July 22, 2010 | about me
Last night we went out for dinner, as we’re having our kitchen ripped out and the house was full of plaster dust. (More on that in another post.) Anyway, the Rock God said he’d pay for dinner (bless him), and he pulled out a £50 note.
I haven’t seen a £50 note for a very long time, my purse tending to be full rather of 20p pieces, and Fecklet had never seen one before. Upon discerning the illustration on the back of it, he immediately cried, “It’s James May!”
The thing is, I can’t quite disagree with him:
James May, presenter on Top Gear
Sir James Houblon, first Governor of the Bank of England, 1694
I await the day he mistakes the Queen for Jeremy Clarkson.
Rachel Lyndhurst says:
Bless Fecklet, he’s spot on! Well done for putting up a pic of the note for comparison as well, Julie–not sure I’ve ever held one of those!
My lot would watch Top Gear constantly if I let them (it’s pretty much constantly repeated on Dave)but a word of warning for when Fecklet gets older: in one episode Clarkson goes on about the price of bull’s semen. I can’t remember the context but it did provoke an extremely awkward question…(cough)
Lots of love,
Rach.
XX p.s Think Hammond’s hair is going the same way recently. Not good.
liz says:
Flecklett was right
lx
kate r says:
my kid would be so jealous that you guys have James May on your money. We’ve got Top Gear magnets all over the refrigerator and that’ll have to do for the poor boy.
Johanna says:
Priceless.
Who is it really? I’m not rich enough to know!
Jo.x
Jan Jones says:
That is one smart kid!
How did you find a husband with a pocket full of £50 notes?
Kate Johnson says:
So that’s what a £50 note looks like! I’ve heard of such things…
Talli Roland says:
That’s hilarious! They *do* looks amazingly similar.
RFLong says:
Awesomeness!
Julie says:
Rachel, fortunately the conversation about bull semen goes right over the Fecklet’s head. For now.
Kate, yeah, tell your kid that we go out and spend money with James May on it! LOL!
Johanna, it’s Sir John Houblon, first governor of the Bank of England.
Jan….ah, that would be telling.
Kate, a £50 note is pretty much a rumour to me, too!
Kate Johnson says:
I had a £50 note once, on my birthday. Although it might have been a champagne hallucination.
Lacey Devlin says:
He’s such a cutie!