NB: All of the following are genuine comments on this site, although most of them have been taken massively out of context.

"I have started using it to introduce the joys of Walsall to my friends in London who think London is the place to be... sad ey?!"

"Loved the site. I'm buying the walsall t-shirt"

"Thank you for a truly excellent website ? as two exiles from Pelsall/Shelfield now living in shandy-swilling Surrey, we have pissed our pants. We love you"

"Fantastic. I am from brum but your site makes me love walsall too, in a sick way not a nice way... nah, it's funny mate. nice 1"

"Marvellously funny. I've laughed my nuts off & sent it to everyone I know. A true gem. Keep up the good work!
p.s. Who are you, masked man?"

"Good web page - being an ex-pat here in the states and being from W-hampton It's hard to find good scratchings. I go back once a year and have a belly full with Banks's. The midlands have sure changed since I were a lad"

"I think you may have overlooked that inspiring sculpture: large hand with saddle - a bit of a challenge to leap-frog over when drunk? How about the debacle over the iron horse that's been put out to grass who knows where?
Brilliant site by the way.. ..LoL

"i like the Website, why not add a section on local mingers and get people to send in Photos of local ugly Blokes and Birds, bet you can get hundreds.."

"After wondering across your wonderful wonderland devoted to Walsall, I thought that I would drop you a quick email.."

"just gotta say everything on ya website is true and walsall is a shit hole but i love it to bits good website anyway"

"Where is the arboretum? Mightn't you have put directions to it somewhere? I can't see it on the map on the Art Gallery site so where is it? If I don't find it when I come in my car with my grand-daughters tomorrow, for an outing, I shall be very fed up indeed"

"Walsall. Not as bad as you think...it's worse"

"Loads of fun - who are you?"

"I think your website is proper class.. ..I'm from walsall myself and like see the not so good side of it, never the less I stay patriotic too so LONG LIVE WALSALL!!!"

"Top website, v funny"

"Well done. Awesome work lads"

"I really enjoyed visiting the site ? really funny and quite stylish ? for Walsall. I love the T-shirts, a bit pricey though!"

"Keep up the good work!"

"Are you intentionally keeping this air of mystery about you by not revealing your name?"

"Laugh, I nearly bought a round. Thank you from a Walsall ex-pat exiled in Brighton"

"It made me laugh, it made me remember, it made me glad I left"

"Really did make me laugh, your stuff is well targeted"

"completely by accident I've happened to find your wondrous walsall website this afternoon and oh, how it has brought sunshine to my world. You write the things I think"

"Yes this is the best site on the web. I live in Walsall and your web page describes Walsall to A tee. All true facts, and the tramps are very smelly."

"What does it mean when someone says it has a Porky Taste. A friend just got back from Hungry and someone there was talking about a food and they referred to it as having a Porky Taste. It was not Pork and he did not know them very well, so did not ask. Do you know?"

"Just wanted to say what a brilliant website! I was actually looking for a picture of the stone hippo, of all things.. ..and as a result I've just come out of a prolonged bout of hysterics and laughter very unbecoming of someone who works in an office full of other people (kept them amused though)."

"100ft dinosaur from Imperial can now been seen at Drayton Manor, should any Walsall residents be missing it. Fantastic site by the way - I can recommend this site to my in-laws from Colchester, who still think I'm from Poland."

"I am now intrigued by your fair city and will endeavor to set up a small team of explorers to come and make an anthropological trip to the city to observe the habits of the local species any time soon"

"Excellent site - I am now contemplating a visit to sell tickets to said open air boxing for daft American tourists"

"Great stuff"

"How I miss those great nights out at what was then the City Slicker Night Club (affectionatly called the Slippy Knickers), and Saturday shopping with mum in the Saddlers centre purchasing a vast array of odd shaped chewy bones for the dog"

"Unfortunately I've had to leave old Walsall to suffer the la-di-da pretentious southern poofters of London. Maybe on retirement I could return to the benches around the hippo drinking white cider and spitting at the passing children..."

"Hi! Nice to see a guide to Walsall! Well done! I'm not sure you're right on the Stien Bar.."

