Feb 18, 2008 21:54
White dog shit! Bwahahah!
ETA: So... is that a clause in all of John Simm's contracts or what? "Script needs to include reference to white dog shit?"
Granted, I've only seen The Lakes and Life on Mars so far. *g*
Or is it a general British symbol for the past? Why haven't I encountered it before?
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OMG I just successfuly grossed myself out. Lawd. So very sorry... *is totally embarrased*
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A lot of people who were children in Britain in the 70s/80s will remember white dog shit as a thing you saw on the street that you just don't see anymore (partly because there is less dog shit on the street,and partly because we notice a lot less in our environments now we're all adult)
Witness:
http://www.asylumnation.com/asylum/_r/showthread/threadid_29178
http://hypercane.vox.com/library/post/where-did-all-the-white-dog-shit-go.html (actually that one's from the USA)
http://www.yesbutnobutyes.com/archives/2007/01/fortean_friday_2.html
etc
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ETA: From what I've gathered on the topic, the reason for the change in colour is mostly the dogs' diet - apparently dogs were fed a diet much higher in calcium up till maybe the early eighties or so. Bones etc. Apparently that caused the white coating on the shit.
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