Sunday, November 8, 2009

James Moderate, citizen

One cold evening in mid June 1901 - the seventeenth, to be exact - it being too late to use the miraculous coming together of six disparate states to form the one indivisible commonwealth that would come to be known simply as Australia as an excuse, but with the death of good Queen Victoria (bless her) perhaps on his mind, one James Moderate was charged by Kalgoorlie police with being drunk.

Which can only mean, in this all too interconnecty world, that somewhere there's a chap by the name of Albert Pisshead who can think himself very lucky not to have a police record.

2 comments:

  1. Sir,

    Mr Moderate would be very welcome in Our Brotherhood - brs Perfect, Model, Example, Classic - have I forgotten anyone?

    PS: a search for "inquilinate" gives Perineum second!

    Blessings,

    Le Rev Dr

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  2. i wonder if mr M thought himself noun or verb?

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