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More Peas Toby?
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Message 1.Â
Posted by U2331885 (U2331885) on Saturday, 20th September 2008
Does anyone remember the very boring, characterless and very very grey 1990's Spitting Image puppet of John Major? You do? Well he's been reincarnated as lead presenter of Gardeners' World!
Does he wear a 12 foot scarf to garden in? He does not.
Does he change his hair colour each episode. Let's face it it wouldn't take long, but no!
Perhaps a pair of Mrs Merton's specs and a twee 1950's bicycle avec un cute "mutt" riding in the basket? Apparently no.
Maybe an expensive "country" look of cords and a jerkin? Not a sign!
Does he wear a marquee round his waist together with resplendent 32 hole Doctor Marten inspired parachute boots, whilst pushing a supermarket trolley crammed with old tat in bags. Sadly not....
How about a man's handbag or a lucky charm worn round the wrist to avert bad health? Nope!
Instead we have someone who talks of things having a "lucky face". Yer not kidding there mate!
For goodness sake! Where have the usual lunatics at the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú casting team gone? What are they thinking of? Why have they given us a man with sooo little for the esteemed Rottweilers of the Messageboards to sink their collective teeth into?
Obviously, some of the more wry seasoned critics will have worked out that in 2024 the "Edwina Currie" of the gardening fraternity - Christine Walkden - will spill the beans about a much hidden affair with Toby. Just 16 years is a tad long to wait in my book.
In the meantime, Ladies and Gents, we have to admit we have a cast off Spitting Image puppet amongst our midst! -
Message 2
Posted by Amazing (U7102651) on Saturday, 20th September 2008
Mangetout, do you have a bike? Yes, well get on it and go somewhere else. We have had enough of critisism. Let's just watch the programme. It's not really the presenter who matters but the content.
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Message 3
Posted by toonia (U4760062) on Saturday, 20th September 2008
I appreciate a bit of irony .
I speak only for myself though and not the mysterious "we" who appear in many people's comments. -
Message 4
Posted by U2331885 (U2331885) on Saturday, 20th September 2008
Indeed I have a bike! - It is a 1950's girlie type with a basket on the front.
I admittedly haven't got a small dog to put in it, so will a well stuffed haggis suffice? -
Message 5
Posted by Obelixx (U2157162) on Saturday, 20th September 2008
Well, since the real Spitting Image puppets ghave bitten the dust from sheer boredom with recent politicians I have to say I rather enjoyed Mangetout's summary.
However, I don't think the lead presenter of GW needs to be a cartoonable character. He or she does need to be able to focus on basic gardening techniques and seasonal activities and plants whilst staying within the bounds of normal budgets, time scales and available time for gardening. So far TB is doing well at this.
I don't expect to like everything and confess to skimming through the municipal bedding scheme feature but the rest of the programme was interesting and informative even though I I haven't got a dedicated wildflower border or completely bare patches needing a bedding scheme for winter. -
Message 6
Posted by Sheila1 (U2826143) on Saturday, 20th September 2008
This post is totally out of order. How it was allowed on the board I do not know.
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Message 7
Posted by Amazing (U7102651) on Saturday, 20th September 2008
Is it my thread that you are referring too?
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Message 8
Posted by Aspidistra (U11680993) on Saturday, 20th September 2008
Oh peas off, Mangetout, you're being a tad harsh on the new boy. Amazing, calm down old girl!
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Message 9
Posted by Ariadne Knickerbocker (U4534559) on Sunday, 21st September 2008
Disgraceful! You can't go cycling around with haggi (is that the plural of haggis do you think?) in your basket. What if it escapes and goes running around the country lanes out of control!
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Message 10
Posted by Amazing (U7102651) on Sunday, 21st September 2008
Venus, Haggis is plural of haggis, just the same word.
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Message 11
Posted by toonia (U4760062) on Sunday, 21st September 2008
Do they still have a sign in the Tube saying "dogs must be carried on the escalators"?
I've always pictured dogs being handed to people as they go up or down! -
Message 12
Posted by Dancing Dragonflies (U11928307) on Sunday, 21st September 2008
Can we swap the dog for a haggis? I wouldn't mind being handed a haggis as I got off the escalator, it would stop me wondering what to do for dinner, not sure I really want to be handed a dog I'd feel obliged to get a bike with a basket to put it in...
....no haggis is deffinately the way to go -
Message 13
Posted by Obelixx (U2157162) on Sunday, 21st September 2008
You can't keep the haggis Rach. You have to hand it to the next person to carry on the escalator.
Do we know what size of dog we're talking about here? One of those fashionable rats that fits in a handbag or a proper armful? I've tried practicing with ours - 15kilos - on our stairs but she knows stairs mean bath time so isn't being cooperative. Just imagine the Health and Safety issues with untrained dogs or haggis!
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