There's been a bit of a hoo-ha at a fete sort of event in Sotland where one of the participants in the parade of floats thought it would be a jolly wheeze to decorate a trailer in the style of Jim'll Fix It with someone appropriately clad in Jimmy Saville 'outfit' surrounded by children. Looks like it embarrassed the organiser somewhat who thought it was wholly inappropriate etc etc. I expect they were in a right quandary when it showed up and took it's place in the float queue, wondering whether to have a word with the owners or not. Or maybe they didn't see it until it paraded proudly past their executive box whereupon they would have choked on their cucumber sandwiches or similar. Personally, it gave me a chuckle for a number of reasons. The main one being that it is such an extreme thing to do - dress up as one of the UKs most notorious paedophiles in a most public way, in the same way that some comedians try to get a reaction with 'extreme' jokes. It's not as if the joke is funny -it's the context, and this float parade is just that - a harmless genteel event being hi-jacked by some extreme costuming.
This is not to say I condone anything Mr Saville did! (just in case anyone has doubts).
Biked to and from work yesterday, finding a slightly different route home through a village (Glentworth) I had never been to before. Maybe I should aim for a new village/road every ride.
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