On 15 Sep 2005 20:40:07 -0700, The_Chieftain@att.net wrote: > Slarty wrote: >>> http://profiles.yahoo.com/sir_crispin_gaylord >> >> And the portrait shown there will be instantly recognisable to all British >> TV viewers! > > Some of us don't watch TV, especially foreign muck, so care to let us > in on the secret? > Well, to my eyes that portrait look remarkeably like one of the many characters played by Paul Whitehouse in the BBC TV series 'The Fast Show'. Perhaps Paul Whitehouse based that characterisation on the 'real' Sir Crispin, or maybe 'Sir Crispin' is really a joker named Paul Whitehouse. Who can tell, except the man (men?) him(them?)self(selves?). :-) Cheers, Roy