It is like picking apples from a tree

utter utter despair

‘spoiled for choice’ maybe WWmk2 but beware ... some of the shiniest apples have a worm inside!

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ug you do understand that the apples are the Tories,?

I wrote " ouch " at the end of my post. It never fails !!
Ellen; They do say great minds think alike! I've just posted a message to Lemongrove (am I allowed to mention another thread?) before I read yours, also ending with "ouch!", only mine was concerned with me treading on toes at the forthcoming Christmas Ball in my dancing thongs. I wouldn't be game to walk on eggshells in them; it's not the thongs as such , but the weight they'll be carrying especially after all that Christmas Fayre!
Sorry for intruding and apologies to all the strait-lacers!
OoRoo

ellan would it have bothered you if Hilary Benn had been elected Speaker?

Oh leave EV alone! It was a simple enough remark.

Rufus you can mention my thread anytime you like?I shall look forward to seeing your dancing thongs.

Ellan it didn’t seem like a joke ( about the new Speaker ) more a criticism of his name.

ug you do understand that the apples are the Tories,?

I was a bit confused whitewave, I know they have a tree as their logo but isn't it an oak tree?

The apple metaphor isn’t obvious at all that the apples are the Tories, rather that it’s as easy as picking apples to insult them.
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We're off to the garden centre to try to get some of our apples identified, I may start giving them names now!

However, they are rather delicious so I'm having difficulty

Why would apples be Tories? I like apples.

And I am not saying I don't like Tories either. I know a few and they're very nice people

But I don't get the apple/Tory analogy

Maybe I'm just too old and confused

Are Labour politicians pears?

I quite like this, we could choose different fruits (although I could be missing something in the analogy).

Lib Dems - plums?
Greens - kiwi fruit

Our apple trees were very disappointing this year Callistemon barely got a few apple pies out of them.I blame the squirrels ( Tory ones)?

Guy Fawkes Day/ Night has just finished here! No bonfires,(illegal), toffee and so no effigies to stick on top. Are the Poms still allowed to observe G.F. or would effigies not be "politically correct" these days?
OoRoo

Rufus2 I can understand the illegality of bonfires in your neck of the woods-----for obvious reasons. Sainsbury's banned the selling of fireworks and just getting back from Asda, I passed the firework stall doing a roaring trade.

There could be a few effigies about as bonfires are still permitted, providing they're not real ones !

Oh yes, Rufus and not just Guy Fawkes either.

Although I think at the moment he could be carried through the streets as a hero.

Rufus, may I just point out that thongs over here are known as an article of clothing that bears no resemblance to flip flops.??
Lemon you may be disappointed!

They burned an effigy of Bercow at a display over the weekend. It was on Jeremy Vine this morning.

Oh no, he doesn't deserve that!

That's just horrible. Stick to Guy Fawkes.

I'm glad they have chosen a man for the new speaker. Women don't have the right sort of voice for shouting 'order'!

Hilary is another 'unisex' name..and 'Marion' should be 'Meryon'.

I was quite surprised about Bercow.

They came to the conclusion he'd have found it amusing

If you haven’t the stomach for it, I would stay away from Lewis then.

They’ve burned everyone over the years.

Betty Boothroyd was brilliant, ladymuck