OT: Wedding report (for Jim).

Pat EAXStitch · 2005-04-09T08:42:03+00:00

The TV, at least, is trying to soften us up! At this moment (about threehours before the wedding) they were telling us about the cheering "crowds" -which they later admitted were "about two or three hundred"!!! (Howimpressive) They were singing Welsh Rugby songs last time I looked. Peopleare walking up and down the pavements quite easily, anyway.Today`s "Sun" newspaper (You`ll know that one, Jim, as the favourite rag ofthe working masses) has no reference to today`s wedding on the front page -they`re featuring the Pope`s funeral. In fact most of the newspapers arefairly subdued about it the wedding.Personally, I feel that you can`t judge by the attitude of either papers ortv to judge the climate of opinion. You can only judge the reaction offriends and acquaintances, who have absolutely no axe to grind. EveryoneI`ve spoken to on the subject is either strongly "anti" or, at the best,indifferent.What impression is your sister getting in her part of the country, Jim? I`min East Anglia - I can`t remember where your sister is.There`s another interesting point. For once I almost feel sorry forCharles, as he was put in a very awkward position at the funeral, sittingalmost next to Mugabe. What to do when it came to the part where everyonehad to shake hands in peace with their nearest neighbours! He looked a bitbewildered, and then shook hands with Mugabe. Some think that he shouldhave made a point and refused - others that since it was a religious servicehe really had to comply. I can`t make my mind up about that one. Possiblynot an occasion for scoring points but, on the other hand ..... one thing`sfor certain, he`s going to be wrong whatever he does!I thought of going down the town later to see if the shops were as crowdedas they usually are on a Saturday - but then the Grand National is onimmediately after the wedding, so it wouldn`t really be a fair indication!They weren`t too crowded yesterday (Friday), which they usually are ifthere`s an important event on...

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Mulyanti 21 years ago

I certainly go along with living i a good manner. (Why does mars doasyouwould be doneby come to mind?)Enid Blyton I think.

Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby is in Charles Kingley's The Waterbabies--A Victorian moral tale about a little chimney sweep.

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biig 21 years ago

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Mulyanti 21 years ago

Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby was a character in Charles Kingsley's The Water Babies (The one about the little chimney sweep who goes through typical Victorian moral lessons--but in a very entertaining way.)

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