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I know I’m a bit on the drag, but better late than never, right?
Plus this week’s was an extremely strong field, so coming to a final decision has been somewhat strenuous. Yet despite this, and after, ooh, minutes of painstaking contemplation, I can happily announce that this week’s winner of Post of the Week is…
Gentleman Ranters: I Knew Eric Wainwright
Oh yes, there are plenty who are familiar with the legend of Invisible Eric, the ghost of the Fourth Floor Features. But I doubt if any of them ever actually set eyes upon him. And fewer still who heard, first-hand, his explanation of why he found it necessary to wear his St James’s Street hat while seated upon the lavatory.
Our judges said:
“A great character sketch and an insight into a classic age in newspapers.”
“Now that’s what I call a proper anecdote. The Mirror appears to have changed a bit since those happy, halcyon days…and not for the better.”
“Reminded me of cricket, port, and enormous moustaches. Not in that order mind you, but fantastic when combined.”
Bravo JonnyB and Mike for nominating the winner!
Your shortlister this week was Asta, the judges were SwissToni, Patita and Supriya, and the head judge was me, Timbo. Woo for all of us!
The next Post Of The Week will be announced on Sunday evening.
Please note that nominations for next week cannot be accepted until then.
Your shortlister this week (that would be me, asta) would like to state that she agonised over this week’s selection because she liked them all-including the ones that strictly speaking weren’t eligible.
1.Dave Gorman - Kinder vs Ülker:Egg Wars
nominated by Swiss Toni
It’s not like they started off great. It always seemed like a dodgy sales pitch in the first place when they had the advert in which - if memory serves - a badly dubbed child asked their mother for “some chocolate, a toy and a surprise.”
2.Down in Me - Commonplace
nominated by Unreliable Witness
Right turn on the wrong street and from the opposite side. Who will set me back on course? Not you. Your sense of direction is slightly off these days. I slip and trip at that uneven spot again. You know the one. The one you’re not there to warn me against, to dust me off from.
3.Gentlemen Ranters - I knew Eric Wainwright
nominated by Johhny B and mike
Oh yes, there are plenty who are familiar with the legend of Invisible Eric, the ghost of the Fourth Floor Features. But I doubt if any of them ever actually set eyes upon him. And fewer still who heard, first-hand, his explanation of why he found it necessary to wear his St James’s Street hat while seated upon the lavatory.
4.Guyana Girl - I want to be a ventriloquist
nominated by Zinnia Cyclamen
But now, them scary stories start to change. Now, instead of black nights, jumbies stalking the land in the bright daylight. Now, living jumbies, descendants of dead, terrorising people. Nearly everyday we newspaper does scream out them bleak words. Bandits. Gunmen. Guns. Terrorise. Family. Rob. Beat.
5.It’s a Life - Let’s talk about food,baby
nominated by mike
It’s almost like a negotiation. You won’t tell everyone what you’re having until you know what at least one other person in the group is going to order. Some people like to know what everyone’s having before they’ll commit. Why do we do it?
6.Oddverse - Wives, Girlfriends and the OK Generation
nominated by mike (such a busy bee)
A young woman, about nineteen I’d guess, described her ambition in life. She wanted to be a “wag”.
7.Overnight Editor - Do not exceed the stated dose
nominated by Miss Tickle
Do not exceed the stated dose.
Do not wash with brightly-coloured clothes.
Do not dispose of in fire
Do not iron. For hire.
8.Reluctant Memsahib - Would you have told the truth?
nominated by MisssyM
We anticipate they will live Happily Ever After because that’s what happens when stories begin Once Upon a Time.
9.Smart Girls Who do It - Genesis Revisted
nominated by kate
Unfortunately, pride always comes before a fall, and one day a deputation of Women came to see God with a complaint.
“What’s this extra hole for?” they asked.
10.Unreliable Witness - Equus
nominated by mizyake
It couldn’t last. We were pushing the limits, forcing ourselves down tracks that had been long forgotten - though with good reason, because they were far too precarious to be followed. Crazed and captivated, we sped towards fences that looked too fearsome to leap, where a wrongly placed hoof could spell certain disaster. And often did.
NOMINATIONS FOR THIS WEEK ARE NOW CLOSED.
The shortlist will be appearing several hours from now.
The Big Side Order: Fishcakes
It has since stood on the kitchen worktop in an expectant yet ultimately idle manner, along with the baffling Italian coffee machine and something which may or may not produce crêpes. My money is on the latter, seeing as I have only the barest notion of what a crêpe might be and even less idea of what ingredients to use. To be perfectly honest I thought crêpes were a kind of heavy shoe.
Our judges said:
“As a crap cook myself, I felt a warm surge of solidarity.”
“Loved it. Great style. A man after my own heart.”
“‘To be perfectly honest I thought crepes were a kind of shoe’ is the reason for this being my top choice (along with ‘bellowing hiccups’): funny with excellent writing. That’s my very favourite kind of post.”
Many thanks to Anna for nominating the winner!
Your shortlister this week was Bob, though with a field of seven nominees his job was an easy one! This week’s judges were Mike, last week’s winner Miss Tickle, and Peter. Patita was head judge and the one to blame if the links are wonky!
