A cynically humorous range of "adult" oriented Ladybird books is in the news.
I prefer these piss-takes myself...
100 years of the "real" Ladybird books. We - like every UK household - had dozens of them when we were kids.
CAMP: "A cornucopia of frivolity, incongruity, theatricality, and humour." "A deadly, winking, sniggering, snuggling, chromium-plated, scent-impregnated, luminous, quivering, giggling, fruit-flavored, mincing, ice-covered heap of mother love." "The lie that tells the truth." "Ostentatious, exaggerated, affected, theatrical; effeminate or homosexual; pertaining to or characteristic of homosexuals."
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spit-take diet pepsi on the computer screen! now THESE would be books worth reading! ;-)
ReplyDelete"The Story of Prostitution" and "Gay Experiments" were a formative influence. Jx
Deletelove, love, LOVE these!
ReplyDeleteThey're a fine educational resource... Jx
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