Benson Dope. This bloke has to be the epitomy of dullness. Just look at him. He looks like a throw back to the nineteen sixties. The last time I saw someone who looked like the Dope was Harry Draycott who taught me O level physics in 1967. B-D has the lot - the facial expression, the demeanour, the party man persona, the 'rules is rules and I'm only doing my job' (exceopt when he is breaking them of course but that is also par for the course) contenance. In a physics master this manifests itself as the classic 'this is going to hurt me more than it hurts you' as you are lined up for six of the best. Yeah right. I can only too well imagine the Dope in his times as a schoolmaster. He wouldn't have been a teacher, a schoolmaster would have been his appelation. All the tennis ball and duct tape stuff is so very believable. But to cap it off he has that moustache. It's a ripper. Where would you go to find a collection of such finely manicured stubble 'taches? I would suggest a tobacconists. I think if you have one of those mos you are duty bound to smoke a pipe. Harry Draycoot had the tache and smoked a pipe. In fact the entire physics department smoked pipes - I'm sure Squadron Leader King insisted on both.
The we move onto The Dope's attire. I defy anyone to show me a picture when he is not wearing that nineteen sixties physics master suit and a striped tie. I'm sure he never takes it off. Sleeps in it, goes to Bar B Qs in it, mows the lawns in it lets his hair down and does the crossword in it. He's probably got a holiday version that is a shade of grey lighter and had has slightly wider trouser legs that can be rolled up so he can go paddling. The holiday version has a hidden pocket to carry the extra large hanky, knotting and wearing on head for the use of.
Anyway the Dope is goneburger. And good riddance. That he should have fallen on his sword on several occasions (not sure you can logically do that - no matter) is as plain as the rather large nose on his face. The man lied liked a flat fish for years and in any decent society would have done the honourable thing and resigned when he was found out. That doesn't happen in New Zealand politics and if you are of the political pink persuasion the only thing that can make you pack up your bags is if she says so.
As Benson Dope has just found out. Back to Newtons second Law of Motion for the Draycott look alike.
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