One Horse Race came second

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 5:41 pm

https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/engl ... 274044.stm

[web]https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/engl ... 274044.stm[/web]

girldorksrule · Post by **girldorksrule** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 5:42 pm

That is so odd.

Post by **Skylace** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:09 pm

How very odd indeed.

Post by **faceless** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:22 pm

it's not that odd - it's middle-england!

pirtybirdy · Post by **pirtybirdy** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:55 pm

Can I be un PC and say it's retarded? Oh! I just did....lol!

11antoniacourt · Post by **11antoniacourt** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 12:15 am

pirtybirdy wrote:it's retarded!

Ditto. This part killed me: "About 11 years ago I entered a show with some fruit scones. I was the only entrant but I came third."

Thank God this only happens to her every 11 years. Otherwise she might get a complex. It's killing me. I mean it.

Marcella-FL · Post by **Marcella-FL** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 2:28 am

Maybe she just shouldn't bake ...

or she should have bought one from Marks and Spencer and put it on a plate with a doilie...

pirtybirdy · Post by **pirtybirdy** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 2:45 am

I can't believe they will continue to have an annual bake off if they can't even scrounge up contestants for the flippin' thing! I mean, are they so pompous that they can't give this woman first prize in a contest that nobody enters???? LOL!! That's just too much...LOL!!

Mandy · Post by **Mandy** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 6:36 am

Hold one everyone for a second .. Next year they will probably get hundreds of entrants .. this would have been an EXCELLENT publicity stunt ..

Marcella-FL · Post by **Marcella-FL** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 2:01 pm

pirtybirdy wrote:I can't believe they will continue to have an annual bake off if they can't even scrounge up contestants for the flippin' thing! I mean, are they so pompous that they can't give this woman first prize in a contest that nobody enters???? LOL!! That's just too much...LOL!!

Well it is for a VICTORIA SPONGE! The sponge all sponge cakes strive to be! You gotta have standards!!!

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 7:41 pm

Twirley · Post by **Twirley** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:30 am

Marcella-FL wrote:
pirtybirdy wrote:I can't believe they will continue to have an annual bake off if they can't even scrounge up contestants for the flippin' thing! I mean, are they so pompous that they can't give this woman first prize in a contest that nobody enters???? LOL!! That's just too much...LOL!!
Well it is for a VICTORIA SPONGE! The sponge all sponge cakes strive to be! You gotta have standards!!!

Mmmmm...I always put buttercream in mine too - is it still classed as a Victoria Sponge then?? :cake:

Guess she never got this >>>>>