I watched a few minutes of Gardeners World. The tulip bit. It was then that I realised why I don't like the leery stuff. Spring is all about fresh foliage to me. Subtle flowers like primrose don't detract whereas tulips, forsythia and inyerface daffodils offend.
I've always wondered about who named the French clothing brand "Naf-Naf" or the Italian white goods company "SMEG". Are we still allowed to call domestic appliances such as firdges, freezers, dishwashers, ovens "white goods"?
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
I remember Ralph Lauren did aftershave called The Big Pony. They obviously weren't familiar with cockney rhyming slang. P.S. Most white goods are black or brushed stainless steel now.
Blackboards can still be called that, and white goods can still be called that too. You can call them what you want. Just don't fall for any faux right-wing agenda (I hesitate to call them lies but, hey, if the cap fits ..) attempt to control people's emotions.
Forty years ago we were told that the word 'man' was to be removed from the English language and that the word 'person' and other non-gender specific words substituted. I'm serious ! It was published in the popular press. Manhole was to be renamed personhole, mankind as humankind, god knows what would've become of Manfred Mann !
Remember the EU directive on straight bananas ? Pulled straight from an episode of Yes Minister but touted five years afterwards as the honest truth ! I
That was boll***s and so is this black and white stuff too. Don't fall for it.
When there's always biscuits in the tin, where's the fun in biscuits ?
Blackboards can still be called that, and white goods can still be called that too. You can call them what you want. Just don't fall for any faux right-wing agenda (I hesitate to call them lies but, hey, if the cap fits ..) attempt to control people's emotions.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I remember Ralph Lauren did aftershave called The Big Pony. They obviously weren't familiar with cockney rhyming slang.
I believe it's now called genitalney rhyming slang to avoid being sexist.
If anyone is interested in Celtic folklore I can recommend an animated film called Song of the Sea. It's absolutely magical and full of reimagined folklore.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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P.S. Most white goods are black or brushed stainless steel now.
Forty years ago we were told that the word 'man' was to be removed from the English language and that the word 'person' and other non-gender specific words substituted. I'm serious ! It was published in the popular press. Manhole was to be renamed personhole, mankind as humankind, god knows what would've become of Manfred Mann !
Remember the EU directive on straight bananas ? Pulled straight from an episode of Yes Minister but touted five years afterwards as the honest truth ! I
That was boll***s and so is this black and white stuff too. Don't fall for it.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.