The Dog is to Become a 20 Room Hotel

[fazer71]

MrBen Wrote:

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> Annette Curtain Wrote:

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> Surely this is the best post of the year to date.

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh ummmmmmmmmmmmmmm yep

[womanofdulwich]

The Estate has a professional staff but big strategic decisions are made by the Estate Governors. I have no idea how they are selected.Traditionally they have been conservative and inward looking.

[Annette Curtain]

I think i've figured out the village curse

It's the name 'Dulwich' as in Dulwich Village

The 'Dul' bit is a bit "Dull" as it were

So I propose they remove "Dul" and go for the following re-brand.

Wich Village

Village of the damned

It says what it is on the tin. It could even be an ironic T-Shirt or a mug to be sold in Pizza Express or Shepperd's.

They could have a Barbara Hepworth sculpture on that shit roundabout in the shape of a giant question mark. And a ribbon strapline underneath saying "Welcome to Which Village. Now fcuk off back to where you're from as the food's just as crap here"

We could also play stupid mind games with the American tourists who regularly stop us in the streets

( adorned with massive cameras and maps of course )

"Hey buddy" they say

"Where can I find Which Vill-age"

"Which Village" you say

" Which Village is it you talk of ? "

Then, sell them some crack or seamed stockings to take home to their sweethearts.

Really, it's all very possible.

NETTE:-S

[maxxi]

I think - as the pronunciation is Dul-itch that Itch Village would be more accurate.

Itch is usually defined as a sensation causing the desire to scratch but it is also true that Itch has resisted many attempts to classify it as any one type of sensory experience. (Wiki).

So we have it. A village that refuses to be classified as having only one annoying property and yet causes pimp and parson, sinner and saint, to feel uncomfortable and desire to be shot of it.

In contrast East Dulwich, West Dulwich etc. (or following Nette's nullifying of 'Dul') are preferable. Who wouldn't tolerate an East or West Itch rather than one smack bang in the Village?

[Hackblade]

We had a decent meal there Boxing Day. Not great, but perfectly good by pub standards.