The best music can be stolen and abused; Tony Hancock in the classic comedy episode ‘The Blood Donor’ sang the words of the poster on the wall to the tune of the German national anthem, it is also a stirring hymn tune, but the words stuck in my head are ‘Coughs and Sneezes Spread diseases’. Admittedly, honking the contents of nose or lung into a monogrammed hanky and then keeping it to be washed in less than volcanically hot water is not the way to go but, people, tissues? Tony hancock gave an armfull? Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. There are a few stuck in my head too, and I can’t recall them at will, but they pop up out of the blue. then cover your nose and mouth with your hand. Thanks Cynthia. “Votes for Women” got the Suffragette message across in three words. Trap your germs in your handkerchief" to the tune of Deutchland lol. This struck a chord with our family as Dad was very good at creating useful things from scrap found at the municipal rubbish tip; it still comes into my head every time we go to the tip.

Thankyou for the world so sweet, thankyou for the food we eat, thankyou for the birds that sing, thankyou God for everything. They do pop out at the most unexpected times, don’t they? How many great operatic singers have had their career destroyed when, despite having memorised the libretto and rehearsed the sublime music, they open their mouths for the famous aria only to sing Bill and Ben, Bill and Ben, Bill and Ben, Bill and Ben, Flower Pot Men. Goodness know where in the depths of our brains these tunes and words are stored! Thanks Robbie it must happen to many of us. You get on the escalator a few minutes later and put your hand in the same place. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. While others cherish all their lives and quote verses from the world’s great poets and song writers, some of us have only childish or banal words and tunes fixed in our brains. Advertisers use slogans to implant brand identity and recognition. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention.

The Night Garden does have very soothing music, perhaps we should all watch it before going to bed. Answer Save. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. In politics, their use is even more questionable.

Surely by now, even Mr Johnson realises that parroting a slogan doesn’t make something true or happen. While we're at it, is everybody washing their hands often enough? general knowledge. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please contact the editor here. Children are still being imbued with the inane. Send 600 words, with day and evening phone numbers, to heckler@smh.com.au.


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I know adults who still are unsure of the alphabet, but for me the letters are firmly entrenched as four parts ABCDEFG, HIJKLMN, OPQRSTU, VWXYZed. When we were new migrants to Australia the Mavis Bramston Show was the first satirical sketch show to gain success on television there. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. In the doctor’s waiting room, he fends off boredom by reciting, “Coughs and sneezes spread diseases”. I still suffer from the memory of a business acquaintance merrily coughing into his hand and then walking towards me, extending said hand to shake as if he was conferring a rare gift rather than a palmful of assorted spittle and muck. “Yes, we can”, did the trick for Barack Obama in 2008. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The word itself might derive from the Scottish or Irish Gaelic for “army” and “cry”. Coughs And Sneezes Spread Diseases We are being Very Careful at Church about spreading germs. On the day, Mr Miliband would have been as well debating with a goldfish. A person on an escalator sneezes… The penny might have dropped during his recent evisceration by Ed Miliband. It has rhythm.

Most are pointless exhortations; less hard work than thinking. Change ), Sunday Short Story – Sheep May Safely Graze. Reply.

I half expect two officials to come out with a tape measure and declare that, while commendable, this isn't a record because the previous week a modern day Typhoid Mary managed to clear the register line and damn near nail David the Trolley Dog.

The best music can be stolen and abused; Tony Hancock in the classic comedy episode ‘The Blood Donor’ sang the words of the poster on the wall to the tune of the German national anthem, it is also a stirring hymn tune, but the words stuck in my head are ‘Coughs and Sneezes Spread diseases’. ... "Coughs and sneezes spread diseases. In more peaceful times, slogans have become essential marketing tools. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. Submissions may be edited and published on the internet. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Apparently so. They sniff experimentally, perhaps flutter their hands and then sneeze, turning their head to cover as wide an arc as possible, with more power than the Kiama Blow Hole. Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours. Saatchi and Saatchi’s, “Labour Isn’t Working”, helped Mrs Thatcher into Downing Street. The phone number for Hooked on Phonics was 1-800-ABCDEFG. It's all very well having 50 trillion doses of flu treatments ready, but the greatest danger comes courtesy of the phlegm king or queen beside you. Think about it.

