{"id":438,"date":"2005-10-05T14:05:45","date_gmt":"2005-10-05T13:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/?p=438"},"modified":"2005-10-05T15:32:04","modified_gmt":"2005-10-05T14:32:04","slug":"class-war-ian-class-is-a-working-class-teacher-at-a-private-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.willhowells.org.uk\/blog\/2005\/10\/05\/class-war-ian-class-is-a-working-class-teacher-at-a-private-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Class War: Ian Class is a working class teacher at a private school. . ."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I happened to be complaining about TV characters whose names are contrived specifically to allow a pun for the show title. Thanks to various people for helping me compile this (in no way definitive) list of shows found guilty:<\/p>\n<table width=100% border=0>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<em>Robin&#8217;s Nest<br \/>\nThe Brittas Empire<br \/>\nThe Magnificent Evans<br \/>\nTom, Dick and Harriet<br \/>\nFilthy, Rich and Catflap<br \/>\nI Dream of Jeannie<br \/>\nShine On Harvey Moon<br \/>\nChance in a Million<br \/>\n<\/em><\/td>\n<td>\nFresh\/French Fields<br \/>\nThe Good Life<br \/>\nLaura and Disorder<br \/>\nNelson\u2019s Column<br \/>\nMurphy\u2019s Law<br \/>\nHart to Hart<br \/>\nand, possibly worst of all,<br \/>\n<em>Distant Shores<\/em>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Any more examples are welcome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update:<\/strong> Let us take heed of, and never again forget, <em>Land of Hope and Gloria<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I happened to be complaining about TV characters whose names are contrived specifically to allow a pun for the show title. 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