Mum, I didn't swear!

by Ed Bowsher on 27 May 2009  |  2 comments
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I'm worried that my mother will disown me.

I've always been a good boy. I don't drink much, I've never cheated on a girl friend, and I've never sworn in front of my mother.

However, last week my whiter-than-white reputation was irreparably damaged. Watch my latest video and you'll see that I appear to be swearing at one point. I know my Mum will strongly disapprove.

The funny thing is that although it looks like I'm swearing, I actually wasn't.

The video was a rant about the many rotten savings accounts out there that pay pitifully low returns. I highlighted several poor accounts including Halifax Liquid Gold. In the original version of the video I said the account was so poor it should be called the 'Liquid Plastic' account rather than Liquid Gold.

I thought my joke was quite funny, but it soon became apparent that others disagreed. Including lovemoney.com's acting editor, Donna Werbner.

Once Donna had spoken, a solution had to be found. And our new video person, Tom, came up  with a great idea. He decided to pretend that I had sworn and stick a 'bleep' in when I said 'plastic.'

It works well. I laughed when I saw it.

The only drawback is that my mother now thinks I'm a foul-mouthed, hard-drinking, skirt-chasing reprobate who has brought shame on the Bowsher family. 

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