Friday, May 18, 2007

We don't have time to stop for doilies


This is great copy from the Express, but the best thing about it is the existence of a group called We are the English and their quote. Indeed, I can't remember the last time I stopped to grab a doily to go with my Ginsters chicken and mushroom slice & Rollo yoghurt


THE humble doily – once a ­symbol of refined society – is in terminal decline, a retailer announced yesterday.

Supermarket chain Asda reported a “collapse” in demand for the delicate paper plate decorations.

Asda spokeswoman Julie Simpson said the doily had aged badly and no longer represented class and good manners...

Julian Crichton, of campaign group We Are The English, said: “It’s another symptom of a changing society. We don’t have time to be polite and civilised and we eat on the go.

“We don’t have time to stop for doilies.”


If you have a look at the We are the English website you'll notice they're selling a book called English Martial Arts by Terry Brown. It covers bare fist fighting (honed over centuries in pub brawls), broadsword and quarterstaff and proves that "our fighting tecniques rank as high in effectiveness and pedigree as any in the world".

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