Comments on: Untitled blog post IV

By: Pam Smith

Pam Smith — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:21:07 +0000

There is a definite change of handwriting style between ‘bread’ and ‘coke’ which makes me think at least 2 authors may be involved.

This gives an intriguing intertextuality to the list. I think.

It may be that the original Marker Pen List Writer felt the list as it stood carried enough information, or was interrupted in some way before it was finished.

The Deutero Marker Pen List Writer may have completed it as a memorial, or added to it because the idea of what makes a good barbecue had moved on from when the first list writer produced it.

It is arguable that a third writer may have added ‘Branston’ as a gloss on Deutero MPLW’s simple, heartfelt ‘pickle’.

By: Pam Smith

Pam Smith — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 09:28:00 +0000

Since the list writer has put ‘drinks’ on the list as well as ‘coke’, I don’t think coke is short for Coca Cola.

Therefore I deduce list writer needed either smokeless fuel – perhaps using it as an alternative to barbecue ‘briquettes’ – or crack cocaine.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:52:49 +0000

I think all of you are probably right.

Chris – the incoherence of your sermon is an example to us all.

Thanks, by the way. I do find the comments on this blog to be a kind of a tonic.

By: Martha S.

Martha S. — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:30:05 +0000

‘Burgers’ are a form of mince, but posher.

By: Jaded for Jesus

Jaded for Jesus — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:54:44 +0000

I reckon the first, uncensored, attempt at 6 was ‘Guinness’.

By: joe

joe — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 11:54:49 +0000

1. he was going to write coke again, but realised he’d already written it. not that I do that or anything.

2. he has small children.

3. you’ve no idea.

By: Liz from the sewing room

Liz from the sewing room — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 11:33:10 +0000

My first thought was this was the list of an encouraging parent, giving their child “real life” writing to do, by writing out the shopping list the parent dictated whilst the parent did the ironing. Hence the large pen, poor margins, odd spelling and inappropriate capitalisation – note branston should have capital B.

I then considered that line 7 could be a command -pickle Branston. Poor Branston, wasnt he a character in a Bronte novel?

Line 6 can also be interpreted differently. Since spelling isnt this author’s forte, what your have taken to be a letter d could in fact be a letter a, making line earinks; most large supermarkets do now sell earrings.

By: chris clark

chris clark — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 11:17:59 +0000

Quite clearly another sermon outline

Your not ready for strong meat but you need the pure milk of the word …and the Eucharist in one kind.

If you don’t stoke the fire of your spiritual life and drink of the everlasting water you will be in a pickle.

He is going to use an illustration from Richard Branston’s life

If you think the sermon is little incoherent then you haven’t heard my other efforts

He uses a large felt tip because my friend he has poor eyesight and doesn’t like it to be obvious in the pulpil

By: Gregory

Gregory — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 11:13:53 +0000

I’ve always thought it was called Branston Pickle, not Pickle branston, but I don’t like it at all (horrible stuff!) so I might be wrong.

By: Russ

Russ — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 09:12:10 +0000

I would like to think the writer had begun to put “Crawfish tails”, but stopped realising it was such a workaday item they really didn’t need to note it to ensure they remembered to get some. Possibly not.

There are also pleasing signs of a pickle snob at work – or at least, the one giving instruction for the comestibles to be obtained, has given the brand addendum to ensure inferior pickle is not purchased in error.