I haven't worn pyjamas for a very long time. I see Wyndham wears them and that's the right thing to do when you have a child. My dad just wore a vest which he tucked under his bollocks and walked with his thighs together to prevent us poor kids from seeing The Thing. When I started having wet dreams I threw away my pyjamas and imitated him.
As my father knew, an encrusted bed sheet can be hidden. An encrusted pair of pyjama bottoms cannot.
Is postmodernism to blame?
1 day ago
Walked with his thighs together? I would imagine he would have to mince rather a lot to keep his Thing hidden.
ReplyDeleteHold on a minute, Wyndham.
ReplyDeleteThe only mincing my dad did was in the kitchen. Think more John Wayne after a cold bath.
Thank you for that disturbing and entirely unnecessary insight.
ReplyDeleteThat's the funniest thing I've read for a very very long time. I laughed so loud everybody at work wanted to know what I was laughing at. And then when I tried to explain it they all gave me funny looks. Why did Dad's do that? We call them jarmies in our house - I started it - god knows why - it makes me sound like a right poncey twat!
ReplyDeleteFathers have so much wisdom to offer the world
ReplyDeleteBest use of 'encrusted' I've seen in a long time. Dick.
ReplyDeleteGeoff, have you got a post category entitled "too much information"?
ReplyDeleteI must stress that this all happened over 30 years ago and does not bear any relation to today's standards of decorum.
ReplyDeleteIt feels like a different life.
For anyone with a concern regarding encrustment, apparently sodium bicarbonate solution will unencrust.
ReplyDeleteBakers know these things. Doughnut, anyone?
Still having nightmares from the imagery.
ReplyDeleteI'll do another post soon so we can all move on.
ReplyDeletewe have "jarmies" in our house too.
ReplyDeleteonly now i am so scarred i'm not sure i can ever refer to any nightwear again, ever.
thanks geoff.