Quote Originally Posted by Chas View Post
I once had a picnic with some American friends. The conversation turned to childhood memories. I stated that I had been a fan of "Muffin the Mule"

After the stony silence and icy stares, one of the American ladies said "You are aware that my child is sat here listening to you?"

It took some while to convince her that Muffin was a marionette type puppet in the shape of a mule and had been on television.

There weren't any picnics for a long time.

Regards

Chas
They obviously hadn't seen "Tunes of Glory". (Pipe Major Maclean tells RSM Riddick to "away home & watch your television -- Muffin the Mule is on at 5 o'clock.")

T.