In the defence forces, those who fought honourably & bravely in action, receive medals, as their accolades. 

Reepicheep, as the High Mouse, was much more honourably attired once he had his tail again! 

Seeing a mouse in one's house can be an unsettling experience.

These days of medical clinics mean that doctors rarely make House visits. 

I had a doctor's appointment but cancelled for a movie instead 

Will the next movie version of Narnia be a triumph, or a travesty?? 

I believe the question is not whether we will triumph but rather that we at least try.

By half-time in a Rugby league match, the Parramatta team was ahead by one converted try, but at full-time they were defeated, much to my dismay. 

Despite the efforts of New South Walians and Queenslanders alike, I will never be converted to rugby worship but will stick to the one true religion of Australian Rules football.  

Rules governing horse breeding in New South Wales, dictate that such horses are called "Walers", not "New South Walians", whilst their humans might possibly be called New South Welsh.    

Should I let people from New South Wales dictate to me (a Victorian) as to what to call them??  

(My apologies, Wagga — I normally would use "New South Welsh", but wasn't sure it was correct, now that I live in a part of the world where there are actual Welsh people... some of whom seem to use the terms "North Walian" and "South Walian", though I'm not sure about the conventions for using those either. I had heard of Walers, but was already aware that that is strictly a term for horses!!)

Living in the Great South Land called Australia, one is liable to be called any of a series of nicknames, from Mexicans for Victorians, south of the border, you see, not to mention Sand Gropers from Western Australia, or Crow Eaters from South Australia, Banana Benders for Queenslanders, or Taswegians for Tasmanians, let alone Cockroaches for the inhabitants of New South Wales, so why would I seriously worry about whatever you call me?

(@Courtenay:  Now, what you say is interesting about the use of North Walians or South Walians in Wales. But I've never heard of either term used here, in New South Wales, the term famously selected by Captain Cook for the whole east coast of this continent, & which once included both Queensland, Victoria, as well as New Zealand, until 1840. It happens that I am descended from the first European couple to be married in Van Dieman's Land, on 18th March 1804, two hundred and twenty years ago, only weeks after the now city of Hobart was founded on 20th February 1804. Technically, you could call me a Vandemonian, anyway.)

Not everyone likes nicknames.

Everyone was present but not everyone was listening. 

Listening to classical music is one of my favourite things to do while relaxing.