Lots of really relevant phrases created by Benjaminbrum, oh the delights of having a long name. Incidently my real name creates the phrase "He is the new bijou man"- which is fun, because I am.

So here are the top nine anagrams with some commentary. I wanted you to share the path not taken.

Jabber Inn Mum: do I really want to involve my mother in a completion? Not sure she'd fully understand the need for me to take her to a traditional inn and listen to me jabber whilst being photographed and videoed. I'm not a chicken, there's better ideas coming.

Amber Bum Jinn- I'm a big fan of Jinn's. (They're a type of desert demon) Being a ginger I often get typecast as the devil or a demon so playing a desert demon wouldn't be a huge stretch for me. Amber- my granny has lots of amber around her house. Reckon I could pilfer some, pretend I'm in Jurassic Park and get my arse out. Put wouldn't make pretty praxis. I'm not a chicken, there's better ideas coming.

Jab Bummer Inn- Once again with the pub idea. And it wouldn't be hugely difficult for me to head to a gay bar and poke a random punter in the arm and shout the word bummer. I'm not a chicken, there's better ideas coming. (Although this really appealed to my sense of humour and does make me a little sad that I didn't do it)

Jab Numb Miner- This follows in the vein of the jabbing a bummer but finding a numb miner. I could go and visit my family in Yorkshire and find a miner or two. Weird but not as satistfyingly weird or oblique.

Jamb Bun Miner- A door and a person who digs up buns from underground. This appealed to my inner six year old but I didn't think I could get away with sooting my face without looking like I was trying to be a black and white minstrel. I didn't want to get into weird and slightly racist conversations with someone about the picture I'd created.

Merman Jib Bun- Mmmmmm. Buns. I like cinnamon swirls and pain au chocolat. I'm a bit of a carbs monster really. And a Merman appeared in Harry Potter so everyone will like the idea. (I'm joking) Jib- sailing, could be fun.

Ninja Berm Bum- Again with my bottom, you people are obsessed! I must admit I had to look up berm. I first thought it was a fish but it's not. In mediaeval military engineering, a berm (or berme) was a level space between a parapet or defensive wall and an adjacent steep-walled ditch or moat. It was intended to reduce soil pressure on the walls of the excavated part to prevent its collapse. It also meant that debris dislodged from fortifications would not fall into (and fill) a ditch or moat. I could dress up as a ninja with my bum hanging out on a battlefield. There's plenty of battlefields around here, it's England, everyone knows the Queen, lives in a castle and plays cricket on a battlefield. There's stuff that appeals more, I'm not a chicken.

And here's the top two.

Jam Number Bin
Jam Number Nib

I made an executive decision to go with "Jam Number Bin" as it was slightly weird than the nib. Pen's are so 1990's.

The created artwork.


I sent this picture to my friend Chris, he expects this sort of behaviour from me.

The message was "All you have to do is give this work a title."

He was annoyed that I'd interrupted his watching Sue Perkins conduct Beethoven's fifth on the BBC.

His first text said "What's that big grey thing? Is that Jam on the front?" to which I replied "Name the work."

He then said "Answer my questions and I'll be able to name it better" to which I replied "I can't name them without giving it away. It's your choice..."

Chris replied "Oh, it's Bin Jam Nine". He thinks it's a play on my name. I asked him to be more abstract and less punning.

I told him to channel a famous artist and come up with a title. He then said "Cheap Sentiment".

The original photo. And the new title: Encasement Pith.


(The location of this completion is halfway between Leeds and Birmingham in tribute to the towns in which we live)