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We all live in a yellow submarine, yellow submarine, ye....
Shut it, will you. This is a no-Ringo zone. There are other big, brightly coloured things in Liverpool, you know.
I know, I saw them in the Newz Baa last Thursday.
Not spray-tanned men and women. I refer to Superlambanana.
Ah yes, the Gulshan does that
NO! Not a super lamb bhuna. S.U.P.E.R.L.A.M.B.A.N.A.N.A!
Is it a bird? Is it a plane?
It's half lamb, half Geest. Once derided and defaced by the citizens of Liverpool, Superlambanana was created by Japanese artist Taro Chiezo to warn of the dangers of genetically modified food.
What's that got to do with Liverpool?
It is appropriate due to the port's rich history in the trade of lambs and the import of bananas. Now it holds an affectionate place in the hearts of city dwellers. It's peripatetic....
It's not that bad
...meaning it moves about the city.
Like the Big Dig?
Quite. But now it has gone forth and multiplied.
Go Superlambananas, go go!
To celebrate Capital of Culture year, 100 “fun sized” plain white SLBs, wrapped in plain brown paper bags, arrived in Liverpool at the end of last year. Now a call has gone out to artists to come up with designs to paint them. One has been painted like a rocking horse and sits in Garston, another, with a load of magnified germs, sits in Fazakerley Hospital
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Steady on!
And there will be a whole flock of super lambs around the city come June.
There are a lot of terribly exciting events, like the World Firefighter Games, this year. Is the final of One Man And His Dog being held in Liverpool too?
Probably. Why?
Those Superlambananas had better watch out. They might all end up being rounded up and put in a small pen on the dockside.
That's no way to talk about the Arena.
But what will happen to them all at the end of the year?
Rumour has it that they are to form a political party and run for municipal office. They will look good in the council chamber, won't get the city fleeced, will not speak out of turn or put their foot in. In other words cheap and cheerful.
Or sheep and shearful?
That's it, I'm out of here.
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