Keeping Up Appearances1990

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Hyacinth:
It's absolutely scandalous! My free-style floral decoration for a table centrepiece deserved a first prize. Everybody said so.

Richard:
Well, you got a second.

Hyacinth:
And to give first prize to Lydia Hawkesworth. Of all people!

Richard:
Better luck next time. It was just one of those things, Hyacinth.

Hyacinth:
It was one of those things that didn't deserve a first prize. Oh. It's not that I mind losing. It's just that I hate the thought of first prize being given to somebody who'll make such a meal of it; we'll never hear the last of it. If they'd given it to me my natural modesty would ensure a minimum of fuss. To give it to Lydia Hawkesworth! You saw it; you were there. What did you think? Come along, Richard, be honest.

Richard:
I hated it.

Hyacinth:
I'm glad we're of the same opinion.

Richard:
I know when to hate something, or not.

Hyacinth:
The woman has no taste. And as for the judges, where do they find these judges? Must be the same idiots that keep letting people off serious crime.