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BACKFIRE WANTS TO KNOW that truck drivers out there are
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prepared to stand up and tell the world how proud they are of their occupation. This column was baffled to switch on its television set one lunchtime last week (to check the Ceefax business news of course) only to find an edition of the BBC quiz show Wipeout presented by the "grandmothers' favourite" Bob Monkhouse.
How dare this show be allowed back on the national airwaves!
Mr Monkhouse's jokes about showers and soaps and old ladies' wrinkles should never have been given valuable air time—especially when repeats of Howards Way are refused repeat transmission, allegedly for "overuse of laceless shoewear".
However, that wasn't the primary reason for our bafflement. It was because of one of the contestants, We will leave out his name to spare his blushes, but his response to Monk house's question about his occupation will stay with us for a long time.
"A cargo conveyance operator, Bob," he replied.
"A truck driver?" Monkehouse said. "Eh_ yeah."
Shame on him...