Plonkton Beat the Drum Slowly | Page 25

Pong My Uncle Basil says you have a plan to increase road-tax, without hurting the‘ well off’?’ Pickles That brought a cringe to Freeloader ' s face, as the urchin, Wee Ping Pong, had given it away that he was his nephew. But it didn ' t deter Twaddle. Twaddle Quite true, the‘ well-off’, of which I am proud to be one, pay enough in taxes as it stands. The motorists have been particularly hard hit by successive‘ red-neck ' governments. It is time the foot-passenger paid his whack. Pong And how would you go about it, Sir? Uncle Basil said that ' s the next question to be asked. If you don ' t put your fat foot in it and turn the crowd against you. Freeloader Oh shit! Twaddle I would introduce a pedestrian-crossing tax. Set up a toll booth in the middle of every pedestrian crossing and charge foot passengers fifty pence a time to cross the road. Pong Excuse me Sir, it ' s hard to make out Uncle Basil ' s writing. Twaddle Take your time young fellow. I shall speak to your uncle in due course. Freeloader Frigging hell! Pong And what-- and what-- if they did piddle. Bumthinker Tee-- he-- he-- he-- he-- he-- he Twaddle DIDN ' T PAY- I think that ' s what you mean, young man. I, as it so happened, and not your uncle, was the instigator of that intriguing question. Pong That ' s right-- didn ' t pay. What if they just dashed across anywhere-- right in front of busses cars and such bike? Twaddle Such LIKE: you will find the word to be. If people dashed across in flagrant disobedience of the law I would simply suspend the traffic speed restrictions. Pong My uncle said you would buy me a bar of chocolate for asking easy questions. Twaddle I think your uncle HAS BOUGHT IT- if you ask me. Pong Oh goodie! Freeloader Oh shit! Bottom Now, here! Let an educated adult put a question. Pickles Finley Bottom tried to extract Twaddle from an embarrassing situation. Conk Putin fit infatah Pickles Oh shit- no! It was my brother, Hamilton Conk and he is not my idea of an educated adult. Twaddle Perhaps Fabian you would care to translate your half-brother ' s question.