A Hot Date for Idle Tom
Finally - a request comes through for a date with Idle Tom the Publisher.
A week ago, I put it out there that undesirable Tom was hankering for a girlfriend. But would anyone be prepared to take him on? His looks … well they’re sort of unusual; his sense of humour … well I’d describe it as "vexing"; his dress sense … mildly challenging; his hair … smothered in goose-grease.
But, as it happens, we’ve had a hit, a palpable hit, from a very attractive sounding lady from Dunfermline. Her name is going to have to be changed - to protect the guilty - and so for the purposes of this blog, we shall call her … Sly.
Very alluring name Sly isn’t it? It speaks of vixens and 007 girls - though I guess there is also Sly Stallone, and although Stallone was pretty useful in the ring, he’s not exactly vixen-like or alluring.
To continue. Here’s what Sly says: "Hi Bill - I came across your blog a few weeks ago, after it was recommended to me by a friend.
"I don’t really know whether all these things you’re saying about Tom the Publisher are true or not. [They are, I assure you] I’m not even really sure if he is single and wants to be dated.
"But just in case it’s not a joke, I’d like to meet him.
"I think he looks lovely, and to have got his publishing firm going at such a young age is a great achievement.
"Tom sounds like fun. I think we might hit it off …"
Sly, apparently, has just graduated and is wondering what to do next.
Could it be that the bright lights of London city are beckoning? Tom tells me that the streets are paved with gold.
So, Sly, it will be my very great pleasure to match-make the pair of you. Idle Tom is currently in the States, but I’m sure he will be chomping at the bit to return to Blighty once he realises that there’s a hot-date waiting for him in Dunfermline …