Why don't you?

I hated Why Don't You?, the school-holiday-time BBC kids TV series. It always bothered me that the central conceit of the show was contradictory – on the one hand, they wanted me to turn off my TV and do something less boring instead, but the on the other I had to have my TV on in order for them to tell me this. And, of course, for them to be able to show me some awful arts and crafts project which would apparently relieve my boredom.

Lately, however, I have discovered some love for the phrase. It's all thanks to this entry on a menu:

Why don't you?

I feel it only polite to answer the questions posed. I don't try our new Chicken Tropicana because I don't eat meat. And I don't try our new Sweet Bake Pizza because it sounds nothing short of completely revolting:




Cheese, caramel sauce and a layer of sweet syrup: making chalk and cheese seem like a good combination.