‘Do you think it might have had something to do with the kippers?’
Friday 22 April 2011
Being Earnest.
There were two women standing at one end of an aisle of the supermarket, apparently discussing something very earnestly. One was tall, skinny and middle aged; the other was short and elderly. As I approached, I caught the very end of their conversation. The elderly woman was looking up at her companion and saying, in her best Edith-Evans-as-Lady-Bracknell accent:
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What are kippers?
Whole, smoked herrings. They used to be popular as a breakfast dish in Britain, but some people suffered a reaction to them.
Doesn't sound very appealing to me.
Andrea: Your response appears in my e-mail inbox but not in the blog comments box. I wonder why that is.
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