HOTTEST TOPICS ON THE COCKTAIL CIRCUIT

IT'S ALL GREEN

1. It was not St Patrick's Day, but green was definitely the order of the Garter, with all the waiters (excepting for two, maybe three) and the napkins, all being green. Then one guest got up from his seat and sauntered up to the head table and whispered in the ear of the host while he was still seated beside the guest of honour, a move that left some in horror. None of the guests was actually presented to the visitor. Dinner ran late, which saw the guest of honour leaving 'early'.

NO DISTINGUISHED HISTORY

2.There are those who are advocates for the principle that before anyone is appointed to any public office, in his or her area of schooled expertise, he/she must first have distinguished themselves in that field. These same arbiters are now saying had that principle been applied, the department would not be in the mess it is now in, as its current leader would not have made the cut.

THE MAIN EVENT

3.It was supposed to be the main event in town over last week, and, for some, it was just that! For others, however, the rankled feathers are still up as they did not make the cut, a position that has left quite a lot of bruised egos around - especially within the ranks of the party donors - the party bigwigs and a few others, who thought that an invitation to the event was their birthright. Some are still reeling from being left out of the loop and the bragging rights that accompany such an invite.

PORTRAIT COMPLETE

4.When Miss Piggy entered the picture, the portrait of Old McDonald's farm was now complete - a horse, a giraffe and the obsequious Miss Piggy.

SILENT PARLIAMENT

5.Some are questioning the silence which has accompanied the absence of the weekly parliamentary sitting last week. Seems like it was not convenient for the Government, as quite a number of its elected representatives were overseas and any sitting could have threatened the status quo.

AMUSING CLAIMS

6.Then the absence of the 'Close-one' from the Big-dinner the other night is causing some to chuckle in quiet amusement, as they question the claim of 'closeness'.

ANTSY CLUB MEMBERS

7.Some are getting more than a little antsy, as it seems their club has got a little more than recalcitrant in honouring payments and other obligations.

TALKING POINTS

8.The new cases of fraud are giving some more than cause for concern, as it speaks to one of the talking points that was raised on the campaign trail.

WHY THE JETS?

9.Why is it necessary for the prime minister to be using private jets after we spend so much on subsidising Air Jamaica?

WARPED OBSESSION

10.Enough already of these people and their obsession. How warped can you allow yourselves to get?