tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post4241118261706622780..comments2024-03-28T14:29:18.183+00:00Comments on A K Haart: Daddy PigA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-57180934238558154022016-02-21T15:17:09.400+00:002016-02-21T15:17:09.400+00:00Longrider - good point. I wonder how I managed a s...Longrider - good point. I wonder how I managed a similar range of DIY jobs without bungling them. Dirty jobs too such as unblocking drains.<br /><br />Derek - yes I remember now. Blimey - that was a long time ago.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-36124839893861273992016-02-21T14:27:38.763+00:002016-02-21T14:27:38.763+00:00AKH:
'Weed' was spoken of as 'she'...AKH:<br /><br />'Weed' was spoken of as 'she' in the narration for 'Bill & Ben the Flowerpot Men'.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085466471703759531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-44373951445051037662016-02-21T11:49:58.926+00:002016-02-21T11:49:58.926+00:00As MacHeath points out, advertising has been pushi...As MacHeath points out, advertising has been pushing the useless male image for a long time now. I wonder, sometimes, how I ever managed to rebuild so many motorcycles, plumb in a kitchen and wire parts of the house.Longriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139120804208136012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-2898259145078370422016-02-20T11:51:28.689+00:002016-02-20T11:51:28.689+00:00Demetrius - they won't have to explain the lar...Demetrius - they won't have to explain the large truck because it just took Peppa and George for a nice ride. <br /><br />Sam - my foolhardy physical feats are easier to sidle away from, such as taking Granddaughter on the play centre slide only to find she is quite capable of running round and doing it again for hours.<br /><br />Derek - was Weed supposed to be female? <br /><br />Macheath - yes you are right, it is much wider than Peppa Pig and has been going on for some time. A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-10334643810221058712016-02-20T10:54:30.004+00:002016-02-20T10:54:30.004+00:00Oh, for the likes of Major Clanger and Mr Pogle - ...Oh, for the likes of Major Clanger and Mr Pogle - the mechanically competent, benevolent and wise <i>paterfamilias</i>!<br /><br />Mr Pig's role appears to be duplicated in countless adverts, TV programmes and children's books, exposing children to a constant drip-feed of amusement at the expense of the hapless adult male. I don't know whether it's part of a conscious (and insulting) attempt to neutralise a perceived threat from ubiquitous male aggression or simply a manifestation of the prevailing Zeitgeist, but you're definitely right to worry about its effect on impressionable young minds.<br />Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-89855266953599974002016-02-20T10:25:44.982+00:002016-02-20T10:25:44.982+00:00I always looked to 'Weed' as the sensible ...I always looked to 'Weed' as the sensible one, Bill & Ben were just buffoons.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085466471703759531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-16346476685268033662016-02-19T21:43:04.039+00:002016-02-19T21:43:04.039+00:00I know the series well. Your supposition is certa...I know the series well. Your supposition is certainly borne out in my family. If I attempt some foolhardy physical feat which leads to humiliating failure (attempting to jump up and touch a parapet in a street in Arundel, leading to me sprawling in the gutter; crossing a deep muddy ditch by means of an unstable fallen tree which pitches me into the mire) my children delightedly chorus "Oh, Daddy Pig!". In fact, my wife joins in.Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-14652422265886291472016-02-19T16:49:29.805+00:002016-02-19T16:49:29.805+00:00When will someone tell her about where sausages co...When will someone tell her about where sausages come from?Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.com