"This site is the best site on the net representing walsall"

"As a regular walsall dweller i know that even in the humorous way you have described walsall there isn't much fiction"

"Well done for telling the truth about walsall yet making it funny so people wouldn't be frightened of our local customs and ways"

"Keep up the good work"

"Hello. I am an Australian who met and fell in love with a boy.. ..and amazingly enough, he is from Walsall.. ..and hence, I am here. The last time I was here, I lasted 4 months. I was supposed to be here for a year. I am trying again and so far, I have managed to live here for 55 days. I have 10 months left"

"It is refreshing to learn that there seem to be some decent people out there who share my puzzled thoughts and feelings about Walsall. I was also impressed with the website until I read about your comparisons with London"

"Just tried to use the link to the store, but much like trying to enjoy more than three days back in Walsall, it doesn't work"

"I escaped a few years ago & used to frequent a pub known as the Length of Pork (amongst other things) which has an uncanny resemblence to your virtual pub. I now live in Cornwall but return every now & then to console old friends on their enduring plight. The skateboard menace is here too. Nice site"

"I thought the skaters bit was very funny. Teenagers are such self-important little w*nkers aren't they? It really made me laugh. As did some of the general comments about the site. I think the fact that I actually know you made some of the personal attacks seem really funny, and totally off-mark"

"Tuned in to your website on the assumption that I might actually find some information about the New Art Gallery. How misguided I was!"

"I have a sneeking suspicion that you don't really want or expect anybody to actually make comments about your website. After all it's sh*te, isn't it, and who wants to be told that!"

"Apart from satisfying your desire to sound clever, it serves no real purpose whatsoever does it? If the rate payers of Walsall actual paid for this, they deserve you"

"Don't get me wrong I've nothing against humour - the good side splitting, Ben Elton type of stuff - but undergraduate humour - 'bout as funny as reading the Beano"

"I've no idea what prompted you to create this website - bit of an ego thing was it? No doubt your chums find it hilarious"

"To be fair I thought your site would be shit but its quite amusing and very accurate..."

"Just been forwarded the site address. As another Walsall deserter, this made me wet myself larfin.. ..bloody funniest thing i've read in ages, tar ark!"

"Your site is quite possibly the funniest thing I've been on in a while. I was trying to show my mate the benefits of Ugly-Walsall until I was shown your site which is infinitely better"

"Love the hippo in place of St Matthews by the way, I did titter at that"

"Love the site"

"I enjoyed looking through your site, especially the tramps section (the 'know your cider' comparison chart is a must for all up and coming winos)"

"SUPERB site mate! You really capture what it REALLY means to be from Walsall and what Walsall is really about. I like the section on the skaters and their replys"

"Wow! What a great site, I love the skater bit, my friends are the skaters and those statements are probably real.. ..the tramp bit is good too"

"I think your web site is fantastic. I've long wondered who had made it. Great fun"

"Just visited your site for the first time since it was revamped. Excellent effort! Had me laughing out loud in parts. Love the 'Customs' and 'Drinking' sections. I've not lived in Walsall for 9 years...but it made me proud to be from the town when I read some of this good stuff. Keep up the good work!"

"Top site. Great reviews on the bars"

"Yes, well done this, indeed offers a great in depth look at Walsall town"

"I read all of your site. I haven't had such a good laugh for ages"

"I have recently discovered your site and being a proud member of the beautiful town that is Walsall found it very amusing"

"I've just been reading your section on the disgruntled skaters. It's very funny"

"I love your internet site"

"Great! I've tried telling my mates how shit Walsall is - now I think they've realised!!"

"Truly superb - a fantastic site on Walsall. I have lived in the town, on and off, for 28 years. The review of the apres-ski bar (Stein) is genius. In fact all observations are spot on. I have sent your web address to all my friends. I hope that they laugh as much as I did. Thanks"

"I have been showing loads of people your site! I found your site while looking for Walsall On Yahoo, because me and some mates were trying to explain how shit Walsall actually is compared to most other places in the country! I am glad to say that your site did actually prove our point"

"Excellent site!"

"Keep up the good work, your site is fantastic!"

"OH MY GOOD GOD! I just went to your site and well, Its is amazing! I particularly enjoyed the letters from the skaters section. Thank you for giving me a couple of hours of enjoyment from your site."

"F*cking funny site, i.e. the Duke of Pork. There are not that many people that know it as well. I howled"

"Just a quickie to say love the site.. ..found the site very informative"

"Having been forcibly repatriated to the boil on the arse of the universe, I was very pleased to see that there are other people here who have managed, somehow, to retain a sense of perspective and humour"

"Hi, just wanted to say I came across your page by chance and its wicked. Keep up the good work - you always manage to bring a smile to my face anyway. Thanks"

"I love Walsallwonderland - I live in New York Ciy and I work in a mouse-like job at a very tame and stolid library. Thanks for making Walsallwonderland!! I loved it! It was hilarious! I love the complete honesty and unpretentiousness of the website and its opinions. Yes, I want to eat pork cracklings and say hello, all nice and friendly, to people! Can I be an honorary Walsall Girl? I'm full of porky goodness!"

"Spent ages this afternoon browsing your site, should have been working really. What a fantastic site, witty, funny, clever........"

"The new and improved site looks ace. Showed it lots of people at work down here in Portsmouth, and now lots of people are singing your praise. One bloke has even opened a tuck shop and is selling pork scratchings because of the site. Keep up the good work."

