Saturday 7 March 2020

Definitely Not Closing Ranks

There have been accusations that I have been hitting Beaker Folk with my cricket bat, and locking people who got on my nerves in the Doily Shed. I am grateful to the people who - inspired by this blog post by Chairman Bill - have written the supportive letter below. I hope this puts the matter at rest.


Dear Gullible Common People and Telegraph Readers

We the undersigned have worked with Archdruid Eileen for many years and have the highest respect for her. Not once has she hit any of us with a cricket bat or locked us in a shed. It is true she keeps her brother in a cage in the cellars below the Great House. But we have no reason to doubt this is for his own good, and not to keep control of the inheritance.

We would like to stress that Eileen has in no way threatened to come round and break our ankles with a cricket bat if we don't sign this letter. And Sir Robert Winston got this information from a black cab driver.

Yours etc

The Great Gunea Pig of Stewartby
Dave the King of the Pixies
Archdruid Alanis of the Corded Ware Folk of Bletchley
Archbishop Nev of the Independent Apostolic Church of Judith Chalmers
St Mario of the Donkey Kong Fellowship
The Dalai Alpaca
Rod the Changeling
Sir Robert Winston
Elvish Presley 
The Chief Rabbit of Watership Down 
The Grand Bunion of the Stilton Cheese Worshippers
The Lord of the Prance 
The Archturnip of Blackaddersbury
Mother Theresa of Clapham
The Moderator of the Church of Moderate Liberalism 
The Grand Barista of the Order of the Starbuck
Rt Hon Alicia Cholmondley-Cholmonley
Sir Humphrey Cholmondley-Cholmonley, Bart
Toady Young of Toad Hall
The Chief Sea Lion



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1 comment :

  1. A letter written under a threatening Arch Druid swinging a cricket bat in her hand. But for me, who thought that the Arch Druid had gone soft in recent times, perhaps being elderly and facing her maker, I am surprised to see that she is still displaying her discipline as she once did, regularly. Keeping the Beaker folk in line, providing an example that despite age and being a grand mother, she has on International Women's Day, exhibited all of the traits of a dominating presence. Soon, she will be Arch Druid "Emiritus" as she hands on the cricket bat to the new generation and will than be regarded as the "wise sage" who has a mean streak.

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