Wood burning stove brings authenticity to middle class man's life

[hardtop110]

A classic from the Daily Mash

 

Wood burning stove brings authenticity to middle class man’s life

 

THE purchase of a wood burning stove means that a middle class man’s life is no longer superficial.

 

Rugged, solid, earthy etc

36-year-old web designer Stephen Malley found that he is much more real and grounded since buying a stove that wood goes into.

 

He said: “I’ve got a heap of logs. Logs made from trees. Actual trees, from forests.

 

“I handle the logs.”

 

Malley had been concerned that his desk-based job, consumerist lifestyle and inability to stop thinking about money had left him somehow removed from the natural world.

 

He said: “Now that I’m burning wood on a regular basis, I feel that I’ve returned to a primal state. A sort of rugged innocence, if you will.

 

“I am basically a caveman, except my cave is a house that has an Apple product in every room and several large books of contemporary art prints.

 

“Next thing is to buy an axe, although I need to call the council first to find out if I need an axe license.”

 

[csservices]

There really is no hope for the human race

[Mark Bolam]

That's classic, he's playing that for laughs.

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

Did the stove come with a complimentary 12 month subscription to the nearest manicure salon? What a chimp that man sounds. Good old Daily Mail quality, intellectual journalism as always....

[Woodworks]

That's classic, he's playing that for laughs.

 

You would hope so but I think some in this country really think like this

[TerryTibbs]

Did the stove come with a complimentary 12 month subscription to the nearest manicure salon? What a chimp that man sounds. Good old Daily Mail quality, intellectual journalism as always....

 

Daily MASH, not mail. The mash is a humorous take on news stories, and some stuff just plain old made up!

[TGB]

Had a browse through other parts of the site and this quote from 'Yorkshire Tour de France to allow old men in bathtubs' really made me chuckle.

 

"Roughly a third of Yorkshire’s population are affable pensioners who accidentally travel using baths, desks, and Bessemer converters which have been repurposed as vehicles."

 

One has to wonder, if the Bessemer converters are really pedal powered or if they've got a sneaky washing machine motor for the steeper uphill stages.

[peatff]

I bought a couple of Daily Mash books for friends for Christmas last year and was reluctant to part with one as they are brilliant reading but I settle for reading the site, class stuff.

[headgroundsman]

Noticed his next thing is an axe licence. No problems I can sell him mine:001_tt2:

[Alycidon]

Does it matter?, any publicity supporting the sales of solid fuel equipment will hopefully increase demand for our products.

 

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