[Mrs Ivan]

You know, yours is the first post in support of celebrity adoption that has been based on reason, and not simply a knee jerk "what's so wrong if the kid has a better life" response.

I am sometimes too cynical for my own good and do tend to home in on the negative and sporfle-worthy aspects of the situation.

Thank you for pointing out the positive.

Sporfle, of course, is a marvellous word, which as you rightly say sounds like what happens if you laugh after a big sip of milk, or indeed if you hide behind your hand trying desperately not to lol.

I have all sorts of similarly odd expressions that I hope to sprinkle throughout the internet as I go. :)

[Caipirabob]

I am sometimes too cynical for my own good and do tend to home in on the negative and sporfle-worthy aspects of the situation.

Oh, I don't blame you at all. I'm the same. Still, there is a positive message that's conveyed to those who are paying attention and who actually need that message. The rest of us roll our eyes but realize in the end this is, even if it's a publicity stunt, a better life for the child in question. I do appreciate the message of the "Rainbow family" thing. It speaks positive of a very real aspect of my daily life and promotes it to others who may not see things in "technicolor".

"Sporfle"...*chuckle* I'm going to use that one. Gotta love FR, where one can be educated daily by the finest minds on the net. : )