My Queen\'s Fairy Liquid

Original ID   : 1950
Created On    : 2003-07-05
Last Modified : 2011-10-26

A type of washing up liquid that isn't actually Fairy Liquid, but shares an advertising agency.

On hearing Martin Newman singing “hands that do dishes feel as soft as your face, with my queen's Fairy Liquid”, I informed him that the correct line was “mild green Fairy Liquid”.

Rather than admit this simple mistake, he told me that actually he had been singing the advert for the other Fairy Liquid, whose full name was “My Queen's Fairy Liquid”. Apparently they had used exactly the same tune and almost identical lyrics. Even Martin was surprised by this; the conversation ended with him saying “god knows why they used the same tune…” and giving a nervous laugh.

phil : As joyous a tale of hole-diggery as this is, the fact remains that you were both singing along with washing up liquid adverts. The pair of you must be considered quite the double act at dinner parties.

Law of the Playground

phil : As joyous a tale of hole-diggery as this is, the fact remains that you were both singing along with washing up liquid adverts. The pair of you must be considered quite the double act at dinner parties.

[anon]