mrsflibble wrote:I have some wide lace with a pretty "dancing ladies" motif on it, we could add an extra hem if you like? I'm sure I have enough to fit round Amy...
thanks but no thanx i threw it in the ragbin it got used to clean the car
A bed called Lolita?
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Re: A bed called Lolita?
I love that whole ignorance as a defence line ... a whole PR department with no cultural knowledge between them! -- does that stretch credibility or just describe a typical PR department and its budding spin doctors?citizentwiglet wrote: Woolworths PR Department say that they had no idea that the name 'Lolita' refers to a book (and two films) about a man's sexual fascination with a 12 year old child and, after pressure, finally removed the item from their website.
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Re: A bed called Lolita?
It's typical. I've worked in a couple of PR/Marketing Departments and with many others. All prized short-term memory, pop culture and dumbing down.mybarnconversion wrote:I love that whole ignorance as a defence line ... a whole PR department with no cultural knowledge between them! -- does that stretch credibility or just describe a typical PR department and its budding spin doctors?
I felt distinctly high-brow!
Having said that, I think it's unfortunate a rather lovely female name is being excised from the lexicon because of one over-rated, over-exposed and under-whelming book.
