Dear Mr Fox
I take exception to your derogatory remarks against St. (Postman) Patrick.
He is a credit to Her Majesty's Royal Mail (you wouldn't see him on strike
with all those other slackers). His driving skills around those tricky
country roads is second to none, always gets the post on time AND he's kind
to animals. I'm well aware of the post-modern debates concerning the concept
of originality but in this case Pat is first and infinitely better than its
pale Welsh simulacrum. Greendale rocks! Even the great Neil Young's last
concept album was based on the place...
Angry of Tunbridge Wells
- AB
>From: Dominic Fox <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Poetryetc provides a venue for a dialogue relating to poetry and
> poetics <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Soiled snapshot
>Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 22:31:56 -0000
>
>Cultural references explained: Pontypandy is the home of Fireman Sam, a
>more
>exciting version of Postman Pat. Sam's theme tune goes "When he hears the
>firebell chime, Fireman Sam is there on time...Hurry, hurry Fireman Sam!".
>He's a sort of god in our household, which is why he gets praised alongside
>Krishna and Rama (it's not unthinkable that in a few hundred years' time he
>might actually make it into the Hindu pantheon).
>
>Oliver has a driver, but I don't; according to him, you only have a driver
>if you pretend to be a vehicle. Each morning he asks us to guess what
>vehicle he is today - he can be a rescue truck, a fire engine, a dump
>truck,
>a delivery van or a paddle steamer. Whatever he is, he makes appropriate
>noises. If he's a paddle steamer, he paddles his arms around whilst walking
>down the street. If he's a fire engine, he has to nee-naw all the way up
>the
>road. If someone stops and says hello, he beep-beeps them. His driver can
>be
>very rude.
>
>Dominic
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Poetryetc provides a venue for a dialogue relating to poetry and
>poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Dominic Fox
>Sent: 12 November 2003 22:19
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Soiled snapshot
>
>
>Gastro-enteritis does the rounds.
>My son lies patient in his soiled pyjamas
>waiting for morning. "Why didn't you call?"
>I ask. "We would have come". He shakes his head.
>His driver was talking to another driver
>so he must be quiet and still. Later the same
>driver insists he go and fetch some cornflakes,
>bounce on the sofa and put a video on.
>I want a word with this guy. Oliver agrees:
>"he's naughty, a bad driver". But brave in crisis
>and quick to thwart the Pontypandy arsonist.
>Hare Krishna, Hare Rama. Hare, hare Fireman Sam.
>Bouncing again. "My driver's making me".
>I steer him quickly to the lavatory.
>
>Dominic Fox, Leicester 12/11/03 22:17pm
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