Not entirely relevant, but the Landlord of my local pub, who is Daily Mail man incarnate, was the other evening prattling about his regard for the Duke of Edinburgh to an audience of regulars.
One regular: what's so great about 'im? Landlord Dave: well, he said what he thought about them Chinese for a start.
Now, you need to be aware that one of the crew of regulars, a chap who is in there every night at the bar, is himself Chinese. He said nothing, but stared at Dave with narrowed (careful, careful) eyes.
It was some time before the penny dropped. Oh, Dave!
Fortunately Dave is not a spokesman on anything and we forgive him because he looks after his beer.
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Date: 2008-07-08 07:17 pm (UTC)One regular: what's so great about 'im?
Landlord Dave: well, he said what he thought about them Chinese for a start.
Now, you need to be aware that one of the crew of regulars, a chap who is in there every night at the bar, is himself Chinese. He said nothing, but stared at Dave with narrowed (careful, careful) eyes.
It was some time before the penny dropped. Oh, Dave!
Fortunately Dave is not a spokesman on anything and we forgive him because he looks after his beer.