[lit-ideas] The Gold Panning Prank
- From: "Simon Ward" <sedward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 11:30:08 -0000
We have running through our village a watercourse known as Black Brook. It runs
down the hillside into the valley along a natural bed before making an abrupt
ninety degree turn to take a new course along the valley floor. At this point,
having been prone to flooding, it splits off into two routes, one taking it
through a grill and down into a storm drain and the other under a bridge
alongside an old mill which it used to power. By the nature of the route to the
storm drain - operational when the brook runs high - there is a significant
deposit of gravel that sits above the usual course of the river.
So, an idea materialised to create a new sign for the village.
"No Gold Panning Without a Licence"
On the assumption that we get the correct spelling of licence, we'll put this
up before April Fool's Day.
More creative thought has suggested the production of a press release to be
issued to the local rags prattling on about the recent exposure of a gold seam
somewhere on the moor and how the wet weather has washed despoits down into the
valley. The release would be accompanied by a staged photo featuring a bearded,
craggy prospetor. Naturally there'll be the production of phony licenses.
What more can be had I wonder ...
Simon
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