Tuesday, October 02, 2007

The Proud to be British Caption

Posted by Bryan Appleyard at 6:13 am

14 comments:

  1. John HalliwellOctober 02, 2007 7:35 am

    'After British Museum 'clear-out' mistake destroys on-loan Terracotta Army, Naylor Gardenware wins contract for replacement helmets'

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  2. John HalliwellOctober 02, 2007 7:36 am

    Brown launches election campaign in garden centre where protester shouts "You're a liar and a crockpot!"

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  3. Bryan AppleyardOctober 02, 2007 7:36 am

    Brilliant connection, johntyh

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  4. John HalliwellOctober 02, 2007 8:29 am

    Turner judges "ecstatic" over Jeff Naylor's 'Uniform Pots in Straight Lines'

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  5. John HalliwellOctober 02, 2007 8:41 am

    'BBC unveil Bill and Ben's wardrobe as they announce 'exciting' Winter schedule'

    (Sorry, Bryan, I'm deteriorating rapidly; I can sense the suicide gene kicking in)

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  6. Ian russellOctober 02, 2007 11:25 am

    yeah, fuck 200 years of being in the forefront of industrial nations - we're proudly going back to the stone age!

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  7. Ian russellOctober 02, 2007 11:38 am

    why does a flowerpot always have a hole in the bottom? has anyone ever done an evaluation report on this - is the gardening community so thick they can't be expected to put in the correct amount of water within tolerable margins of error?

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  8. John HalliwellOctober 02, 2007 1:34 pm

    'Jeff Naylor left distraught and £3000 out of pocket by new RHS research that shows the hole in a pot is the biggest cause of rheumatism in plants'

    Don't know whether this finding is of any help, Ian?

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  9. AnonymousOctober 02, 2007 1:54 pm

    "Bring in the gnomes
    There ought to be gnomes
    Maybe next year....."

    to the tune of Judy Collins' "Bring in the Clowns"

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  10. Uncle Dick MadeleyOctober 02, 2007 2:20 pm

    Naylor Gardenware's pots guaranteed frostproof and made in England.

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  11. AnonymousOctober 02, 2007 4:26 pm

    Dear Dick, I am overcome with guilt following my outburst after your recent call in these pages for the destruction of the World's frog population. I now realise that your call was made out of a genuine belief that a re-balancing of a vital ecosystem was essential, and I therefore apologise unreservedly and most sincerely. I have also realised that the use of Bryan's esteemed blog for a public slanging match was reprehensible.

    If I may make a minor observation on your comment regarding Naylor Gardenware, and please don't take this as a criticism, you will notice that the terracotta is distinctly Scottish rather than English in hue. And as Naylor Gardenware's pot supplier is situated 10 miles north of Dundee, the pots were made in Scotland and not England as you claimed in your otherwise penetrating caption. Just a minor point, put one, I hope you agree, worthy of comment.

    Very best wishes to you and yours.

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  12. AnonymousOctober 02, 2007 4:42 pm

    Dick, I should have added that, in future, no matter how provocative your remarks on this blog, I shall not respond; I shall instead, along with many avid readers, simply luxuriate in the breadth and profundity of your vision.

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  13. MarkOctober 02, 2007 5:51 pm

    If at risk of attack from hordes of lust-crazed housewives, simply place over head for complete protection. Monty Don never leaves home without one.

    Don't leave your loved ones to the mercy of the weather! This winter, cherish their memory from a very economical 99p. When the time comes, wouldn't you want your ashes to rest in a little piece of Britain too?

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  14. Uncle Dick MadeleyOctober 02, 2007 6:01 pm

    JWH Madeley: I bow down to your eloquence and stand corrected. Thus, bowing and standing, I marvel at the quality of your shoes. Though also a Madeley, I realise I could never fill them. You are a giant among us. You are the man I wish to become.

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