Just been watching Antiques Roadshow, which ended with John Benjam1n being entertaining as well as knowledgeable and remembered with embarrassment that this was the man I introduced to 200 people as John Betjeman.
It wasn't my fault. Really.
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Oh, what's the problem? This is hardly Great Literature. I'd appreciate anything taken from here being acknowledged, and I might change my mind if I'm suddenly proclaimed as the Literary Queen of the Blogosphere - but I probably wouldn't. Do what you like, just as long as it doesn't extend to defamation of anyone, even me.
Actually, you want to pass off what I say as your own, I might even be flattered. Let's face it, who cares anyway?
16 comments:
Ah, nice to meet you, I wondered who the other 3 people watching Antiques Roadshow alongside me tonight were.
WEM
Hello, WEM, it's my pleasure, thanks for dropping in.
I expect drink had a hand in your confusion.
Dave, I'm shocked and hurt. I came over to your blog to be nice to you and this is what I receive in return.
It was 11 in the morning. I hadn't had more than a cup of coffee.
I didn't say alcoholic drink. Too much coffee can overstimulate the mind.
That's the sort of thing that you feel very deeply about yourself when in fact nobody else has noticed, especially if you were a bit stuffed up at the time.
Is 'a bit stuffed up' a euphemism for drunk, Christopher?
I think you overestimate the power of a single cup of coffee, Dave.
Several people had asked me who the morning's lecturer was. I replied "John Benjamin" "John Betjeman?" each of them asked. By the time I came to introduce him, the name completely befuddled me. And everyone noticed and laughed, including him.
This started my career as the society clown, something I spent the next four years playing on. However, all jokes and pratfalls were deliberate from then on. *ahem* Nearly all.
As I don't drink it at all, one cup of caffeine makes me hyperactive.
Yes my love, but you're a boyish little chap at the best of times, aren't you?
I recognise that right now isn't the best of times. Hang on, maybe you should try treating yourself with regular espressos (should that be espressi?).
You did him a favour; he could then start his spiel with a natural grin rather than a rictus smile.
I rather enjoy the Antiques Roadshow. . .
(-:
anyhow, I don't mean to interrupt. . .
just wondered if you'd care to wander over, when/if it suited you. . .
(and anyone else, who might like to too)
Close enough....anyroad I bet he's been called worse!
I like your new (probably not that new, actually, so forgive me if it's been there ages) profile picture, it's lovely.
Pat, you always know just the right thing to say :-D
He took it in good part, 4D and said it wasn't the first time.
Thank you, angel. A rare photo of myself that I actually like, which must mean that it doesn't look much like me...
I thought his name was Betjeman. We don't get first run AR here. Tonight, on public t.v, it will be Witley Court, filmed in 2005. Maybe Mr. Benjamin will be on the show.
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