Whatever the case, I wrote a bit of a hornet-nest-stirring-post yesterday that ended up, thankfully, as something of a learning experience.

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Mr Carter apparently read more than 35 books on the war in preparation, and spent seven years writing The Hornet's Nest.

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"He was left a hornet's nest, " says his cousin Charlotte Ford.

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It was as if we had stirred up a hornet's nest.

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Not surprisingly, the policy change has stirred up a hornet's nest.

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Ireland's fastest growing technology firm has stirred up a hornet's nest in the telecoms sector by claiming advance notice of an investigation decision by UK telecoms regulator Oftel.

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Also, for fun: John Osbon, founder of Osbon Capital Management, recommends a trio by Steig Larsson: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl who Played with Fire and The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest.

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But he denied that by allowing teams to walk off in protest at racism Fifa would be stirring up a hornet's nest, with fans of a losing team striking up abuse to have a game called off.

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He had stirred a hornet's nest.

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"All they did was poke the hornet's nest, " says Kyle Scott, who runs a Phillies-fan blog and has launched a counterattack he calls "The Takeover, " complete with an online map of the stadium pointing out where traveling fans should set up camps.

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