On Saturday,
David and I drove to an industrial estate in Bletchely to collect his car,
which had just passed its annual MOT. As we drove into the estate, my eye was
caught by a scarecrow, made entirely out of drainage and plumbing components,
standing in one of the neighbouring units’ yards. As David took a photo on his
mobile phone, he was approached by a worried-looking man who asked, “Can I help
you?”. Apparently the scarecrow has attracted some complaints that it is unacceptable,
because it looks like a Golliwog. This is probably due to the fact that the
scarecrow’s face has been made out of a round drain cover, a component that
only comes in black. I’m sure that no racist insult was intended, but the story
illustrates just how much first impressions matter when it comes to scarecrows.
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