Hello, my dears!
Guess what time of the week it is? That's right – time for another one of Gertie's reader interaction reply posts, where I take the answers the best group of readers on the Internet sent me about a certain topic and publish them for everyone to see!
Run-on sentences aside, let's get right into the thick of things, as this week's topic (or game, if you will) was so much fun that I can't wait to share the replies I got with all of you out there.
Now, if you recall, last week's post was based on a game devised by my nieces – aged 8 and 10 – in which you had to put a famous person in a different role than the one they had in real life, and explain why they'd be good or bad about it. My challenge to you lot was to replace the celebrity with a courier driver – and you people did not back down!
Here are some of my favourites from the sundry replies I got:
'My daughter, age 5, said Prime Minister, because, "If Daddy [who's a courier driver] was Prime Minister, buses and trains wouldn't break down anymore. He'd fix them just like he fixes the van.'' - Connie, London
'I think if you're a courier driver, you might make for a good footballer. After all, footballers are supposed to slot the ball in the net, and couriers slot parcels through letterboxes all the time. It helps with their accuracy! No? Oh, fine then, it was just an idea!' - Alan, Shropshire
'Bus driver. It's not that different at all. Might lack imagination, but it makes perfect sense!' - John, Hampshire
What did I tell you? You lot really got into the spirit of this game! Makes me want to do it again sometime! Until then, though, ta-ra!
Gertie
