Originally Posted by
Gulliver
How times have changed ! Children in Need.My paternal grandfather John Willie,1888-1966 ,yes don't snigger,they were his real Christian names ,had about ten of we grandkids and nearly all of us,including the girls were little horrors when we visited him,although thankfully not all at the same time.
He would have said "Need? What Children Need?.I tell you what children need-Send the little baskets to bed with no supper.That's what Children need."
Now who today would say or do that? You might perchance,ever so slightly ,fleetingly?) think that at times but I almost certainly know not one of us would do it these days for fear of a visit by the Police,Esther Rantzen (God Forbid ) ,the NSPCC or a vigilante group of left wing politically correct self--righteous do-gooder single mothers who usually have a 4 By 4,which of course is not a smart four wheeled drive vehicle but 4 kids by 4 fathers,and who have more disposable income per month than me with my state and taxed occupational pensions combined.
So I give a bit to CIN and always hope it gets to the actual children in need preferably in this country rather than in the purse of the likes of Mrs Mugabe to buy another diamond encrusted yacht.(Sorry African children) but glad your people are trying to eradicate those despots) but such is my cynicism I somehow doubt it.
By the way what my grandad thought never did me any harm ! Thanks John Willie !
Spot MacFarlane