It is like picking apples from a tree

If you haven’t the stomach for it, I would stay away from Lewis then
Whitewave I didn't have the stomach for his predecessor, Inspector Morse, either; complete snob, wandering around Oxford, swilling whiskey! that must be why I hate the stuff!

thongs over here are known as an article of clothing that bears no resemblance to flip flops.??
Pamela; Please don't remind me! Shortly after being allowed to enroll in GN 18 months ago I happened to mention (why, I don't recall) that a friend had tripped over his thongs in his back garden. That appeared to cause no end of merriment, then later a lady remarked that she had found a thong amongst sheets in her laundry basket. I thought, hang on, how can someone wear thongs in bed!? Must have been some party! The things I've learned through GN.
OoRoo

I know they have a tree as their logo but isn't it an oak tree?

Or a magic money tree?

Lewes is a very attractive little place but I'm not keen on their choice of entertainment - burning effigies of people is, in my book, a bit sick.

John Wayne's parents didn't know that, then, ladymuck!

Betty Boothroyd?
I'm sure she kept them all in order.

They have burnt everyone at Lewes haven’t they???

It might have been kinder not to burn Bercow this year though, given he’s only retired. Mind you, he’s got a thick enough skin to not be too bothered, probably found it amusing.

I don’t mind if The Speaker is male or female, I just want them to do the job properly. I thought Betty Boothroyd was excellent. I also thought Bercow did the job well mostly, but he made no secret of his remain views, and that’s not impartial. The Speaker is supposed to be impartial.

You mean Lewes WWM2 ( was wondering who poor old Lewis was.?)

Betty Boothroyd was brilliant, ladymuck

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

They’ve burned everyone over the years.

I was quite surprised about Bercow.

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

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'.

That's just horrible. Stick to Guy Fawkes.

Oh no, he doesn't deserve that!

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

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!

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.

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 !

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

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

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

Why would apples be Tories? I like apples.

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

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.
????

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?