daily pear

I couldn't let the passing of Page 3 go without a reminder. And a very poor pun/homophone. One of the final institutions of the 70's is gone (but as Groucho says: ... who wants to live in an institution?). I won't miss it.

I doubt this has anything to do with people power; it seems more likely that in an age where any kind of image is available from t'interweb and celebrities are happy to pose with very little on, Page 3 just isn't relevant any more (let along saucy! oh, matron) and even worse it costs money. 

That sounds cynical but if you're in charge of a real paper newspaper with dwindling circulation and falling revenue and you have to decide between a) paying a topless model and a photographer, or b) getting a stock photo of a celebrity in their underwear I'm pretty sure I know what the result will be.

Speaking of pears: +1/3 asked yesterday if you eat pears in the same way as an apple.

me: uh... what?!
+1/3: well, I didn't know if you could, or if you should use a spoon
me: uh... 
+1/3: isn't it more polite to eat it with a spoon?
me: uh... I've heard of eating bananas with a knife and fork. Does that help?

Music for today: a bit of Ty Segall (worth a listen), Belle and Sebastian (the new album; at first I thought it wasn't too bad. Then I realised they'd just stolen Roxy Music's back catalogue. Then it made me want to hit my phone) and some The Jesus And Mary Chain.

Order restored.