Bloomin' ridiculous
I sympathised with the listener from England who called Talk Back today to express complete disbelief at the story of the flower bed with the hidden political message.
Ulster Unionist MLA Sam Gardiner told us that he has looking into complaints about a flower bed in Tannaghmore Gardens in Craigavon which apparently looks suspiciously like the Irish flag. To be fair to Mr Gardiner, even he confessed to slight embarrassment at having to look into this matter, but clearly he hasn't as yet developed the fine art of humouring a constituent in private.
He rightly pointed out that some people in Northern Ireland get a little "colour conscious" during the summer months. Just the other day, you may recall, we carried a debate about B & Q's decision to give employees the option of wearing a jacket featuring a marking its support of the British Olympic team.
But a public debate about the colour of flowers in a flower bed really is beyond ridiculous. If the person who made the complaint really wants to get angry about something, why not turn on the television and watch the latest news report about Lebanon or Iraq? It's completely potty.
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A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO FLOWERS WERE PLANTED AT THE ENTRANCE OF SHORT BROS BELFAST. WHEN THEY CAME INTO BLOOM THEY WERE BLUE, WHITE AND RED IN COLOUR. THE'CATHOLIC/REPUBLICAN' EMPLOYEES OF SHORTS INSISTED THAT THEY BE REMOVED AND OF COURSE THEY WERE. HOW DOES THIS MEASURE UP WITH LURGANS FLORAL DISPLAYS WHICH MRS KELLY (SDLP) FEELS IS SUCH A LAUGHABLE MATTER!!! WELL DONE SAMMY.
yer right. People in Norn Irn certainly get in a twist about things! It would seem to me that if you had a garden with an orange lily in it, which many gardens here in the North have, and a white daisy popped its head into things, you'd have the tricolor without even trying, since the lily would be both orange and green...
People fighting over flowers. What is the world coming to?