Daphne, you do not mention whether a well-brought-up girl tackles old men.

[Daphne – Yes, because of the cultural misconception that any man of whatever age is always ‘stronger’ than any woman of any age, and so it doesn’t look disgraceful, as any perceived ‘attack’ on an older lady invariably does. In fact, I rather suspect that part of the public affairs problem that the St John’s Cathedral Foundation had to contend with was their inability – they are all gentlemen – to come across as ‘attacking’ a female pipsqueak. Had the St John’s Cathedral Foundation been composed of women my age, Astrid Vella would have been minced meat long ago.]

I am wondering how you never heard of that pain-in-the-neck Miriam Cremona, who speaks with a ‘know it all’ accent, as if she is the all-mighty saviour.

Regarding the petition, a member of my family was mentioned and quoted. I know her extremely well, and she had no political agenda behind it (she doesn’t care about politics, in fact). She would have signed only because she may have been led to believe that the petition was for the opera house, a cause which she has very much to heart.

You should set up your own NGO to tackle misinformation and ignorance, as unfortunately blogs are not accessed by all of those who are pestered by some idiot handling a petition file as though it’s an axe to chop off your head.

[Daphne – Re Miriam Cremona. I remain a well-brought-up girl at heart and so must overcome many inhibitions before tackling old ladies. It would be like punching the smaller boy with spectacles in the schoolyard. I have no such inhibitions when it comes to women who are more or less my contemporaries, because it seems like a fairer and more decent match.]

“Our money? Some of these people don’t even have a clue that this was going to be an EU-funded project.”

Am I mistaken into thinking that Malta, right now, is a net contributer to EU funds?

[Daphne – Oh my god! You listen to Joseph Muscat. Unbelievable.]

Our money? Some of these people don’t even have a clue that this was going to be an EU-funded project.

[Daphne – She was on TVM with Saviour Balzan on Reporter this evening – repeating her lie that the project was never announced, despite the fact that there are cuttings to prove that it was.]

[Daphne – Yes, it is an actual, real part of the petition. It’s on the FAA’s website – or at least, around 700 ‘signatories’ are. Maybe they have the other 800 ‘signatures’ on bits of paper lying around the house. Have you noticed that they don’t even know what they’re signing? The opera house, fumes at Maghtab, the roads, Gonzipn, the infidels….And another thing, nobody in government has a copy of this petition. I’ve asked. So Mrs Vella didn’t even hand it to the government. She just announced it. And nobody in the press checked its validity.]

Ah! But these are very special airheads. Their elevators do not go all the way to the top, despite the empty space.

You are absolutely right. And those airheads need to be deflated…everywhere.