Reg's drop to an 8-lettered word has been noted and accepted!
Top o'the Marnin' to you wickedtongue. I loved the decoy. More a "green herring" rather than a "red herring"!
Thanks to rogerrabbit for the sympathy. My hangover is starting to lift. I had a full bottle of Italian Red with my Friday Pizza and finished off in the early hours with a highball which I call a "Braveheart a la Greco". Take a tall glass and fill quarter full with OUZO (that's the Greco bit) top up with dry ginger (our scottish bretheren are often red headed and have a dry sense of humour). Finally dop in two ice cubes and sip slowly.
Have I overdone it on the ice cubes, hence the hangover? Next time I'll onlly have one ice cube! You've got to be careful with ice-cubes ~ as the Captain of the TITANIC will confirm!