…end.
I couldn’t help thinking of Norman Stanley Fletcher in Porridge every time Scotland won a gold medal and their “national anthem” “Scotland The Brave” would ring out…
Come where the hands are clapping,
Come where the toes are tapping,
Come where the jocks are strapping… - Norman Stanley Fletcher (Ronnie Barker)
Jon Rauhouse Tune Up
Whereas our woefully under-performing sprinters may well fly back into a welter of sort-of-justified ridicule, under instructions from their coaches: “Don’t let the bastards grind you down…”
1As long as they’ve got their lottery funding to buy the bling they’re happy.
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