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"Don't do a war dance round it"
"Don't do a war dance round it!"
Am I the only person who remembers this comment? It was said by Percy Thrower in one of his programs all those years ago. My Dad latched on to the phrase and it has been a family saying ever since and each time I see a TV gardener putting his boot round a plant to firm it in,as Monty did last night, I "hear" Percy saying it. Pam in Bristol |
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"Don't do a war dance round it"
Pam Moore wrote in
: "Don't do a war dance round it!" Am I the only person who remembers this comment? It was said by Percy Thrower in one of his programs all those years ago. My Dad latched on to the phrase and it has been a family saying ever since and each time I see a TV gardener putting his boot round a plant to firm it in,as Monty did last night, I "hear" Percy saying it. Pam in Bristol How dare you say in the same paragraph Percy Thrower and Monty? Oh! you sod:-(.... see. I did it as well. Percy was a gardener, Monty is not and never will be. I did it again! Seriously though, my dad and grandad respected what Percy had to say. Baz |
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"Don't do a war dance round it"
On 11/11/2012 21:25, Baz wrote:
Pam Moore wrote in : "Don't do a war dance round it!" Am I the only person who remembers this comment? It was said by Percy Thrower in one of his programs all those years ago. My Dad latched on to the phrase and it has been a family saying ever since and each time I see a TV gardener putting his boot round a plant to firm it in,as Monty did last night, I "hear" Percy saying it. Pam in Bristol How dare you say in the same paragraph Percy Thrower and Monty? Oh! you sod:-(.... see. I did it as well. Percy was a gardener, Monty is not and never will be. I did it again! Seriously though, my dad and grandad respected what Percy had to say. Baz I wonder how many really remember Percy. He spent most of his life working in Parks, around 30 as Parks superintendent, this was a chiefly desk job. I remember him from Shrewsbury Flower show as well as his time on gardeners work from the roof of the BBC building with the glassless greenhouse, turf that stuck to the hollow tine fork when he was showing how to aerate the law. |
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"Don't do a war dance round it"
David Hill wrote:
I wonder how many really remember Percy. Absolutely lovely man - immensely generous with his time, knowledge and friendship. I was lucky enough to get to know him during the late 70's until his death in the late 80's and together with Arthur Billett, Bob Price and Percy Picton, we did a few charity Gardener's Question Times around the Midlands and also charity talks in aid of Blind Camps for India and the like. Percy's deliberate and paced style of presentation might not impress today's tissue-thin sound-bite media or those who only want the very basics delivered quickly enough for them to be forgotten in an instant. However, he was the most thorough TV gardener whose years of experience and expertise shone out during every programme. He was a joy to watch and a privilege to know. |
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