A worthy cause.

[Gourmander]

The Foreign Office has said it expects about 200,000 Zimbabwean refugees to arrive in Britain just before Christmas. Will the country be able to cope with such numbers? What are other countries doing to help out?

[jno]

we are laying on a number of sleighs to transport them. We should welcome them as they are all from honest British stock.

Sorry, you did mean white Zimbabweans? Not that it would make any difference to how people reply to this, of course.

[China Doll]

You remind me very much of someone... who reminded me very much of someone else... Just one of those faces I guess eh?!

I think we might not be able to provide christmas trees for them all but as long as they're happy with a small replacement plant all should be well.

[jake-the-peg]

Link?

Are they flying in on 1000 Jumbo jets?

This "story" does the rounds every time there's some crisis

I think it was half a million Somaliis by Easter wasn't it last year?

[jno]

yes,, it will take 1000 jumbos if, as promised, they all fly club class, Jake.

[Octavius]

I see that other countries are also helping out by promising to install large arrows across their lands so that the pilots can easily navigate their way to Britain.

http://images.suite101.com/85133_datitle.jpg

[BertiWooster]

I've been told to expect a thousand people each to give me �1000 pounds this christmas .

Possible ? - Anything is possible

Probable - Highly unlikely !!

[Gourmander]

Hiya CD, thanks to your sound advice a few days ago, I can now face Answerbank again.

Keep on truckin :-)

[Booldawg]

My advise to them would be 'book early' You know what its like trying to get a flight around Christmas time.

[Booldawg]

...oh, and being something warm to wear.

[Booldawg]

bring not being...Doh!

[kev1]

vote labour and get an immigrant for a neighbour

[anotheoldgit]

How much will it cost the NHS to give us all an anti-cholera jabs?