Ginger Tosser syndrome strikes

In the continuing history of my ability to put my foot in my mouth, I managed a particularly good insertion at the Riviera Business Club networking event at the Hotel Mercury in Sophia Antipolis on Thursday evening.

I had been introduced to seductively beautiful and renowned flame haired cote d’Azur temptress, caterer Kate Adams, of Adams and Adams fame, and was unaccountably reminded of a Cornish beer I came across on my damp trip to the UK last summer. The beer in question is called Ginger Tosser. That was bad enough, but when I heard my voice say “your hair reminds me of drinking a Cornish beer last year…..”, before it trailed off in the sudden realisation that my foot had been fully inserted into my mouth, as I would have to reveal the name of said beverage and what the connection was. Having half heartedly stuttered through an explanation of how it reminded me of a couple of people with ginger hair, my embarrassment was complete. She was however very sweet about my faux pas and laughed (at me or with me?) but my face was roughly the same colour of her hair…

Very well attended, probably too well, with the assembled throng all trying to crowd around the various experts to learn about social networks and how to incorporate these modern viral marketing techniques into our business efforts, I did learn three things; an RSS feed, is a Really Simple Syndication, viral reach is not something that happens when you have drunk too much and does not need to be treated by a doctor, and Angloinfo’s Mike Hardacre (with a k) has networking Crocs (he only ever wears crocs – see blogs passim) as my picture today reveals. I could have shown a picture of the whole of him, but that would have meant revealing the Brock the Badger haircut that he is currently sporting, and having already exhibited some of my social skills on Kate Adams, I thought a discreet veil should be drawn here.

Mike Hardacre's (with a k) networking crocs

For a moment I was quite happy, no, more than happy, I was delirious with happiness. We had gone on a long walk with the dogs when suddenly, it appeared we had lost Banjo. Oh well I said, never mind, now we can get a proper dog. Sadly, it was clear that the nice lady decorator was of a different opinion, i.e. that he should be found. “Why can’t we put an advert in the paper? I asked “What would it say”? she asked, “here boy” I suggested? The look told me everything I needed to know, and had clearly forgotten, obviously Banjo does not speak English.

So as you will have gathered, that nice lady decorator has returned, bring blue skies with her, and with the irritating off spring who have shouldered all cooking duties this week in return for payment, all going away for a week from today to winter camp, there is a very real prospect of receiving proper sustenance at home in the coming week, rather than the likes of chicken nugget curry with which I was threatened by my son a few days ago.

Chris France

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