"Hi, A mate told me about the website, and it's a joy to behold. Not only have you captured the crapness of the town, but it's so much better than the other Walsall sites"

"U guys are f*cking funny, u have got walsall pretty spot on. On the subject of tramps, have u noticed the new one who has a bike but never rides it, just looks agonisingly and somewhat puzzled at the motion it creates.. ..the site is ace, and if you make yourself(ves) known, i will buy you a pint sometime."

"Very good indeed. Almost too good, in fact...surely knowing how to do flash puts you so far above the intellectual milieu of Walsals as to reveal your academic brilliance?"

"I just totally corpsed at your site. Cruel, irreverent... I loved it, especially the tramps section"

"Nice site sir!"

"What a cool website with honestly as well. Keep it up"

"Very nice. I think my favourite features are the different neony colours on the sidebar links and the new bits in the disclaimer. Very funny."

"My wife is from Walsall and we both had major amusement reading your website. We guess you had as much fun putting it together as we did reading it."

"With friends and relatives in Walsall, even though we live in the antisocial south, we think this is a brilliant and long overdue website. Well done."

"I have just discovered your site and it brought me deep joy - I so miss the pubs and the people of the town after nearly 3 months here in the states - your comment about friendly is so true I always found the people of the town to be most accommodating.. ..I always found everyone in the town to be willing to spend some time in my company - Many friends I have guested into this culture from nasty Wolverhampton and the outskirts of Derby and Brum have been impressed with the relaxed atmosphere of the locals - A woman's perspective is that there is always someone willing to share their last square of clean toilet roll with you in the queue for the ladies! - I think the Hippo is a more famous symbol of the town than the Black Diana will ever be"

"I don't know if the authors of the site are from the town (I suspect not) but I think your overview of the town was superb and yes I appreciated the humour. Thanks for the laugh and making me a little homesick"

"[your site] is so hilarious that you must be insane"

"Thank you! You have the best Walsall site I've seen so far! Well done! Finally someone who's proud to live here and not ashamed to admit it!"

"Very funny - Well done - I thoroughly enjoyed this site and have already passed your URL on. I see what you mean about the Harley's site. The tears are still in my eyes. Excellent work. Keep it up"

"I really like your website, it is informative and amusing!!"

"I've just spent an enjoyable 45 mins looking at your pages - very amusing. I came across it when I was looking for a wall saw. Well actually, the site was recommended by a work collegue who used to live in Walsall. I too live in a rubbish small town - Darlington, Co Durham. Your Black Diana "sculpture" is on a par with our "Brick Train" - a train made out of bricks. When viewed from the air it resembles a very large veiny penis, perhaps the sculptor (bricklayer) is trying to tell us something - Keep up the good work, I might take your lead and do a similar thing for our town - P.S. we also have a far inferior football team to you. So there"

"What an excellent site! I left Walsall about 3 years ago, now I just miss it!"

"I have passed your URL to some friends in the states who liked it too"

"Great Site! Been out of Walsall 20 yrs in oz. I go home only to go to the Duke of Wellington, B'ham St!"

"As an ex-patriot of Walsall who has been living in Romford, Essex for the last 20 years, I was thrilled to find your site. I am still on your site, exploring it all.. ..I will continue exploring now, thanks for a great site"

"I've lived in Walsall for 29 years but am currently on working holiday in Australia. Feeling homesick, I put walsall into a search engine and found you. I absolutely pissed my pants. It was great, reminded me of all my old pubs and made me throw my Ben Shermans away. Keep it up"

"Nice one - Thank you for your website - Classically funny - Brought tears to my eyes - Cheers"

"Absolutely Hilarious :)"

"Absolute genius! - laugh - I nearly fell off the chair!"

"Re: Your absolutely wicked Walsall website - I am amazed!"

"I know this might sound a little strange, but could you please advise me how many carbohydrates there are per 100g or per pack of.. ..Red Mill Pork Crackles"

"As a lifelong and dedicated member of Walsall life I want to congratulate you on the best website I have ever witnessed"

"Brilliant - the way in which the commentary both praises and takes the piss is great!"

"Sure to put our wonderful town on the map!"

"Love the site! Can't beat the accurate pub guide!"

"The bus station page, up to the usual high standard that we have now come to expect of your site"

"Love the additions to WW. Keep it up!"

