My post on Sunday about saying a Grace before meals has sparked a lot of interest; one day soon I want to collect everybody's comments with their Graces before meals into a single post. So do keep them coming!
Meanwhile one comment which I deleted rather than publish was a wonderfully obvious spam, too good not to share...
.... has left a new comment on your post 'Monday 8th September - food fail, food win':
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Followed by links to contact 'best fountain and swimming pool manufacturer in... Delhi'.
I know I'm the last person who should be casting nasturtiums* at blog commenters, but if I had any interest in these products perhaps I would be wary of theirs!
*Malapropisms are so called because a of a comical character, Mrs Malaprop, in the play 'The Rivals', written by Richard Sheridan in 1775. Other sayings by her include
" illustrate him quite from your memory" (instead of "obliterate")
"he is the very pineapple of politeness" (instead of pinnacle)
"she's as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile" (instead of alligator).
bit like Hilda Ogden and her "murial" instead of mural!!
ReplyDeleteI'd forgotten Hilda! We still call them burials!
DeleteMy Mum insisted on calling drones 'zones'. We still refer to them as zones today. She also liked a nice 'banquette' when we went out to lunch. I am not sure how she managed to eat a whole one!
ReplyDeleteAh yes, the family phrases! We have a few... they do bring back memories...
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