Being left to hold Pa's hand when Ma went to visit Aunt we thought it a good wheeze to send them a greetings telegram along the lines of:
Urgent. Loo water turned from blue to white. Father on tiles nightly. Please advise.
It wasn't (at least not outside the confines of the Wardroom Bar at the Villiers).
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David V
Lord Finchley tried to mend the electric light
Himself. It struck him dead and serve him right
It is the duty of the wealthy man
To give employment to the artisan
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