Thursday talk

 Hottest topics on the cocktail circuit

Someone's about to quit

1. There?s talk of a high-profile resignation in the making so let's watch for it!

Too much hype

2. Mother and father of ne'er-do-well family sold lock, stock, and barrel and emigrated to the Tri-State area, where they lived for years, always saying to those they left behind how great things were. Well, one day their youngest paid them a visit from Jamaica, and was so shocked at their living conditions, he burst into tears and cried for days. Before returning to Jamaica, however, he maxed out his credit cards and moved them into a more suitable accommodation. Moral of the story: Don't believe the hype!

Sort out those shylocks

3. Customers are complaining across the board about the increase in banking fees and the decrease in service. They say not only have the service fees skyrocketed, but also that there has been a precipitous fall in the service to clients, with at least one banking officer threatening to sell one customer 'Some choice Jamaican cloth', for querying the sloppy service. Some say it's time the Bank of Jamaica and/or the Government of Jamaica step in to regulate the 'shylock' practices where they exist.

Still sore

4. Some say the political sore is still festering, hence the reason for the high-profile no-show at the recent event.

Orange to flood the aisle

5. Social observers are predicting at least three high-profile political weddings in the very near future. They say Lady Love has been busy over the holiday season, and the new year will see a number of the members of the 'House of Orange' walking down the aisle. Some are saying it will be: 'A September to remember'.

What's good for the goose ...

6. The year did not start out well for the philandering one. Word is the wife has been doing some philandering on her own and has decided that enough is enough, so has now moved out of the matrimonial home and has now established a new relationship with her gal-pal of many years.

Make 'em pay

7. Some want the police who are involved in smashing of service vehicles to be made to pay out of their pockets for the repairs. They say there are just too many wrecked service vehicles in the Jamaica Constabulary Force and way too many under-reported accidents.