Hi Brenda! I don't know whether to congratulate you or offer you my condolences!! ; )
Actually, your account of the BBC commentator's response to your email had me laughing uproariously!! The level of the BBC man's thoughts reminded me of a "Monty Python" skit in which a man kept answering his own question with a sharp jab of the elbow and "Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more, say no more...." But, Monty Python aside, it's a shame that "black lace" obviously meant something altogether different to the BBC person. Gives me a creepy-crawly feeling!! Clay -- Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA USA -------------- Original message -------------- From: Brenda Paternoster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi folks > > I've just had a mention on BBC local radio! > I'm listening to Dave Cash playing golden oldies, one of which was Big > Bopper's 'Chantilly Lace' which led to a short mention of what > Chantilly lace is - and he and his female assistant thought it was > embroidery! > > As I'm listening to BBC Southern counties instead of Radio Kent because > of the cricket coverage, and sitting at the computer so I sent him an > email which he read verbatim: > > Chantilly lace is not embroidered - it's a bobbin lace - made with with > dozens of those little sticks attached to a pillow with hundreds of > pins. > (said that meant nothing to him!) > Technically it's part of the point ground family of bobbin laces and > originally made in north east France, and is usually black > (said "Ah yes, black lace and ladies, I understand that") - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
