Norfolk Broads and those that Wear 'Em
Nick Thorpe writes: Some chap just strode past me wafting a mustard yellow loose fitting jumbo corduroy suit. It reminded me of the ‘Corduroy Code’ from the defunct rag Gastro Guy, which I have reprinted here for those that have trouble differentiating between the ‘aristocrats’ and the ‘hustlers’.
Salmon Pink - Street food entrepreneur
Actual Pink - Aristo gadfly
Coral Pink - Antique Dealer
Neon Pink - Dance music wordsmith - Content is king
Golden Yellow - UKIP blagger
Lemon Yellow - Heroin-addicted fop
Leprechaun Green - Cheeky boarding school rapist
Apple Green - Fraudulent cunt who bought his title off the Internet
Lime Green - Sunday Times advertisement model
Bracken Brown - History lecturer with a really dark secret
Avocado on Toast - Old Street IT guy
Sky Blue - Professional Tod’s car shoe wearing racist
Olive Oil - Explorer/polar bear bait
Sage Green - Bang into farm animals
Burnt Umber - Straw hatted nincompoop
Mustard Yellow - Flamboyant curly-haired popinjay
Look Guys I’m Wearing Orange - Lower Clapton social media cunt
Camouflage - Fisting
Raspberry Pink - Double chinned bon viveur
Cherry Red - To match his parvovirus B19-tinted cheeks
Blood Red - Brexit Buffoon
Khaki - Memphis Belle/Buzz Ricksons leather-clad OAPs
Note: these are all country grade garments, not to be confused with cheap grade corduroy often sported at football matches and racist get-togethers.