The Unacceptable Face of Hate Crime

I think you know me well enough by now to recognise that I’m not a man who makes casual enemies. I’m much more likely to harbour a long standing grudge which will gestate into animosity and from there take on all the characteristics of a feud.

My latest feud began when I spotted this...

It prompted the following letter which I posted this afternoon to Google's headquarters. I hope you're all standing with me and will join me in my boycott of Google's services until this injustice is rectified. I hope particularly that you'll stand with me tomorrow. I'll be up in Manchester in the morning before rushing back home to record the show in the afternoon. As a consequence, my blogging activities might be somewhat delayed.

Richard’s Poem To The Googlebot Spider

Dear Googlebot, my friend, my one true reader,
How did you find your way, from whence did you wonder?
Where are you going now that you’ve seen my little jape,
About Bill Oddie’s onions and Stephen Fry’s cape?
And now you know all about little Judith Charmers,
That she’s psychic, four foot two, and recommends the Bahamas.
Googie, I think that there’s only you and I
And by writing this piece, I’m wasting my time.
You are but a robot, a piece of electronic kit
And have no idea of succulent English wit.
Yet you are quite welcome, I’m so glad you’re here
More than bloody exiled Brits from Tunisia.

© Richard Madeley, 2007