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We’ve received a couple of ripostes to discussions held in Episode 76, first of all Emma from Blackpool in response to Tibi‘s question about shiny army boots:
I do CCF in school and we shine boots not only for respect but putting polish on boots can make them waterproof and also more comfy. In a camouflage situation you don’t want shiny boots as it will show you to the enemy.
Thanks for the tip, Emma; next time our mums tell us off for wearing scuffed shoes, we will tell them that we are just doing our best to avoid ambush.
Next, the lovely Rachele from Naples weighs in on the debate sparked by Amy from Essex‘s question:
Guys!! How could you diss the bidet in Ep 76?? We have them in Italy. In every house. You wash yourself with them. Front and back – not just when you’ve had a shit, but in the morning – for hygiene. And when you have your period (sorry to get graphic here, but you did start it…) they are great, and you can return to them more than once in the course of the day. Yes, you can have a shower, but these allow for better precision and thoroughness – and ease of access. Bidets are a gift to civilisation and wherever I end up living in the world, I will get one installed, if it means importing it from Italy…
Of course, Rachele is just trying to ensure her shares in Bidet After Tomorrow remain buoyant…
We’ve also had some emails regarding Episode 75, so if you can remember that far back, strap in and read what Beth from Cambridge has to say about our contemplation of famous last words:
I’m so glad Martin pointed out the ‘Kiss me Hardy’ error when you were discussing famous last words. My surname is Hardie. My music teacher insisted on yelling “Kiss me Hardy!” across the room in front of everyone whenever I turned up for a lesson. This started after my first lesson in my first year, which didn’t do much for my street cred as you can imagine. I also found it pretty irritating due to the fact that not only is it a misquote, but my name isn’t even spelt the same way. Furthermore, with hindsight, it’s a bit odd for a middle aged teacher to demand a kiss from an 11-year-old regardless of the educational value of the Nelson context…
Well, there’s mild dissent on the wall of the Answer Me This! Facebook Fanclub about the veracity of the whole Kismet/Kiss Me confusion, but I’m sure all our listeners would agree that a teacher publicly soliciting smooches from a child by alluding to dying naval captains is in altogether poor taste.
Lastly, following our mention of the recent charming-sounding film Donkey Punch in Episode 74, Jay has some advice for Olly:
It is with deep regret that I must inform you that, according to the official site for Donkey Punch the movie, one can read interviews with director Olly Blackburn. Is this your nom de video nasty? The usual way to disassociate yourself from a movie you don’t want to be part of is to call yourself Alan Smithee , not use your actual name and then add a fake last name.
Dammit! Rumbled, Olly, rumbled! Next time, be more subtle. Actually Olly has recently revealed what he does for a day job, and it doesn’t involve films about sexual practices that combine bumming and ABH. Although who knows – by Episode 12 it might.
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