Good afternoon everybody. I'm here to announce that MetroChat/Maggie Mash's WORDS-o-PLENTY is now open until the 2nd January, should anyone wish to chat.

It's available here

These greetings are far more festive when they're read out by Maggie Mash.

Happy Christmas all.

Well said, scottishtv. And what better way to make merry than sending your Christmas greetings to ME, Maggie Mash, either via a PM or on Twitter using @maggie_mash? I'll be reading out a selection ...

Good morning forumers,

To help celebrate this, the most wonderful time of the year, when we celebrate the birth of our lord and saviour Simon Cowell, I, Maggie_Mash, Queen of Continuity , have decided to write a sentence with far too many commas.

However in addition to that I'm offering you lucky ...

When I used to make tea for The Northern Transmission Centre I would make sure the tea was "from around the region."

Two bags from Harrogate and one bag from Newcastle was the ideal blend and accurately represented how we crushed Mike Neville's poxy station into the ground.

I would also like to announce that I have been asked, with immediate effect, to take over Metropol's Twitter duties while MetroTwitter gets his bits tweaked in rehab.

THIS IS METROPOL. AFTER THE BREAK: THREADS.

I would like to complain about the lack of discussion between the Metropol Network Centre and Kirkstall Road regarding this rebranding. The involvement of metrotwitter in particular is unacceptable. I expect an apology caption to be sent in my direction asap.

I don't care, and what I say MATTERS.

I would like to think that with my years of experience in the continuity booth at Yorkshire Television, as well as my extensive voice work for the SATS exam board and HSBC that I would be first in line to be speaker. After all I can annunciate a lot better than that Michael Martin.

lukey wrote:I may have to slap Maggie Mash around a bit.

I'm not sure I like the sound of such abuse being applied to a legend such as myself, young man.

I don't think maggie would be impressed at her thread being sidelined

I would have to agree Hymagumba.

Last night we had a very exciting night and everyone had lots of fun. Sadly the votes that were counted didn't correspond to the actual Eurovision winner but I would like to think that Sweden ...

MaggieMash: Hello MetroChat, this is Kirkstall Road calling, here are the results from the Metropol jury

MaggieMash: First of all RUSSIA gets nul points
MaggieMash: One point... Croatia
MaggieMash: Two points... United Kingdom
MaggieMash: Three points... France
MaggieMash: Four points... Moldova ...