Ann Dawson a lot of old donkey

[Wornoutcreditcard]

She's on the Nina Leonrd 1pm snooze fest chatting a load of old clap trap about he hideous clothes inc a colour of beige / brown called "donkey". She's wittering on about her ancient old school teachers who'd wear polyester kaftans like the one for sale. God land I don't know what is more disturbing; the awful clothes or MsDawson herself

 

[louise66]

As soon as I see Dawbags, I switch off. Can't stand the woman, or her voice, and yes, she does spout a load of rubbish. This is something of a wide ball here, but do you think (surely not) that the presenters regard the average shopper/watcher of shopping tv channels, as being of basic/below average intelligence? So much so, that they can make unsubstantiated claims, and the viewers are so gullible, they will believe them?
As I said, they wouldn't do that!

 

[srhgts]

I don't mind Ann generally but the way she says "is your item number" is maddening.

 

[Docswife]

My mother used to describe a certain shade of brown as 'donkey brown.'

 

[ERICS MUM]

better than calling it "ass brown" !!!!

 

[Julius]

Hardly a flattering or aspirational description, is it? A "donkey brown" garment that's inspired by Ann Dawson's school teacher's nylon kaftan dating to c. 1938. Hmm, it conjures up the image of a battleaxe called Barbara who reads the Daily Mail and eats tuna fish mornay! I think the word donkey doesn't evoke particularly positive images. I don't know why. If someone described a garment as "camel" I'd be fine with it, but "donkey" - no. In fact, Ann Dawson sounds like a braying donkey that has some bagpipes lodged in its posterior!

 

[thatu]

To be fair to Ms D (and I'm certainly no fan), "donkey brown" describes a dullish medium brown and she didn't invent the phrase, she just used it. Google "donkey brown colour" and 14,000 sites pop up. Having said that, I don't like donkey brown and I don't think it's the most flattering colour, but to each his own.

 

[Vienna]

Where I grew up many men wore " donkey jackets " to work but they were black not brown so how they got their name I`m not sure. They had large patches of different coloured material on the shoulders and were favoured by binmen, manual workers and suchlike.

 

[SuziQ]

I don't understand why AD is still working at the Q when people like Julian and Debbie Greenwood who I mostly enjoyed are gone. I turn off now when I see Anne. Does she still witter on about her precious niece?

 

[Docswife]

Don't know how 'donkey jackets' got their name, but since they were worn in the main by manual workers perhaps it was something to do with 'donkey work' just a thought.......

 

[candycane]

Hardly a flattering or aspirational description, is it? A "donkey brown" garment that's inspired by Ann Dawson's school teacher's nylon kaftan dating to c. 1938. Hmm, it conjures up the image of a battleaxe called Barbara who reads the Daily Mail and eats tuna fish mornay! I think the word donkey doesn't evoke particularly positive images. I don't know why. If someone described a garment as "camel" I'd be fine with it, but "donkey" - no. In fact, Ann Dawson sounds like a braying donkey that has some bagpipes lodged in its posterior!

:mysmilie_15: Julius, a tad harsh for the lovely Anne. She's from Glasgow, it can be an abrasive accent. I like her but i do agree I have to lower the sound. As for donkey, they used to have the weirdest colour descriptions but that's probably the worst.

cc

 

[loveallthingsitalian]

Although to be fair I would have used this description myself in the past without thinking it was degrading the garment