‘Ullo John…’ what are you on about?

Fresh evidence that I am getting old, when this morning in the office, someone said ‘Ullo…’ Naturally, I added ‘…John, gotta new motor?’ and was met with baffled looks all round.

‘You don’t know the song?’ I asked incredulously.
‘No,’ came the reply from pretty much everyone, even the other 30-somethings on the team.

Amazingly, though, V admitted that she knew it because she’s a big fan of The Young Ones and loves Alexei Sayle. V is 24! She wasn’t even born when the accompanying clip was recorded!

Possibly even more sad to relate is that A only recognised the song, when I reframed it and told her it was used to sell TVs a few years later: ‘Ullo Tosh, Gotta Toshiba?’

Anyway, enjoy this clip from way back in 1982 of Alexei Sayle on OTT. You’d never know he was a Scouser, if this was your only evidence!

No-one likes a bad loser

Julie ChristieJulie Christie has gone down in my estimation somewhat after missing out on the Best Actress BAFTA last night.

The award went to Marion Cotillard for her role as Edith Piaf in La Vie En Rose, even though Christie had been tipped to win for her portrayal of an Alzheimer’s sufferer in Away From Her.

When asked about missing out on the gong, Ms Christie pointedly said that the Baftas was “a night for the media to fill gaps”, intimating that they shouldn’t be taken seriously, because she didn’t win.

Clearly it’s a bit of a pisser to miss out on winning something, but you would have thought that someone with as much wisdom and experience as the 66-year-old Christie could take the decision with good grace.

It will be interesting to see her reaction if she misses out again at the Oscars!

What’s in a name? Tiguan

VW TiguanIt’s been difficult to avoid adverts for the new VW – the Tiguan. Now, I know names for cars are tough to come up with, but Tiguan!?!?

Apparently, it’s a mix of the words ‘tiger’ and ‘iguana’, which, I suppose makes sense, although I’m not sure why you’d want to name half a car after a type of tropical lizard.

Why didn’t they just call it a Car-meleon?