Fact: A certain jam manufacturer used a gollywog image on it's jars for many years.

Fact: We all know what a gollywogs hair looks like.

Fact: Some hairstyles are reminiscent of said gollywogs.

Fact: Carol Thatcher remarked on this.

Fact: Britain is no longer Great. Indeed, it is insane.

Posted By: jafski on February 4th 2009 at 10:04:13

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Check out the comments on the Daily Mail regarding "Golliwogate" (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 4, 09:45:34
- category violation - all shit tennis posts should be under "other sports" (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 4, 10:21:29
- I love Gael Monfils right off. Just cos you can shout "Allez, mon fils!" at him (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Feb 4, 10:19:01
- I'm totally outraged by this comparison... (General Chat) - Maillot Jaune, Feb 4, 10:15:35
  - I was thinking Craig Charles to be honest! (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Feb 4, 10:17:27
- To be honest depends what exactly she said (General Chat) - Jim, Feb 4, 10:05:23
  - Adrian Chiles has officially confirmed it was not him or Jo Brand who reported it. (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Feb 4, 10:16:33
    - Well as they were the only two in the room... (General Chat) - duke of york, Feb 4, 10:21:24
      - could be that they were all robustly discussing the matter when his bit of stuff came in (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 4, 10:24:05
    - It was probably Carol Thatcher. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Feb 4, 10:19:29
- Also from the Mail: One Bullet? (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 4, 09:57:08
  - No contest, the smack head (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 4, 10:13:03
  - Ronaldo (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 4, 10:05:41
  - Apart from the hat and the fact that he just looks like a ladyboy, what (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Feb 4, 10:02:29
- I'd rather Adrian Chiles got the boot off of my telly though (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 4, 09:54:29
  - I can't see how he (allegedly) turned the head of the Oirish bird. (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim Nasium, Feb 4, 09:57:46
    - I like her, she's lovely. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 4, 10:05:49
      - Carol Thatch? (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 4, 10:06:52
        
        No, I'd like to punch Carol Thatch in the throat. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 4, 10:08:34
        
        kinky... (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 4, 10:11:04
        
        There are specialist websites for that malarkey I think (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 4, 10:09:41
    - to boost ratings dear chap (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 4, 10:03:59
      - I do not wish to watch them having sex though. (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim Nasium, Feb 4, 10:06:43
        
        It's not on Ch 4 (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 4, 10:08:36
    - ???????????????????????????????????????? ?????????? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Feb 4, 09:59:17
- i think it has been blown out of proportion a bit (General Chat) - south, Feb 4, 09:53:49
  - if this board's chief xenophobe says it's okay to make racist jokes in private (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 4, 10:08:35
    - ever think I play that role up a bit ? (n/m) (General Chat) - south, Feb 4, 10:11:41
      - No (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Feb 4, 10:13:42
        
        i do live in lakenham (General Chat) - south, Feb 4, 10:17:56
  - calls black people golliwogs in private^^^^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Feb 4, 09:54:53
  - If she hasn't got a gollywog I'll loan her mine so she can apologise to it. even though I (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 4, 09:54:07
    - i used to love my golliwog (n/m) (General Chat) - south, Feb 4, 09:55:34
      - when our daughter was a baby we bought her a golliwog and it was always her favorite. (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 4, 09:56:47
        
        my wifes nan had a dog called nigger (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 4, 10:05:22
        
        Your wife's nan was Guy Gibson ?! (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Feb 4, 10:06:24
        
        She could of been (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 4, 10:14:36
        
        ffs (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Feb 4, 10:02:59
        
        Fact: A certain jam manufacturer used a gollywog image on it's jars for many years. (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 4, 10:04:13
        
        Bollocks. She, like we, is perfectly aware of the connotations. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Feb 4, 10:05:08
        
        "we is". lol (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Feb 4, 10:05:24
        
        Mate I'm just posting the Mail comments. I find them as ridiculous as you. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 4, 10:06:55
        
        Oh, sorry. I was a bit stunned at the following: (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Feb 4, 10:07:51
        
        Haha - so did I. I thought all of it was Jafski's work (General Chat) - duke of york, Feb 4, 10:23:06
        
        You should read all the comments! They can also grade them anyone that is critical of her (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 4, 10:09:51
        
        No thanks. Rather depressing. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Feb 4, 10:11:09
        
        Worse than that MBK thinks I like the one show. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 4, 10:14:29
        
        You can't backtrack now - I bet you have the One Show Calendar like some people out of (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Feb 4, 10:19:55
        
        I do and I loves it right off under my continental quilt. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 4, 10:27:32
        
        I have got a Border Terrier calendar. It's well cute. And one with paintings of (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Feb 4, 10:21:53
        
        a golliwog is not a person (General Chat) - south, Feb 4, 09:58:38
        
        As usual, a perfectly innocent remark has been blown up out of proportion by these PC (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 4, 10:00:10
- I just left a comment, shit now I'm outed as a reader of the daily mail website (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Feb 4, 09:50:20
  - I resent paying the licence fee for creeps such as Adrian Chiles appearing every day if (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 4, 09:52:04
    - Chiles was OK to start with (General Chat) - duke of york, Feb 4, 09:54:38
      - What a lot of fuss about nothing, when I was a child we ate a lot of bread and (General Chat) - jafski, Feb 4, 10:01:39

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