09.01.06
First public appearance
(i.e. not on telly or radio but to public event)
I will be judging the Bonny Baby Competition at Trim Agricultural Show at 2.30 on Sunday. While I believe myself to be more than adequately qualified for the position, I do think its a dreadful competition. The poor babies, or really, insulted mothers, that don’t win. Sigh. I will try and go for good personalities.
Still the sister is on the committee and I can’t keep letting principles get in the way of obliging her.
Ryan said,
September 1, 2006 at 1:22 pm
Sarah- this sounds like something out of Father Ted.
tom said,
September 1, 2006 at 1:32 pm
I shall bring Ernie along.
Every woman who lays eyes on him pronounces him “absolutely beautiful” and then remarks on his similarity to his father.
Treacey said,
September 1, 2006 at 1:48 pm
Don’t do it, had to do same myself years ago, don’t think for a second its all light hearted, you’ll be getting the daggers for years to come, not joking!
simon said,
September 1, 2006 at 2:04 pm
See it is wrong for men to have beauty pagents and judge on looks but when it is females it is all right a cute. Hipocrites the lot of you. You don’t care what the babies are like on the inside only what they look like. They might be fat but really nice you know.
Spanner said,
September 1, 2006 at 6:45 pm
Would that be comm-it-ee or commit-ee?
Either way I’d be keeping an eye out for Pat Mustard…
faolain said,
September 1, 2006 at 7:40 pm
During the Year of The Family, I was somehow-or-other invited to judge a children’s fancy dress in a rather well-known suburb of Waterford. Never having done anything like this before (how many of us have?) I asked for advice and was told ‘pick the one you like best’ by the Committee chairman (can’t even begin to reproduce the accent). There were some wonderful, imaginative costumes, often put together on the proverbial shoestring. So, I made my choice, using my own made-up criteria of topicality, originality, and (completely subjective judgement) the amount of effort required – just as I was about to present the prize (vouchers for the local cash ‘n carry, I think), it was made very plain to me that I should have chosen the chairman’s precious daughter and that I would need a bodyguard to get to my car parked in the community centre yard.
I still cringe whenever I hear the name of that estate on the news!
Pete said,
September 2, 2006 at 2:48 am
>I will be judging the Bonny Baby Competition at Trim Agricultural Show
It’s 2:30 in the morning, I’m very drunk (wife is away), but I can still make an intelligent and appropriate comment:
HaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaHeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeHoooooooooooooHooooooo etc. etc. etc.
If I can find out where Trim is, I might bring junior up there and photograph him winning or loosing, so I can embarass him forever. Sarah, you are in a lose-lose situation. Is this the same sister who asked you to read at mass? Doesn’t sound like she likes you very much.
Sarah said,
September 2, 2006 at 2:44 pm
My poor sister is over obliging so occasionally one is required to oblige her. I’m getting my hair blow dried. My other sister says if I am going to be judging others then I should tidy myself up a bit.