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September 21, 2005
When I grow up I want to be....
Because we are incredibly pathetic, we have a little game we play when watching TV. We like to look at the little definition/ job description that comes up under the name when people are being interviewed. (Is there a name for this?)
The local news has the least inspiring of all, a measly ‘victim’ or ‘neighbour.’ They start to get a little more interesting when you watch the ’proper’ news; ‘political editor’ or ‘Middle East correspondent’ The best are saved for Newsnight or Newsnight Review such as ‘Feminist Author.’ (admittedly nearly always Germaine Greer.)
So last night at the too-tired-to-get up-of-the-sofa-and-go-to-bed point in the evening Mr. PE found us a nice programme called Tales From Europe presented by Kirsty Wark. So there was our trusty Newsnight presenter stripping off and leaping into a pool of Hungarian culture (no really) when all of a sudden she came across , get this,
a gastrophilosopher (yes it was all one word, no hypen - deal with that o spellchecker)
I announced instantly that I want to be one when I grow up.
I’m not so sure it sounds like a job description, more like an excuse to bunk off work.
‘Sorry boss, I will not be making it in today .... yes that’s right.... a touch of gastrophilosophy’
My excitement lasted all of about five seconds, until I noticed that together they were tucking into a meal of pate de fois gras (ew!) So then I realised that I would have to be a little more specific in my quest for gastrophilosophical knowledge, I would need to be a vegan gastrophilosopher. Then when I got to bed I wondered if I could narrow it down to be even more appealing, perhaps a vegan chocolate gastrophilosopher.
Now that sounds like the best job in the world.
I’m off to do some - errr- intensive training.
Posted by purple elephant at September 21, 2005 04:00 PM