A very fine gentleman has just alerted me to a most embarrassing slip. Of course, Joanna Lumley campaigned on behalf of Gurkhas, not Burkhas (I'm reading On The Road to Kandahar at the moment and I think I got my wires crossed!).
So, my boss suggested I blog a quick identification guide so I wouldn't get confused again:
Burkha:
Joanna with a Ghurkha:
And finally, in case I really got mixed up with my words, gherkins:
This is my favourite EVER blog post (it even beats some of Matthew's dogs in drag). Bless you, Em.
I agree, bloomin' hilarious.
Best. Correction. EVAR. :)
Truly marvellous post ... I'm going to have to get into farm machinery if this is the self deprecating style of article I can expect!
Well, you still have two versions of the word: Ghurkha (the bloke with JL) and Gurkha in your text (which is what the ever reliable(!) Wikipedia goes for, although it does have other options for spelling: Gorkha or Ghurka.
I thought I's cover all my bases. So to speak!