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Thread #98956   Message #1966057
Posted By: GUEST,Andy
13-Feb-07 - 10:48 AM
Thread Name: Monologue about biscuit 'thief'?
Subject: Monologue about biscuit 'thief'?
Some years ago, in the 70's, there was a very entertaining duo doing the rounds, called the Beggarmen (or The Two Beggarmen). These lads were from the Lancashire side of the Pennines I think and were a fiddler, called Martin and a guitarist/singer who's name now escapes me.They provided some great nights at our club with their music, song and comedy. Now here's the question! The singer used to do a monologue, ridiculing racial stereotyping and bigotry, and its that which I'm after. It concerns a man who goes into a cafe, buys a cuppa and a packet of biscuits and sits at a table opposite 'one o' them Pakyoostani fellers'. He opens the packet, takes the first biscuit and the stranger opposite glares at him and snatches the second. This continues until the biscuits are gone, with the man believing the stranger to be taking exceptional liberties. He leaves the cafe, only to find a packet of biscuits in his coat pocket. The story finishes on the line 'Them bicuits weren't mine,........ they were his'. Very comical, as I recall and really takes the p**s out of having pre-conceived ideas about foreigners. If anyone knows of this, I would be grateful for the words.

Regards

Andy