The Peruvian Earthworm Goes Global

4:04 PM I can't remember why I first txted about the Peruvian Earthworm on QT. It's clearly a subconscious Pythonesque irrelevant reference which I found particularly funny at one point. It's now found a fond and regular spot among QT txters and their watchers.

sasha13 on the answerbank blog asks "On the texts that were being sent into Question Time last night, peruvian earthworms kept being mentioned. What was that all about??"

Daz in Herts on the QT blog also notes that "At least Gordon never put VAT on Peruvian earthworms." And an anonymous txter calls themselves "Peruvian Earthworm"

Disgusted Dorothy in Glasgow made a reference in The Herald who said about the QT debate: "The most interesting thing to emerge was the peruvian earthworm, the lady who had written her Christmas cards (which spurred me into action!) and the lady who had done all her ironing"

Someone calling themselves "The writer is a TV producer" notes on The First Post "Now, whenever the debate lags, Peruvian earthworm questions appear on Ceefax"

cosmo s on the Conservatives notice board on Yahoo's politics section notes "I have come to realise that the Peruvian earthworm would probably form a more credible government......at least there would be no need for the press to dig the dirt..... "

Free At The Point of Use

11:18 PM We're now getting very passionate on the telly about the principles of the NHS and how important it is that it remains free at the point of use. Every fourth word uttered by the greymen is now emphasised and they rant. Malcolm in Leeds asks "How Many Shopping Days To Christmas?" on the txts and I'm now getting interested in the txt zone again. On the telly, a lady asks the greymen how they were educated and they blabber on about how despite their private education, the state system should give the best start in life and how "real" we should get about the role of knowledge blah blah blah, bigger investment, blah blah.

"Earthworm" on the txts says "I'm off to Peru". Hail!!! The Peruvian Earthworm phenomen appears on the txts once again and the evening's show reaches a heady new height.