Sometimes, when I consider the state of the world and, more relevantly, the youth of today…
I wonder where we have gone so terribly wrong?
Things certainly have changed since I were a lad…
But then, those were simpler days….
And, instead of rioting in the streets and looting our local Argos Store…
We made our own fun.
And…
I have been striving to understand where we…
Where society…
Has gone so horribly wrong?
Of course, I blame much of the decline in the moral standards of modern society directly on the introduction of the skateboard…
That, in my humble opinion, was the beginning of the end!
But, also, a change in fashion accompanied our desperate descent…
And that is what I’m trying to put right here.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s not too late…
We still have time to change things…
Back to how they were before…
When children played with skipping ropes and conkers….
Rather than…
Violent Games on their Computers and XBox 360s!
And all we need to do is….
Bring back the Duffle Doat!
Do these two young children strike fear into your heart?
If you saw them coming down the street towards you would you automatically assume that they’re going mug you for your iPhone (fat chance with me!) so that they can sell it to buy some more Crack Cocaine?
No, of course not!
They’re more likely to invite you to the local choir concert at the vicarage…
Or, if you look a bit elderly or infirm (or look like you one day may be elderly or infirm), ask you if you need a hand crossing the street!
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We wouldn’t have won the war if we’d all been wearing Hoodies and Trainers….
When David Niven single-handedly won the war in The Guns of Navarone, was he wearing a Hoodie?
No, of course not…
He had far too much class and style!
And I bet he was never caught rioting in the street and nicking wide screen TVs from Currys!
No, he was brought up properly…
He learned…
At an early age…
To wear a Duffle Coat!
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So, Ladies and Gentlemen…
I give you the solution to all of society’s ills!
Ban the Hoodie and….
Bring back the Duffle Coat!
I shall be creating an Facebook page for this worthy cause and…
I shall be setting up a petition at DirectGov.uk
We only need to get 100,000 electronic signatures for the subject to be discussed by Government.
And that shouldn’t be too difficult….
I know people who have almost that many aliases on Life in France forums!
Watch this space for further details and…
Please tell all your friends and ask them to support this worthy cause.
All the best
