GMTV saw me off to work with a report on a Manchester family who have decorated the outside of their house with Christmas lights and decorations. The illuminations cost "a lot".
The family think it's worth sacrificing a "continental" holiday in order to put smiles on people's faces.
Looking at the family, I can't imagine them ever going abroad. They are a very old fashioned looking family. I really don't believe they are sacrificing anything. Maybe they did once go abroad and just didn't like it. The continent is not for everyone, after all.
But maybe if they had the money to spend, they would possibly be tempted to shell out on a two week break in Bulgaria. Which of course they would be disappointed by and would only be able to think of the waste of not only money but precious time, too.
No, the family have simple tastes. Christmas decorations and a week in Anglesey keep them happy. This is not a sacrificial act in order to cheer up the local populace, not an altruistic gesture for the local kiddies. The mummy and daddy are grown up kids and they want to see the pretty lights and they want to get on the telly. Both of which they've now done.
While I'm on the subject of Christmas, I wonder if the bloke I saw in a documentary last year is still eating a Christmas dinner every day of the year?
What a prat he was.
Is postmodernism to blame?
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I'm a bit worried about the future of the human race, Geoff.
ReplyDeleteWe're all going to hell in a handcart, Murph.
ReplyDeleteBut that's one of the good things about telly. It means you can see folk who are even odder than oneself.
ReplyDeleteI was once delighted to see a programme about a bloke who lived in a house containing just a chair, 2 dogs and a fridge full of champagne.
Goodness - if I'd had the misfortune to watch that item on GMTV I might have been tempted to shout 'twatattack!' at the tv. Can't stand all that let's illuminate our entire ugly house in October because we love Christmas soooo much - what a load of cock.
ReplyDeleteKaz - It's all part of life's rich tapestry. As they said in Bayeux.
ReplyDeleteRoMo - I didn't have time to shout at the tv as I was on my way out of the door and I didn't want to upset the postman.
GMTV truly is a bastion of freakdom
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