"All we are saying ... is ...."

(As seen yesterday on the M25, somewhere near the M40 junction)

I'd love to know how the person who painted the above, did so ... (as well as why ...?) . Is there a frustrated pea salesman in Berkshire? Are they concerned that peas are getting bad press, and are worried about the renewed public interest in asparagus?

The problem with peas is they're so difficult to eat. Eating peas was traditionally regarded as a test of good table manners. Anyone who couldn't manage to get the peas on their fork, convex (the curved top) side up, and ended up using the concave side of the fork like a spoon, was looked down upon. To eat peas properly, prod a few peas onto the prongs of your fork, then scoop more peas onto the convex section, which will be kept in place by the pronged peas. Apparently it's not the done thing to balance them on your knife ...

B was invited to a school friend's 'Ben 10' themed birthday party yesterday. Having two daughters, I have no idea who or what 'Ben 10' is, so we all sat down to watch the cartoon network to find out. Apparently B went as Ben 10 after he's changed into a 4-armed thing ... That said the majority of girls went as Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella, which prompted the Dad of the birthday boy to remark how he didn't remember them being in the show.

Still, there's never been, nor is there ever likely to be, a more beautiful 4-armed Ben 10.