May Continuing Open Thread

 

Papa Mike and Marianna from the BBC's much self-admired Disinformation Unit will doubtless confirm that July was named after Kenneth Williams, and that the loudest month of the year, August, was named after Brian Blessed from 1 Clavdivs, and that May was named after an Abba reject who went on to the UK's PM - immediately prior to Laura Kuenssberg's scandalous wallpaper guy.  

Time for a new open thread. 

Best wishes to you all, and thank you so much for continuing to comment. And may your May be wonderful.

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