shrove Tuesday thing. Faithful reader Rawkrey provided a link that enlightened me somewhat, or as much as a heathen can be enlightened.

It’s from the BBC, that bastion of ehtics and morals, so it’s veracity is undisputed.

Many apologies to anyone who actually listens to me here, I’m the comic relief contributor to Wilson’s sober social commentary…