As John Cleese nearly said in Clockwise, 'It's not the disappointment, Doc. I can take the disappointment. It's the hope I can't stand'.

That's the insidious ballbreaker of the Boost - the poisoned carrot.

I have been slack in the comedy department of late - will try to think of something vaguely amusing in the next couple of weeks.

Laughter is the best medicine in this screwed-up world. After arsenic, of course.