• It's Been a Crazy August in Spain!

  • Oct 10 2024
  • Length: 8 mins
  • Podcast

It's Been a Crazy August in Spain!

  • Summary

  • The usual August madness has swept across Spain with a vengeance. First of all, it was ‘refreshing’ to see that the reliable Swedish emporium of all things good and wholesome, namely Ikea, haven’t lost their sense of humour in marketing a lavatory brush given the appealing name of ‘Farage’. Sadly, Ikea has since disassociated itself from the toilet brush story and claims it is ‘fake news’, but all is not lost since they are selling a doormat under the name of ‘Borris’, which is the name of a small town in Denmark. It is a great pity about the loo brush though, since I rather like the idea of turning the name ‘Farage’ into a verb and would quite enjoy “faraging” the loo. Forgive me, but I am having an August moment, and I promise that I won’t mention the table (strong and stable) sold under the name of Theresa…

    © Barrie Mahoney 2024


    To find out more about Barrie, his blogs, podcasts and books, go to: http://barriemahoney.com/

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