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by Haggis » Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:18 am
Ah - now that you come to mention that parlour, it reminds me of something completely different. I'll come back to the parlour in a mo.
I think that Rinda mentioned somewhere here that the poor Asian outlaws have obviously sinned mightily at some time in their past, and their 'just retribution' is to have me teaching them Western culture this term. So far so good. No escapees out of windows, etc., yet. But me teaching culture is a bit like David Beckham teaching brain surgery. What exactly is it? This is where I need your help - nay, your permission.
Somebody explained British culture to me in two words the other day. Fish 'n' Chips. Bingo. Got it. How do I explain that? Use of photos always a good idea. Where do I get photo of Fish 'n' Chips? Then it came to me in a flash (trying to give that up). Elsewhere on this site is a pic of that B'stard, or at least his body double who was called something like Gertrude, holding some F 'n' C and actually looking happy. Perfect! So, Mr B, could I ask you to contact Gertrude, or whoever, and ask permission for me to use his image in public, in front of about a hundred and fifty gorgeous young ladies all in the best possible taste and in the interests of education? If he would prefer a personal appearance that would be no problem at all, apart from the worry of keeping the chips warm and not soggy during the flight.
Just as an experiment, I showed the photograph to the girls at the parlour, and you proabably heard the screams where you are. Oh, I thought, to be so famous...
H.