What does SOTU stand for?

THROW OUT WELCOMING MAT Too many years; more than I care to say Amazing how time seems to run away I've packed in so much; now where should I start Busy assessing; why did we depart Disappearing act I'm rather confused Of known in advance I would have refused Terms were always good; I'm sure about that On your return; throw out welcoming mat Few grey hairs; little slow on the uptake I mean to say the time apart; mistake Catch up, going to take a week or so Keep in touch; going to be a tomorrow Make up for lost time; continue repeat Overwhelmed; I can't wait until we meet In my heart holds a special place for you Since we last met; my

Sometimes he may appear confused or slow on the uptake, but he's just pretending.

Byline: PETER JACKSON AS Tommy Bowe was saying only the other day, rugby players are not quite as slow on the uptake as some would think.

Electronics manufacturers are finally taking climate change seriously but have been slow on the uptake, environmentalists said Tuesday.

government move) should have actually given a boost to the financial sector but unfortunately it's going to be a bit slow on the uptake because people's confidence has been so badly dented," said RMB trader Brigid Taylor.

But he was chiefly a threat to the slips and often slow on the uptake of play flowing from midfield and Robbie Blake, his deft partner of the soft-shoe shuffle.

I must be slow on the uptake, because it was really only then that I realised The Racha is in fact on an island called Koh Racha Yai

Following his declaration that he'd like to be the first Plaid Cymru first minister, the Party Formerly Known As Plaid Cymru for once weren't slow on the uptake and tried to cling on grimly to his bandwagon as it careered onwards.