Mistaken Identity?

UK expats of a certain age will recall a long running BBC children's program known as Crackerjack! hosted in its later years  by The Krankies, a Scottish husband and wife duo Jeanette and Ian, that featured the diminutive Jeanette dressed up as naughty schoolboy "Wee Jimmy Krankie".

Wee Jimmy is an anarchic, cheeky, mischievous scamp, always getting into scrapes but somehow never quite getting found out. Physically the role can be demanding and a couple of years back Jeanette had a serious accident while playing Jack in "Jack and the Beanstalk"  fracturing her skull and breaking her collar bone and ribs. She went somewhere warm and quiet to recuperate.

Having set the scene let us proceed to the scurrilous rumours ...

The Doppleganger Rumour:
Wee Jimmy Krankie has been Governor of the Cayman Islands these last four years! Far fetched? Yes ... but it does explain a lot.

The Stunt Double Rumour:
On retirement from public office (ex)Governor Jack will take up the role of stunt double for Wee  Jimmy Krankie over the 2009 Christmas pantomime season  in a production of Jack and the Beanstalk.

Giving more credibility to this rumour is the uncanny match of attributes possessed by Jack that would suit him for the role of Jimmy -  Scottish brogue, diminutive stature and recent pantomime experience in "Ali Bridger and the 40 Thieves"

All we really have to go on is this picture and a possible code word or password on the reverse "Fan-Dabi-Dozi".



Next time you meet Jack try and slip the word "Fan-Dabi-Dozi" into the converation and watch his reaction.

Last Year's Model

According to the Compass, The Miss Cayman 2009 competition is cancelled and  Miss Cayman 2008's reign will continue.

When Cayman has to make do with last years model things are getting serious.

If government can't afford a new Miss Cayman can it afford its  Cash for Clunkers programs like the Governor's Salary?

Monkey Business

See no evil. Speak no Evil. Hear no Evil.

Sound advice as a rule - but you can't run a successful newspaper like that.

The original three wise monkeys, from 17th century Japan, were Mizaru, who saw no evil, Kikazaru who heard no evil and Iwazaru who spoke no evil.

Closer in time and nearer to home three unwise monkeys Dezzaru, Lyndzaru and Evanzaru have been getting up to monkey business in Cayman. A lot of important people from the governor down have made pratfalls on  the banana skins these three left lying about the place. Still, these saucy simian 'saboteurs' weren't the adults here were they?

Yessuh,  dem make a monkey out of de Man ... who mistook some rather juvenile chest beating displays for serious threats to the entire community.