Regular Rat and Mouse readers might remember me getting into this tussle with somebody promoting one of those home lotteries I love so much. We argued, I pointed out the poor value of his scheme, he pointed out my lack of adventure, I published the entire correspondence on the Rat and Mouse and left it for you to decide... was I being a git? Well, I was recently contacted by another Rat and Mouse reader keen to point out my original correspondent has turned up and is involved in a much nastier tussle on the MyNottingHill forum. He's been promoting the same lottery from a number of different angles (owner, friend of owner, somebody who just happened to hear about it on the radio), [apparently] following up on cynical responses with racist insults (find the thread marked "Building wanted in W10/W11"), and getting involved in a series of very strange threats with some people who sound like extras from LOCK, STOCK. What's more, his memory of our own little discussion is a little strange:

The guy from rateandmouse [sic] loved the idea... and if you were intelligent enough to interpret the article properly you could see he is just goading the readers for reaction.

Would I ever do such a thing? The guy claims he's made some significant sales from Rat and Mouse readers. Jeez... next time send me your money. In the meantime, read some of the forum flak over at "Building Wanted in W10/W11" and "An enterprising idea". Sorry I can't give you links direct to the exact threads... the site just won't let me.