Hawkish Sentimentality (2)
An unsual story from the Liverpool Echo:
A MAKESHIFT shrine has sprung up in Liverpool - in memory of a dead chicken.
Bouquets of flowers, teddy bears and handwritten cards have been laid outside an angling store in Anfield's Oakfield Road by people who believe a baby's body was found there.
The confusion began last Tuesday when a woman telephoned police to report the discovery of a baby's body.
The corpse was taken to a nearby hospital where it was later identified by medical staff as a chicken.
The Daily Telegraph reported the events:
Among the dozens of bunches of flowers laid by well-wishers was a card reading: "RIP Little Baby. Safe in the arms of Jesus. From someone who is a loving mother xxxx."
and couldn't resist reminding us that
Conservative MP and Telegraph columnist Boris Johnson was forced to apologise last year after the Spectator magazine, which he edits, claimed that Liverpudlians typify "the mawkish sentimentality of a society hooked on grief".
I commented on the Johnson saga here, here and here.
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