Lunch today was with my grandmother in the communal dining room at the Home for Aged Retired Empire Matriarchs. During the starter course I was surprised to think I heard a particular phrase drift over from the gaggle of little old ladies on the next table.<\/p>\n
“Did that old lady just say something about exposed canine genitalia?” I asked my mother.<\/p>\n
“Maybe,” she replied. We listened carefully. A few moments later, there it was again. It rhymes with bogs rowlocks.<\/p>\n
“Yes, she did,” she confirmed.<\/p>\n
Forensic analysis of what we could hear suggests the lady was talking about QI and Stephen Fry’s explanation of where the term comes from. I think I could have guessed. I mean, if you’ve ever seen a dog that hasn’t been Done then the reason stands out like … well, something very standing out.<\/p>\n
But, even so. The standard of little old lady that you get today is just shocking.<\/p>\n
Shortly after we heard a conversation starting “Of course, when my husband was at HQ UKLF …” and we felt we were back on familiar ground.<\/p>\n
When her husband was at HQ UKLF, I wonder if he was positively vetted?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lunch today was with my grandmother in the communal dining room at the Home for Aged Retired Empire Matriarchs. During the starter course I was surprised to think I heard a particular phrase drift over from the gaggle of little … Continue reading