"Hi! I was wondering if I could possibly copy some stuff off your site to use on a site of my own about my home town.. ..I just want to copy the general layout and some of the sarcastic comments you use as I thought them really funny"

"You seem cool and dead on"

"As a lifelong resident of Walsall, I have to say, this is the best Walsall oriented website I have ever seen (OK, that may be because there aren't any others, but credit where credit's due). You had me in stiches"

"Why no mention of Sweaty Pete the owner of the well-renowned Barbecue, who could only be described as a tramp with a job"

"Really enjoyed visiting your site. I had to laugh out loud a couple of times. Great humour. I'd love to some day visit Walsall, really"

"Fantastic - at last, a bloody funny website which isn't full of self righteous crap! I have sent the link to all my ex - pat friends in Australia to make them home sick. Yeah right!"

"Hey, Very funny website, I`ve sent links to all my friends and work colleagues"

"A magical and enchanting site. Like Disneyland (Paris) with more je ne sais quois and less French people & oversized animals."

"Sir, I salute you - I've just seen your site, and I can honestly say that it's a credit to walsall"

"I had to shove my entire right sleeve into my mouth [to stop] my inane gigglings"

"I don't know who you are, but your observations on our fair town are verging on the terrifying"

"I've never had the urge to congratulate anybody else on such a magnificent website"

"Both myself, and a good freind of mine have enjoyed your skateboarding sections, and hope they continue to grow"

"Class....absolutely superb - Well done"

"I shall be letting all of my friends know about the site"

"Congratulations - brilliant site - have not laughed so much in ages - who are you?"

"I've enjoyed browsing your website - Well done for a professional, clear and enjoyable site"

"The site, a classic - Cheers for bringing the sunshine :)"

"You are either a very good web designer or a beginner with a natural talent"

"I can't believe some of the comments you've been getting, assuming you haven't made them up"

"Congratulations on producing an outstanding website for Walsall. Excellent content and presented with just the right amount of wit. Keep it coming"

"Cute site"

"I really was rather impressed, especially the Walsall Vs Blackpool thing"

"Great website! - I used to live in Walsall.. ..your website is a great cure for homesickness!"

"....I phoned two people straight away when I'd seen it...."

"Ok, So I've lived in Walsall for the past 7 Years. I was just about to leave - as Dr Johnson said, "when one grows tired of Walsall one is tired of life" - but your website has made me change my mind"

"Loved the site!"

"The site is great"

"I did have a link to some very poor walsall site from my own site, however, I'll be changing it to yours"

"Thanks for the entertainment. The pubs page is right on with my opinion too"

"Yes, generally found the whole thing to be amusing. Well done"

"Don't even get me started on the art gallery! Just the thought of all those Guardian journalists and hangers-on asking for a cheap day return to Walsall and aiming to get 'London quality' (ohhh! Faggots!) at the corner cafe so they can see the way the provinces are catching up makes me want to puke in me gray paes and bacon!"

"I like your sense of humour; your town sounds about as bad as Coventry!"

"Loved it. Very acute observations"

"He's spot-on about skateboarders"

"It's not true what you say about the skaters. They are not all 'dressed in outsized jeans and Slipknot T-shirts', some of them have Marilyn Manson or Limp Bizkit T-shirts. They're not all 'twelve-year-old middle class brats' either. Some of them are clearly older overprivileged, underbrained middle class brats"

"The tramps feature was very good"

"The exit page is a stroke of genius"

"Bostin' as I believe they say in the black country"

"love the comments on the "black diana" page"

"that saves me the train fare"

"Nice to know that his sense of humour hasn't changed much"

"I had my email returned when I tried to give feedback - is that part of it??"

"It's good"

"The only bit that made me laugh out loud was the orange and banana bit"

"The website is really funny"

"It's quality stuff"

"I was thoroughly impressed both by its humorous content and fuzzy pics of black Diana"

"I thought the Black Diana bit was a highlight. In fact I gave myself away a bit by laughing quite loudly when I'm not really meant to be utilising the internet at work for such frivolous things"

"I'm not entirely sure what to make of it"

"I've had a flurry of e-mails in reponse to walsall wonderland - everyone is v. amused."

"I very much enjoyed it!!!"

"Excellent site"

"It's quite good really, isn't it?"

"Ambassador, with this Guide to Walsall you are really spoiling us"

"Congratulations. that is absolutely bloody brilliant. well done. I've sent it to everyone in my address book who has a shade of a sense of humour"

"Very funny, I haven't laughed this much since I enjoyed a New Year holiday in Cornwall with close friends"

"Best thing I have read since something called 'The Unofficial Yearbook'"

"Makes me glad to be a Walsaller (I actually come from Sutton Coldfield, but lie as I feel Walsall makes me cooler, more working class"

"The site doesn't work"

"Overall very funny"

"The best bit in the whole site is the link to 'do you see' regarding light entertainment - great idea"

"The New Art Gallery stuff is crap - it should at least try to be funny"

"Generally great"

"A mate who lives in Walsall has now seen it, she's laughing but slightly miffed"