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Friday, June 1, 2012

The Uffington white horse - on my kitchen table!!!


Purely by chance, this plumbers-tape equivalent to the chalk-horse of Britain, appeared on the table in my kitchen. I expect a minor religion to start up around it. 



9 comments:

fredinthegrass said...

Any assistance from a stray finger, Rg?
Good likeness though.

robertguyton said...

None, fred. Pure chance. I've been plumbing a new gas hob and this tape-horse (distinct from a tapeworm) was discarded when I learned that I have to use the yellow type, as this will not do the trick. My wife and daughter despaired when I appeared with my camera. They are at a loss as to why I have to shoot every inconsequential thing I see :-) Luckily, they were out of the room when I spotted the little splodge of cheese clinging to the side of my toasted sandwich...

Anonymous said...

Be quick to cash in!

Serious religions have been built on less, and to serious profit...;)

Suz said...

Sign me up..I need a Higher Power and the tape-equine seems as legitimate as the others...credit card at the ready.

robertguyton said...

I'll have to, reluctantly, take the role of High Priest of the Tape Horse. I'll need robes and a sceptre. I may be able to use my daikon suit and a length of ginkgo biloba my sister's sending me from Nelson. I'll intone equine things, and we'll partake of Holy Sugar Cubes. There'll be a Saddle Ritual and Rubdowns.
High Priestess, Suz? Do you canter? (I'm thinking 'Canterbury' here - a very Religious Place, according the Chaucer.)'There'll be a flock, I suppose. What shall we do with them?
Is it too early to excommunicate?

Suz said...

My most recent interaction with a horse was watching Mr Ed on Maori Television...something I'd heartily recommend! Educational and hysterical in equal measure :-)

Looking forward to photos of the robes and sceptre...NEVER too early to excommunicate.

Armchair Critic said...

Sorry to say, I think it looks more like a goat than a horse

robertguyton said...

Mr Ed is our Patron Saint.

robertguyton said...

Yes, AC. It's a horse-goat.