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OK, this isn't a new idea, but it's fun and I reckon we need some fun around here at the mo'. So, (not replacing or belittling your own family members, of course): if you could, who would you choose to have as extra "dream" aunts and/or uncles? And why?
e.g. Mine are:
1) David Attenborough - I think more than anybody else on TV, Mr Attenborough has a big influence on my life, how I see nature and how I see my place within it. He's like Tarzan without the loin cloth and with a voice that captivates and pulls one into whatever topic he's talking about. I reckon he could make a washing machine manual sound interesting. I mean, imagine walking in the countryside as a child with David Attenborough, having him point out insects and animal tracks and all those marvellous plants.
2) Spike Milligan - I read somewhere (can't remember where; think it was one of his novels) that once, when he was a child, Spike Milligan's father suddenly woke him up in the middle of the night and they had a conversation which went roughly like this,
"Spike, spike!"
"Er...(yawn)...What is it Dad?"
"I just want you to know I've never shot a tiger."
"Thanks Dad."
That anecdote makes me smile every time I think about it, and I get the impression that having Spike Milligan as an uncle would be just as funny, bizarre, and unpredictable. I reckon he'd also have had a bit of mean streak, but (after all) kids love being teased, so I think this is actually in his favour.
Anyhoo, I've got loads more (Ray Mears, Roald Dahl, Eric Morecambe, Stevie Wonder, etc). But it would be shellfish of me to keep on going. So, over to you: who would you choose to have as an extra "dream" aunt or uncle, and why? |
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