"Coughs and sneezes spread diseases, trap your germs in your handkerchief." If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact IPSO here.

Think about it. I love this post. Never superseded by the Sesame Street version ending in Zee. Coughs and Sneezes A postcard of a wartime poster, we were still chanting " Coughs and Sneez...es spread diseas...es, catch them in your handkerchiev....es" at primary school in the 1960's. Never has there been more need for grown up leaders of substance. Update: Answer (8,5,7) General knowledge. “Take back control”, “Get Brexit done” and “Oven-ready Brexit” are collectors’ items. Get involved with the news in your community, This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. Tony Hancock sang it best: "Coughs and sneezes spread diseases, catch the germs in your handkerchief.".

Margaret 9 March 2018 at 07:59. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? Grannyjill. On both sides of the Atlantic there is government by slogan and soundbite. In the UK we have a prime minister who believes that sloganising, bluster and bluff are substitutes for hard work and attention to detail. They do not necessarily represent the views of The Herald. Keir Starmer and Nicola Sturgeon may be dull, but they are everything that Mr Johnson isn’t.

We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments. Does anyone cover their nose and mouth any more when they cough or sneeze? Boris Johnson even enlisted Superman when he exhorted us to “take off our Clark Kent spectacles”. Our columns are a platform for writers to express their opinions. For some reason his slogan, “Make your wet dreams come true”, failed to resonate with voters. My uncle made strange songs up that I still remember. Replies. In the heat of battle, brevity and distinctiveness were useful to identify friend or foe. What fun, Janet I am always remembering little ditties and used to sing my granddaughter to sleep… we have a lovely video of her lisping while she sings the same ditty to her dolly…12345..once I caught a fish alive 678910 and then I put him back again etc etc…. ( Log Out / 
Not all verses I remember are worthless, though I hated learning poetry in infant school I have never forgotten the prayer we sang at the end of the day when we had put our chairs on the desks. Watching too many episodes of The Night Garden? Politicians and campaigners quickly recognised the value of memorable slogans.

Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. A simple verse that could replace all the world’s religions and please environmentalists. Having watched the antics of germ-infested fellow humans, the birds might be easier. COVID-19 is spread through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes or speaks. 30 … (And don't get me started on the foul encrustations of office phones, keyboards and mouses!) “All the way with LBJ”, returned Lyndon Johnson to the White House in 1966. The poster advice was made familiar by Tony Hancock in The Blood Doner. Lv 7. It is best recited in a "Mail train" monotone. What geniuses are they who write complete rubbish that will stay in our brains forever? You could be in the "12 items or fewer line" next to someone who thinks sneezing is akin to performance art. A person on an escalator sneezes, tries to minimise the damage using their hand and then places their hand on the moving hand rail. People can also be infected by touching a contaminated surface and then their eyes, mouth or nose. SLOGANS may be an inescapable part of modern life, but they have a long history. I can’t remember what was on the shopping list I left at home, but can recall all the verses of Sing a Song of Sixpence. In the doctor’s waiting room, he fends off boredom by reciting, “Coughs and sneezes spread diseases”. We have two choices, either we relearn a little politeness and hygiene or we're going to have to educate birds about covering their beaks. My brother had a story book with one of the characters a rag doll who was always losing her stuffing and when she did, all she could say was Piggle Poggle. Coughs and Sneezes (1945), Modern Guide to Health (1947) and Jet Propelled Germs (1948) are three of the most amusing public health campaign films in the immediate post-war era. Some of my remembered ditties are useful; also at infant school we learned the alphabet song.

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