Thermal Sock (The Complete Winnie the Pooh - A.A. Milne)

Member Name: Nolly

Product:	The Complete Winnie the Pooh - A.A. Milne
Date:	28/04/01 (207 review reads)
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CHAPTER ONE

In which we are introduced to Nolly and his book review, and the basics about the book he would like to write an opinion on.

Here is Uncle Nolly, coming down the stairs now, bump, bump, bump on the back of his head, ready to sit at his PC to write yet another opinion, behind his beautiful darling wife. It is, as far as he knows, the
only way of coming down the stairs. He opens a book beside him. It is called ‘Winnie The Pooh – The Complete Collection of Stories and Poems’ by A.A. Milne, with illustrations by E.H. Shepherd. The version he has is published by Ted Smart for ‘The Book People’ (R.R.P £29.99, but he got it for a tenner). The ISBN Number is 1-85613-242-0

CHAPTER TWO

In which Nolly remembers back and gets into a tight spot.

Neil Jeffery, known to his friends as Uncle Nolly, or Nolly for short, was walking round his garden one day, merrily smoking a cigarette. He remembered back to his childhood, as he did his stoutness exercises
round the back of the garage by the compost bin. ‘Oh what a happy Nolly I am, and what a happy life I have had,’ he wistfully murmured. ‘What are you blathering on about now,’ said his beautiful wife who, for the purposes of artistic licence will be called Christopher Robin from now on. ‘Oh, just remembering life in Sussex’, said Nolly, as he tried in vain to reach his toes. ‘Did you know that my mum was born on the edge of the Hundred Acre Wood, or Ashdown Forest as the big people call it?’ Christopher Robin gave a swift and sharp reply, ‘Yes you’ve told me one hundred times already, now have you done the washing up?’ Nolly went strangely silent.
He was now in a very tight spot.

CHAPTER THREE

In which Nolly talks about the book, having been told to hurry up and get on with it by Christopher Robin, who wants to check her own Dooyoo account.

Nol
ly looked carefully around, just in case there was a heffalump trying to listen in, but Christopher Robin told him that if he was good and hurried up, he could have some hunny for tea, as it would be his birthday two days after the review, if he managed to complete it, and then he could invite Piglet, Eyore, Owl and Rabbit round for tea (Invite Phil, Rob, Tony and Mike for a few beers!)

‘Well what can I say, as a Nolly of very little brain, who shares a house with a wife and baby. The stories are marvellous, and the classic Shepherd illustrations are terrific, and a whole load better than the
Walt Disney pictures, although any picture of Nolly, sorry Pooh bear has its place in contemporary 21st century society…’

‘You’re waffling again!’ cried Christopher Robin, desperately chasing the baby around the living room, hoping to attach a Huggies nappy reasonably securely to the recently de-poopified botty.

‘Okay,’ said Nolly. ‘It contains all the books and poems. There’s ‘Winnie the Pooh’ (1926), ‘The House at Pooh Corner’ (1928), ‘When we were very young’ (1924) and ‘Now we are six’ (1927). The stories
and poems are just how I remember them, full of lovely life and whimsical detail, and if you can get the book at a discounted price through ‘The Book People’, it represents extremely good value.’

‘Are you quite finished now?’ hollered Christopher Robin, ‘Your hunny is ready, and if you don’t eat it up quickly, the baby will have it! Come on!’

So they went off together. But wherever they go, and whatever happens to them on the way, in that enchanted place in a three bed semi in Lincolnshire, a beautiful wife and her husband will be always playing.

And the reason for the very obscure title will be revealed eventually, should Nolly be given sufficient time at t
he PC to do an update.

UPDATE
As Nolly opened his copy of 'Winnie the pooh- the Complete stories and poems', he was confronted by a sticker on one of the pages of the book. He didn't know how it had got there. It said 'Thermal Sock'. 'How, funny,' said Nolly, 'Now, where's my hunny?'

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