The jaunty and considerably pert Eve over at That’s Funny Because recently collared me in one of those ‘7 Things you didn’t know about Me’ posts that seem to be quite popular with those who’ve got ready access to the internet.

Being the miserable old bark that I am, I’d usually have no truck with such things, but seeing as Eve seems intent on making me her next husband, obviously for my considerable good looks, I thought it best to keep her sweet.

So here it goes. Seven things you probably didn’t need to know about Jeffman:

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It seems that if you want success on this internet thing – and accepting that success is the one true way I’ll get my campaign to eliminate change and bring down the internet to the widest audience – then your blog has to have at least one list of some sort or another.

Well seeing as this is Not What it Used to Be it would be apt for me to come up with a list regarding something you don’t see a lot of anymore. I chose that rarest of beast (in this day and age), the humble farmer.

There was a time when you couldn’t spit in the street without hitting at least one passing farmer. Nowadays you can walk for miles and not set eyes on a single specimen of the carrot-crunching country folk.

So what might be the reason for this? Did a particularly harsh winter wipe out the entire crop of new farmers? Has a virulent strain of bluetongue confined them all to bed? Are they reacting to the credit crunch by staying at home and counting their money? One can only hypothesise on the real reason for the lack of farmer action in the news, on the television, and in the street.

So as way of a public service, mainly for those who may not know what this most timid of beasts is, I offer the 5 Ways to Spot a Farmer.

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