I think I've soiled myself

The carnival is over

Ford Fiesta marketing photo Ford
Designed for boring! Even the current colour choice is boring: Race Red, so that'll be red then; Frozen White, ummmm…white; Agate Black, yep, that'll be black; Moondust Silver, a pale grey; Chrome Blue, a sort of grey-blue; and Magnetic, a dark grey.

It appears that, after forty-five years, Ford Motor Company may be planning to sunset the redoubtable Ford Fiesta.

Personally, I always thought it was a bit gay. Not in a light-hearted and cheerful way, or even a boys-kissing-boys way, just lame and uninspiring. But then it is a Ford, so I guess that's to be expected. (shrug)

What is more remarkable about this story is that what is in reality a fairly short and lightweight piece—at just over 400 words—required the skills of two of BBC News' crack business reporters, Theo Leggett and Lora Jones. Perhaps, like cops, they're not allowed out on their own.

I realise that my use of the obituaries tag is a tad premature, but the chances are that the Ford Fiesta's finale may go unnoticed by me, or the world in general. It is rather boring, after all.

My dad had a Ford Mondeo at one time. It was very dull.*

* Did you see how I didn't describe it as boring there? That's because, despite the unutterable tedium of my personality, such as it is, I'm not as unimaginative as either the Fiesta or the Mondeo.