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Bottom Funk off ! Kirkspringer Mister Twaddle - LOOK AT ME ! You are advocating the return to slavery ! Twaddle No , not slavery , well , not full-blown slavery ! I will introduce a system of indentures , enforceable by law of course . Cretin My mum had dentures for biting the butcher with . Twaddle Nor now , Cecil ! Kirkspringer According to my anonymous informant , you have plans to resettle the Irish , Welsh , Scottish and Liverpudlians . How , pray , do you intend to do that ? Twaddle R . I . P . Kirkspringer R . I . P .? In God ’ s name you are not going to see them off are you ? Twaddle No ! No , Madam , ‘ Repatriation In Practise .’ Pickles The man with the fat ass looked chuffed with himself . Cecil Cretin was standing , smiling up at his master and pretending to understand everything that was being said . I could stand it no longer : I hurtled my over-ripe tomato and it struck his big , long nose , hardly surprising I should add as it is rather prominent . He didn ' t bother to ask who did it but came after me like a little terrier . As he neared me I shouted out , ‘ Look ! I ' m being attacked by a red-headed Paddy Prick '. The Cidermen staggered and swayed but eventually grabbed hold of him and tossed him from one to the other , shouting , ‘ Paddy Prick , back to Wales with him under the Constipation Act ! Olaf Gallowsbird shook his head in dismay : Gallowsbird Paddy Pricks don ’ t belong to Wales , how many times have I to tell you that ? And that little bag of bones that you are tossing about isn ’ t a Paddy Prick . He is that fat man ’ s friend and he ’ ll give you no more cider if you don ’ t stop . Pickles Wild Will Tucker came up and remonstrated with me : Tucker That wusny very brave o ' ye , wus it now , Fabian ? Pickles I edged away from him , but he went on : Tucker You shud have hit Twaddle way it - the tomata . Pickles After the ruckus quieted Twaddle started off again : Twaddle It is my intention , this day , to appoint officials of R . I . P . and its parent body - B . O . G . Kirkspringer Now , what ' s to do with this B . O . G . thing ? Twaddle British Officers and Gentlemen , I hereby call upon three distinguished gentlemen who are to become my close associates and leaders of their respective organisations on this momentous occasion . Pickles Cretin recovered quickly and made his way close to the cart and had an expectant smile on his chops . Twad-