40 Years of Dirt
In a remarkable example of World Cup tie-ins actually being used for a good purpose, there’s a new poster up on my way to campus. It’s backed by a huge England flag (a proper one, not a silly one with ENGLAND written across the middle), and fronted with a nice pile of litter. Big text across the middle says “40 Years of Dirt. Have some pride” and then there’s the little picture of the man putting litter in the bin.
Clearly this refers to the 40 years since England last won the World Cup, in that famous and horribly over-quoted final at Wembley, which is no more. It’s a good effort I think.
Unfortunately, looking at the path I was walking on at the time, with the bottles and cans and boxes and bits of magazine strewn all over it, I think something a little more drastic is going to be needed before people stop leaving crap everywhere. In the mean time, walking down some streets round here is nearly enough to make you cry — or at least nauseous.